Flugstoðir ‐ ISAVIA (ISAVIA)

Updated 2012-08-28

Isavia is the national operator of Iceland‘s airports, air navigation services and air communications system. Iceland is responsible for international services in the North Atlantic including oceanic air traffic control services and the upper airspace of Greenland. The company and its subsidiaries have undertaken other international support tasks in the past, such as the development of Pristina Airport and ATM services in Kosovo. The company conducts air navigation calibrations in Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Isavia operates under the regulatory supervision of the Icelandic and Danish Civil Aviation Authorities. Isavia and its subsidiaries conduct research and development of systems to fulfill all the special needs and safety requirements of the airports and air navigation service operation, with economic considerations in mind. Most of the software systems used by the air traffic control center in Reykjavik and towers are developed in conjunction with the subsidiary company, Tern Systems ltd. The products have been successfully marketed internationally in several overseas projects. For more detailed information, please see Isavia annual report 2010. Main gaps: Not specified Network type: Coordination

http://www.isavia.is/English/

Status: Ongoing
Project time span: 1945 -
Data collection: 1945 -
Data processing: 1945 -
Data reporting: 1945 -

Contact information

Contact person: - -
Address: Bjorn Oli Hauksson, General Manager
Email: si.aivasi@aivasi

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled

Media sampled/studied/modelled

Air/aerosol

Geography

Regions studied: Iceland

Data availability

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?: No

Methods & Procedures

Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.: Flight safety, air navigation service, aerodrome operation

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?: No
Other institutes involved in the project: Flugstoðir ‐ ISAVIA (ISAVIA)
Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?: Yes, not further specified Networks:
Indigenous AND traditional knowledge used in this project: No