ALASKAN AIR NAVIGATION REQUIREMENTS. VOLUME III. FAA ALASKAN VHF OMNIDIRECTIONAL RANGE (VOR) SITE COVERAGE

Map overlays were developed for 30 existing and 28 proposed VOR sites in Alaska for the Federal Aviation Administration. The overlays were to be utilized to determine the VOR coverage provided by these sites in Alaska. A new terrain-data extraction technique, called the Chromatic Extraction Technique, was developed for this task and is described. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Work performed under Contract Number F19628, 76-C-0017, DOT-FA70WAI-175. See also Volume 2, Part 1, AD-A038662.
• Corporate Authors:

  Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center

  North Severn
  Annapolis, MD  United States  21402
• Authors:
  • Harlem, R L
  • Berstein, H
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Aviation; Aviation safety; Contours; Distance measuring equipment; Location; Management; Maps; Navigational aids; Needs assessment; Network analysis (Planning); Overlays (Pavements); Radio beacons; Rangefinders; Tactical air navigation system; Terrain; Very high frequency
• Identifier Terms: Alaska's air navigation system
• Uncontrolled Terms: User needs
• Geographic Terms: Alaska
• Old TRIS Terms: Range finding; Vhf omnidirectional range
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00158523
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-76-27-3 Final Rpt., ECAC-PR-75-077
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA70WAI-175
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1978 12:00AM