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3 unusual facts about Traffic control


Traffic control

Road traffic control, directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic around a construction zone, accident or other road disruption

Network traffic control, the manipulation of network traffic to avoid network congestion or to ensure quality of service in telecommunications

Air traffic control, a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft



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Air Traffic

The band's name originated from when they used to rehearse in an industrial unit next to Hurn Airport, where air traffic control signals could be picked up on their amplifiers.

Broadmeadow railway station

The Australian Rail Track Corporation's Broadmeadow Centralised Traffic Control centre for the northern half of the state (including the standard gauge line to Acacia Ridge, Brisbane) is located just south of the station, as is RailCorp's Broadmeadow signal box which controls the area Broadmeadow to Eraring with a road overpass in between the two train control buildings and the station.

Crouse-Hinds Company

Not long after, Cooper sold the traffic products division to Traffic Control Technologies of Liverpool, New York, who then sold the division to Peek Traffic Transit of Tallahassee, Florida.

Daman, Daman and Diu

Indian Coast Guard Air Station, Daman is the premier Air Station of the Coast Guard and with all the airfield facilities, Air Traffic Control and other allied Air Traffic Services.

Effects of Hurricane Dennis in Mississippi

32 law officials were sent to Hattiesburg to assist with traffic control near the intersection with I-59 and U.S. Route 49.

Eno Center for Transportation

In 1921 William Phelps Eno founded the Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control, which became Eno Center for Transportation.

Fort Jeanne d'Arc

The site was designated the Moselle Common Area Control (MCAC), and provided air traffic control for a portion of Northeastern France and adjoining areas of Luxembourg and West Germany, along with approach control for four USAF bases as well as a flight plan service for RCAF Station Grostenquin.

Frances C. Wilson

As a company grade officer, Wilson served as an Air Traffic Control Officer at Yuma and Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Stations and as an Instructor at Marine Corps Development and Education Center's Instructional Management School.

Frequentis

The first order for an air traffic control facility arrived in 1955, for the Air Traffic Control system at the airport vienna.

Hillingdon House

The station had been home since the end of the war to the London Area Control Centre, renamed the London Air Traffic Control Centre in 1948 and the Uxbridge Air Traffic Control Centre in 1957.

J. Lynn Helms

Mr. Helms was a Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a trustee of the USAF Flight Test Museum, a Life Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society, an Honorary in the Air Traffic Control Association, Co-Founder of The J. Lynn Helms Aviation Science Scholarship Fund, University of Illinois, and a retired member of the Wings Club of New York City.

Location identifier

Three-letter identifiers are assigned as radio call signs to aeronautical navigation aids; to airports with a manned air traffic control facility or navigational aid within airport boundary; to airports that receive scheduled route air carrier or military airlift service, and to airports designated by the United States Customs Service as Airports of Entry.

Louis-Roland Comeau

Since that time he served on various boards, chairing life insurance company Assomption Vie and air traffic control operator Nav Canada.

Mainland invasion of the United States

The risk of cyber-attacks on both civilian and military computer targets was brought to light after China became suspected of using government funded hackers to disrupt American banking systems, defense industries, telecommunication systems, power grids, utility controls, air traffic and train traffic control systems, as well as certain military systems such as C4ISR, and ballistic missile launch systems.

N90

New York TRACON, an FAA Air Traffic Control facility in Westbury, NY

Odebrecht

Miami International Airport – north and south terminals, concourse A and E, FAA traffic control tower, Dolphin parking garage, cargo buildings

Politihjemmeværnet

The volunteers are mainly used for traffic control at festivals, searches for victims and guarding community installations and are never used where there are risks of direct confrontation with civilians (riot control or planned arrests).

QFE

QFE, a Q code used by pilots and air traffic control that refers to atmospheric pressure and altimeter settings

Sensis

Sensis Corporation, a private company specializing in air traffic control and defense systems

Somali Civil Aviation Authority

The UN's Civil Aviation Caretaker Authority for Somalia (CACAS) since then collected over-flight revenues on behalf of the country, reinvesting the proceeds into air traffic control and airport maintenance.

Spair Airlines Flight PAR-3601

About 15 minutes after takeoff, as Flight PAR-3601 reached Valjevo, Yugoslavia, pilot Vladimir Starikov contacted Belgrade air traffic control and said the plane was again having electrical system problems; that was the last contact air traffic control had with Flight PAR-3601.

TV Network Protocol

The protocol was developed by Philips Projects (now Tyco Integrated Systems) on behalf of the Traffic Control Systems Unit (TCSU), now a part of Transport For London.

Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network

In 2006, fifteen virtual flying enthusiasts used a full-sized simulator of a Boeing 747-400 in Australia to conduct a 130-hour round-the-world trip, for which Qantas Airways provided the food and VATSIM provided air traffic control.

Vladimir Dinets

In 1996-1999 Dinets conducted a study of international trade in endangered insects and consulted the governments of Nepal and Sikkim on the issue, providing a set of recommendations for improving anti-poaching and anti-traffic control.

Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center

Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC) is an Area Control Center located in Leesburg, Virginia, United States.

Zdv

ZDV, an air traffic control center in the United States