A “new benchmark” for Integrated Digital Tower Systems worldwide
Adacel, which specialises in air traffic control (ATC) simulation and training systems and air traffic management (ATM) solutions, is collaborating with ADB Safegate to demonstrate their combined solution for an Integrated Digital Tower System (IDTS), enhanced by advanced simulation capabilities.
The debut demonstration, taking place in Lisbon next week at CANSO’s Airspace World 2025 (13-15 May), will showcase how the ongoing collaboration between the two companies has resulted in a comprehensive solution for all types of IDTS, including digital towers, hybrid towers, remote tower centres and contingency towers.
Leveraging Adacel’s Framework for Accelerating System Training (FAST) tool, alongside the company’s REVAL Digital Tower and ADB Safegate’s OneControl Tower Solution, the integrated solutions offers a power platform for training, testing and operational excellence. Daniel Verret, CEO of Adacel, described the scalable solution as “seeting a new benchmark for IDTS worldwide.”
Meanwhile, Laurent Dubois, CEO of ADB Safegate, said the solution addresses two of the most critical needs in today’s ATC sector: “seamless system integration and effective testing and training through realistic simulation.”
The combination of REVAL’s video-based technology and OneControl’s advanced controller working position equips air traffic controllers with unique capabilities, including Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control (A-SMGCS), Electronic Flight Strips (EFS), Airspace Situation Display (ASD), Departure Management (DMAN) and other tower automation modules.
This IDTS is further strengthened by Adacel’s MaxSim, providing simulation and stimulation tools to deliver a fully immersive and cohesive training and testing environment.
Underlining that the demo “will deliver a best-in-class, fully integrated IDTS solution supported by advanced simulation,” Adacel CEO, Daniel Verret, concluded that scalable solution that sets a new benchmark for Integrated Digital Tower Systems worldwide.”
