The role of CIMACT is to support military flying activities in dense civil air traffic environments. For optimal co-ordination between Civil ATC and Military ATC, Command and Control Centres or Airbases, the system is optimised to:

• Provide safe and shared use of the limited airspace.

• Ensure separation between civil and military aircraft with widely differing performance and mission profiles.

• Accommodate sufficient airspace for military training and exercises.

Military controllers use CIMACT to display a Recognised Air Picture together with correlated flight plan data. The controllers information suite includes:

• Impending loss of separation between aircraft (STCA Short Term Conflict Alert).

• Identity of the civil controller actually in control of the flight.

• Altitude (derived from radar mode C).

• Attitude (climbing, descending or in level flight).

• Attitude intentions of the aircraft (climb or descent).

• Cleared flight level.

• Flight plan information.

The system is highly flexible and capable of processing data from:

• Flight plan Sources.

• Radar sources.(track data, primary and secondary radar plot data).

• Non radar sources including the Skymaster Airborne GPS System.

• Detailed static map data derived from the European Aeronautical Database (EAD).

EUROCONTROL support many countries with trial and operational CIMACT installations.

CIMACT Fixed Base equipment - A pair of Working Positions photographed before installation in the Maastricht UAC

CIMACT Fixed base Servers and support systems installed in the MUACC

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Last modified: 07/09/10