Story ID: 332Spidertracks
Spidertracks Launches New Tracking Features
By: Charles Alcock
Caption: The new features for Spidertracks software are supposed to help operators be more efficient.
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Spidertracks (Booth 12139) is introducing four new features to its aircraft tracking software with a view to providing operators with more useful data to help them to improve the way they do business. The new benefits include enhanced safety management capabilities, some basic flight data monitoring, operational messaging and the tools to help operators make better use of their resources.

Spidertxt 2 is a new two-way operational messaging system that operates through a smartphone to the Spidertracks platform. What is new with this feature is that customers can bundle messages in advance and reduce costs by more than 87 percent. The feature works with iOS and Android devices, and global coverage is available through the Iridium satellite network.

The Virtual FDR feature is a flight data monitoring add-on for Spider 6 and 7 systems that captures data on nine axes (three-axis gyro, accelerometer and compass) at 1-Hz sampling rates. The operator can transfer the data from the Spider system to a cloud-based platform.

The new Scheduling unit allows operators to schedule aircraft in advance, assign flight information and other data about a mission. The fourth new feature is Aircraft Tracking as a Service, which is intended for operators logging high numbers of hours.

“As real-time tracking becomes more of a requirement in everyday flying operations around the world, there needs to be more value from providers than just showing where an aircraft is on the map,” commented Spidertracks CEO Dave Blackwell. “We want our users to know how an aircraft is flying when they can’t see it, and we want them to have access to the information they need, like OOOI-type operational messages and upcoming bookings for the aircraft and crew, information that businesses can then use to increase their fleet’s utilization and prevent unnecessary maintenance and repairs.”