TAS™ - Travel Advisory Service

FlyteComm’s Travel Advisory
HOW IT WORKS
System™ (TAS) is a web browser-based
TAS takes real-time information from a broad
range of data feeds including real-time FAA flight
application that provides real-time situational
tracking, worldwide flight schedules, GIS mapping,
incident and emergency flight status, and opt-in
awareness to government and law-enforcement
personnel itineraries and missions. TAS then
agencies that need to track flights, participating
aggregates and cross-references the information
elements, applies patented business logic and
personnel, incidents and emergencies relating
operational rules, and presents situational views,
to air travel.
alerts, and reports as specified by individual user.
TAS tracks, displays, alerts, and reports on any
DECISION SUPPORT
commercial or selected general aviation flight
When an incident or emergency occurs, participating
departments, regions, and even other agencies
as well as opt-in personnel who are traveling.
receive a real-time situational view. This improves
It also archives data that can help with resource
planning, data sharing, decision support,
emergency response, and real-time reporting.
oversight, coordination, and response time. TAS
also improves resource management and
back-up coverage.
By retaining travel plans and other historical data,
TAS helps agencies with cost projections, detailed
analysis and control of overtime.
Notifications
and Alerts
Flight Information Display (FID)
Learn more by calling
650.404.8100 x 5012
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Government agencies that use TAS say that their number
one day-to-day use is real-time situational awareness and
location of traveling personnel. This knowledge can protect
a mission as well as improve efficiencies.
Flight Delays. Your agency has planned a mission
that requires personnel from multiple cities to meet at a
single location and a critical member of the team is on
a plane that has been re-routed while in flight. Typically
this information is not available to mission control until
the affected traveler lands and calls in, which is often
too late to effectively make alternative arrangements.
When a schedule is going to be missed, TAS automatically
Airport Delays
alerts the responsible parties. This allows mission control
the time to take corrective action and manage substitutions,
adjustments, and the operational logistics caused by
change. By the time the traveler lands, mission plans
have already been adjusted and notifications sent.
Incidents and Emergencies. Whether it is a passenger
with a medical problem, a plane that needs fuel, or a
problem with the weather, incidents cause flight delays
every day. Emergencies, on the other hand, are less
frequent but much more serious. Usually they threaten
passengers or national security. FlyteComm uses a traffic
light metaphor when it sends a visual notification alert.
Yellow Alerts are for incidents that impact travel schedules.
Red Alerts indicate emergency situations. When an incident
or emergency occurs, TAS displays the emergency on the
Aircraft Situational Display (ASD) and also sends an
immediate visual notification alert via email and a wireless
handheld mobile device. Each user selects the type of alert
and mobile device that he/she wants to use.
Logistics. Getting information about a flight or the
personnel on board can take hours if going through
traditional travel management companies. TAS refreshes
its data every 60 seconds. This means that TAS users
can check the real-time status of any flights and personnel
on board right from his/her own desktop PC.
Aircraft Situational Display (ASD)
REAL-TIME REPORTS
Using a series of user selectable criteria, TAS can provide
Rapid Response reports based on such elements as date range,
specific flight or airline, traveler name, airport, mission number
and more without having to go through multiple agencies and
organizations. Reports can be viewed on screen, printed or
exported for use in other applications such as Microsoft Excel
and Crystal Reports.
CUSTOM VIEWS
Real-time Reports
The TAS interface was designed to reduce visual clutter and
make it easy for untrained users to quickly see what is relevant.
The application comes standard with multiple map format types
as well as weather overlays, real-time and static data, and
a tabular form that can be sorted by column heading. Users
can set filters that customize their graphical interface. The
application works on a series of layers. The user decides
which layers are displayed.
SITE AND APPLICATION SECURITY
FlyteComm’s data, application and site security meet the
requirements demanded by its Federal Law Enforcement
customers. When appropriate, specific information is available.
USER SECURITY
Users logon to TAS using RSA ID. Data access is controlled
by the user’s access rights, which are established by each
To learn more about TAS or arrange
for a personal demonstration, call
650.404.8100 x 5012
agency’s administrator. Users have secure access through
modern password protection practices that follow NIST
recommended standards and policies.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
TAS is accessible from any internet accessible Windows PC running
Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher. FlyteComm monitors and supports
FLYTECOMM INC.
TAS on a 24/7 basis and also manages all upgrades and
1043 N. Shoreline Blvd., Ste. 101
maintenance. TAS requires little or no support from internal IT.
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 404-8100
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