SESAR factsheet 04/2010 - Oceanic position tracking improvement and monitoring (OPTIMI)

The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) has launched a project, called OPTIMI, to improve the monitoring and position tracking of aircraft while in remote or oceanic areas. As well as technical solutions, the challenge includes optimising coordination between services in order to speed up rescue reaction times and accident analysis and diagnosis. The project aims to deliver recommendations that can be implemented as of 2011.