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SIMBOLO POSICION RADAR [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

The situation which exists when the radar blip or radar position symbol of a particular aircraft is seen and identified on a radar display.

OBS

radar contact: term and definition standardized by ICAO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Situation dans laquelle le plot radar ou le symbole de position radar d'un aéronef donné est vu et identifié sur un affichage radar.

OBS

contact radar : terme et définition normalisés par l'OACI.

OBS

contact radar : terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Situación que existe cuando la traza radar o el símbolo de posición radar de determinada aeronave se ve identificada en una presentación radar.

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Record 2 2001-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

The visual indication, in a symbolic form, on a radar display, of the position of an aircraft obtained after automatic processing of positional data derived from primary radar and/or secondary surveillance radar.

OBS

radar position symbol; RPS: term, abbreviation and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Indication visuelle dans une forme symbolique, sur un affichage radar, de la position d'un aéronef obtenue après un traitement automatique des données de position provenant du radar primaire et/ou secondaire de surveillance.

OBS

symbole de position radar; RPS : terme, abréviation et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
DEF

Indicación visual, en forma simbólica, en una presentación radar, de la posición de una aeronave obtenida mediante el procesamiento automático de los datos relativos a la posición derivados del radar primario o secundario de vigilancia.

OBS

símbolo de posición radar; RPS : término, abreviatura y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional(OACI).

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