Based on the continuous feedback from our customers, we have developed the MSS 6000 system making full use of the latest technology available. Our system will enhance your overview of the sea surface activities within your area of responsibility through improved sensor functionality, improved mission management capabilities and improved integration.
The MSS 6000 has a number of new and enhanced features: Improved sensor and sensor handling flexibility; Configurable workstations for one or more operators; Improved Geographic Information functionality; Integrated Digital Chart display; Co-ordinated situation overview including AIS, VMS and SAR transponder data; Improved functions for electronic distribution of mission reports; Reporting by satellite or conventional data link; Fixed and Portable ground station for quick exchange of situation overviews/instructions with the command centre and/or on-scene commanders on ship or shore.
Integration
The SSC MSS 6000 Maritime Surveillance System comprises a field proven suite of sensors complete with data processing and mission management software to support the operator in performing the surveillance task. In order to facilitate user friendliness and operational efficiency, integration is a cornerstone of the MSS 6000 system design.
The sensors and mission management software form a unity from the operator's point of view. Sensor data, maps and reports are presented in pre-assigned windows. All mission data is recorded digitally. This allows the operator to simultaneously operate a number of sensors and at the same time access stored data, communicate and exchange relevant information in real time with co-operating units and prepare the mission report.
All sensor data, images, targets, etc. are annotated using navigation data from a single source, so that each piece of information becomes an integrated part of a Geographic Information System (GIS) on board the aircraft.
The mission report, target data base, digital charts, and other key information are all integrated into the user interface. This ensures that the systems operator has access to the relevant information for all situations.
The MSS 6000 equipped aircraft is an integrated part of your surveillance organisation. It has the capability to exchange information in real time with Headquarters and on-site Mission Management Centres, and thus act as both an information source and an information node in support of the operation
Data processing and analysis
Sensor and data from other available sources must be processed and analysed before it can provide useful information. Some types of analysis are best carried out by means of computer processing, while the human eye and brain are still unsurpassed at other kinds of analysis. SSC has chosen to let the computers do the cumbersome real time pre-processing and selected automated analysis, while deriving advantage from the skill and experience of the operator to carry out computer aided analysis where human powers are considered superior.
The user interface is designed for clarity and simplicity. Complex information is presented graphically for overview and to facilitate decision-making The mission report can be completed and ready for delivery when the wheels touch the runway after completing the mission. The system will also allow reviewing the recorded mission on the ground, either in the aircraft or on the Post-processing Station, thus allowing for a more in-depth analysis of the mission and the creation of a more comprehensive mission report.
Flexibility
The new MSS 6000 system is of a highly modular design. It can be tailored to interface with a wide variety of sensors for various applications, and it can be expanded to include additional functionality. In addition, the format of exported mission data as well as data imported into the system, can be tailored to interface with a user-defined command and control infrastructure, thereby fully integrating the MSS 6000 with the end-user's organisation.
The MSS 6000 is designed to allow for several simultaneous operator workstations on board the aircraft, each with equivalent and individually controlled functionality. Thus the workload distribution between individual crew members may be adapted in flight to each customer's routines and requirements.
We can also provide a pilot's display in cockpit (with a simplified set of controls) and for separate operator/observer stations at various locations in the aircraft.
Documentation, technical assistance, training and product support
Customer satisfaction is our hallmark. In order to achieve this, each and every system is delivered with technical assistance for installation and integration in the aircraft. We provide technical documentation and operator manuals as well as training for your system operators and maintenance engineers. Our After-Sales Service and Product Support will ensure high availability and low life cycle cost for the delivered system.
