GBAS augments GPS locally based on differential GPS. The main features of Thales’s DGPS Reference Station include:
- Guidance for up to 40 precision approaches
- Increased landing capacity in low visibility conditions due to reduced sensitive areas
- Serving several runways and more than one airport if in close proximity
- Low maintenance costs
- Easy and flexible installation with limited civil works
- Modular design approach for low Mean Time to Repair and life cycle costs