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Shamoun-Baranes, Judy; Universiteit van Amsterdam; shamoun@uva.nl; Bouten, Willem; Universiteit van Amsterdam; w.bouten@uva.nl; Buurma, Luit; Bird Strike Fund; LuitBuurma@worldmail.nl; DeFusco, Russell; BASH Inc.; BirdManRuss@aol.com; Dekker, Arie; Royal Netherlands Air Force; a.dekker@mindef.nl; Sierdsema, Henk; SOVON, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology; Henk.Sierdsema@sovon.nl; Sluiter, Floris; Universiteit van Amsterdam; fsluiter@science.uva.nl; van Belle, Jelmer; Royal Netherlands Air Force; jelmer.van.belle@hetnet.nl; van Gasteren, Hans; Royal Netherlands Air Force; JR.v.Gasteren@mindef.nl; van Loon, Emiel; Universiteit van Amsterdam; vanloon@uva.nl. |
Collisions between aircraft and birds, so-called “bird strikes,” can result in serious damage to aircraft and even in the loss of lives. Information about the distribution of birds in the air and on the ground can be used to reduce the risk of bird strikes and their impact on operations en route and in and around air fields. Although a wealth of bird distribution and density data is collected by numerous organizations, these data are not readily available nor interpretable by aviation. This paper presents two national efforts, one in the Netherlands and one in the United States, to develop bird avoidance nodels for aviation. These models integrate data and expert knowledge on bird distributions and migratory behavior to provide hazard... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Birds; Distribution; Flight safety; Migration; Spatial modeling; Web services.. |
Ano: 2008 |
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