Domestic Production of Incheon Airport Apron Guidance System... 15 Billion KRW Savings

Functionality Improved with Real-Time Weather Information and Voice Guidance
Easy Maintenance... Custom New Features Can Also Be Developed

Incheon International Airport Corporation has launched a project to replace the guidance system that provides various information until an aircraft enters the apron with a domestically produced product. It is expected to save up to 15 billion KRW in the future.

On the 13th, Incheon International Airport Corporation announced that it will start the project this month to replace the 'Visual Docking Guidance System (VDGS)' with a domestic product.

The Visual Docking Guidance System is a cutting-edge guidance system that provides various necessary information until an aircraft enters and stops at the terminal apron. It automatically recognizes the aircraft and provides information required for aircraft parking, such as the distance to the stopping point for each aircraft type.

Through this project, 30 foreign-made products at the boarding terminal apron, which need replacement due to aging facilities, will be replaced with domestic products. This is expected to reduce costs by 3.1 billion KRW compared to the existing system, shorten the project period by more than six months, and minimize service downtime. If the entire Incheon Airport system is localized in the future, it is anticipated to reduce costs by about 15 billion KRW compared to using foreign products.

Additionally, the domestic products have significantly applied safety improvement features such as real-time weather information (low visibility/lightning) and voice guidance, which were not available in the existing foreign systems. Through cooperation with small and medium-sized enterprises, customized new functions that meet the corporation's requirements can also be actively developed.

Previously, to carry out the replacement work, the corporation jointly developed the product with a domestic SME in August 2020 and obtained safety certification (CE), software quality certification (GS), and SME performance certification (EPC). Last year, after on-site verification and trial operation, it was sequentially introduced in the cargo terminal and the expanded area of Terminal 2.

Lee Hak-jae, President of Incheon International Airport Corporation, said, "The expansion of the introduction of this domestic Visual Docking Guidance System will be an opportunity to prove the technological competitiveness of Incheon Airport in the airport industry sector." He added, "We will continue to promote the localization of core airport operation systems to strengthen digital technology and airport operation capabilities."

Domestic Visual Guidance System installed at Incheon International Airport. Provided by Incheon International Airport Corporation

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