Forest Fire Fighting « Latitude Technologies

Forest Fire Fighting

Coulson Group Martin Mars Aircraft have become an essential tool in the combat of wildfires. A key to effective use is real-time situational awareness and coordination of resources provided by automated flight following (AFF).

Latitude pioneered AFF back in 2001 and continues to be an innovator with the next generation Smart AFF.

Smart AFF goes beyond basic tracking with tools to assess the effectiveness of aerial resources. Smart AFF collects an array of data related to drop events and uses these as inputs to our Air Tanker Information System (ATIS) to provide real time key performance metrics. This allows incident commanders to effectively target appropriate resources and aircraft operators an opportunity to highlight their capabilities and cost effectiveness.

In the Field

SkyNode S100
Complete tracking and data telemetry in the industry’s smallest and lightest package. 2-way data access everywhere you operate.

SkyNode S200
World’s most versatile integrated aeronautical voice and data communications device. Interfaces to multiple mapping and data management systems.

SkyNode S100 and SkyNode S200 transceivers exceed automated flight following requirements mandated by US and Canadian forestry agencies.

IONode100
Integrates seamlessly with existing aircraft systems to collect all types of airframe and payload delivery data for operator-configured real-time reporting.

All flight data can be forwarded to forestry agencies and field operation centres. Flight following and other flight data can be monitored in our Web Sentinel web-enabled flight data management system.

Now Internet-in-the-sky capability for cockpit and cabin.

Inmarsat SwiftBroadband supports a wide range of applications including email, intranet, Internet, secure VPN access, large file transfer, and in-flight video conferencing.

To order Inmarsat SwiftBroadband service for your aircraft, give us a call at 1-888-966-5599 or email us at sales@latitudetech.com.

“Our (SkyNode S200) phone systems worked flawlessly this summer.”

Mark Meyer, Owner and Pilot, Suburban Air Express, Alaska

Lease your SkyNode

We offer three convenient leasing option for operators who prefer to lease their communications equipment.

Seasonal Rental
Equipment rental by the month for terms from three months to one year.

Term Leasing
Develop the lease structure, payment schedule, and residual valuation that best fits your operating and cash flow requirements.

Lease to Own
Finish the lease-to-own payment schedule and take ownership of your SkyNode equipment.

Peace of mind

If you’re in the flying business you should have this system. It’s a necessary tool for a small business owner and provides peace of mind for us to always know where the planes are. I recently had the misfortune to ‘test’ the system with a hard landing in heavy snow 30 miles from home. If I had not been able to get out on the radio, the Latitude system had me covered. I bought another airplane and my next call was to Latitude.

Wayne Sissons, owner/pilot, Bella Coola Air, Bella Coola, BC