1. Current airport planning system still rely on static, reactive approaches.
Current solutions linking automated measurement systems with workflows and other corrective measures for operations remain low-tech. Very few airports have a better solution than simple manual data fusion (i.e. processing various input data into a spreadsheet used support resource and priority decisions during daily meetings between stakeholders). This process is resource- intensive (expensive), and lacks sufficient accuracy or adaptability to unforeseen circumstances.
The reason for this is that powerful forecasting methods and algorithms, and sufficiently fast computing systems to allow them to operate effectively, have only been available at affordable prices in the past 2-3 years. The problem is therefore well-known, but the solutions to solve it in a cost-effective manner are new and relatively untried.
2. The product AMORPH.aero introduces a novel operation forecasting engine.
Now, after finishing the project and once having completed developing the product, we can confirm that the extraordinary about AMORPH.aero is, that it combines advanced algorithms and approaches such as agent-based simulation, discrete event simulation, genetic algorithms, linear programming, regression modelling, decision tree modelling, statistics and probabilistic distributions, and multi scenario analysis, in a time-efficient way.
3. AMORPH.aero introduces new big-data analytics collaborative decision-making platform.
AMORPH.aero – has been implemented with a set of applications focusing on real-time and short-term operations and forecasting. The software synthesises real-time measurement data available through varying data sources with a customized model of the airport and its processes to give an accurate real-time view of the current operational status using a configurable customer interface (dashboard).
With regard to impact the target is to place AMORPH.aero as a unique product, which is what we have done through the communication and dissemination developed so far, addressing the entire spectrum of passenger flow operational management and planning for airports. The product enables large passenger capacity optimization improvements from real-time operations to long-term planning, improves passenger throughput, reduces operating costs, reduces delays and missed connections, reduces or defers infrastructure investment, improves the passenger experience, and boosts retail revenue.
Societal benefits of AMORPH.aero are to reach more efficient airports, that will also have a lower carbon footprint (via improved hub operations) and provide higher security and safety for travelers (via real-time passenger flow monitoring).
