Southeast SATS Lab Consortium
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"From Wheels on America to Wings on America"
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Purpose
The purpose of the Southeast SATSLab Consortium
(the Corporation) is to support, provide leadership, organize
and assist the conduct of studies, technical research, product
development, experiments and demonstrations for the development
of a small aircraft transportation system (referred to as
SATS), and to secure public and private funding for said efforts
of the Corporation to enable economic growth and business
opportunities for its membership. The Corporation shall participate
with companies, government agencies, and other not-for-profit
institutions in ongoing research, technology development,
and awareness campaigns for the continued development and
demonstration of the system.
Description
The Southeast SATSLab Consortium was established
in Florida in partnership with NASA, government, industry
and academic partners who share a vision of improved personal
transportation enabled by the convergence of aviation, air
traffic management and information technologies into a revolutionary
small aircraft transportation system (SATS).
Through the Southeast SATSLab Consortium’s efforts, SATS will
provide the Southeastern U.S. with a safe and affordable travel
alternative to free people and products from the constraints
of today’s ground and air transportation systems while providing
on-demand, widely distributed access to more communities in
less time. SATS will bring significant economic benefits to
areas of Florida that are not currently served by the hub-and-spoke
system. These economic benefits will include local and out-of-state
investment, new business opportunities and jobs, new land
development, and increased tourism.
Current membership includes 75 public and private partners
from all necessary sectors of industry and government.
Objectives
- To develop state-of-the-art technology and procedures
for improving the efficiency and safety of air transportation
at a reduced cost to the consumer;
- To demonstrate that a SATS infrastructure is an affordable
option for national transportation system investments;
- To assist the public sector and other stakeholders
in the safe transition to an improved air transportation
system as new technologies are introduced;
- To demonstrate that SATS will benefit all communities,
large and small, with improved accessibility, mobility,
economic opportunity, environmental compatibility, and
quality of life;
- To demonstrate that there is an increased market demand
for safe and convenient air transportation that is associated
with the introduction of these new technologies and procedures;
- To provide a platform for participating members to
be first-to-market in this paradigm shift of the air transportation
system.
