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Radar Systems for Bird Detection in the Local Area

Radar Systems for Bird Detection in the Local Area. Ron Merritt DeTect, Inc 621 West Baldwin Road Panama City, Florida 32405. Radar Systems for Bird Detection. Brief History of USAF Bird Radar Programs Current Radar Technologies BirdRad Mobile Bird Detection Radar Systems

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Radar Systems for Bird Detection in the Local Area

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  1. Radar Systems for Bird Detection in the Local Area Ron Merritt DeTect, Inc 621 West Baldwin Road Panama City, Florida 32405

  2. Radar Systems for Bird Detection • Brief History of USAF Bird Radar Programs • Current Radar Technologies • BirdRad • Mobile Bird Detection Radar Systems • Other/Future Radar Technologies • ASR-9, ASR-11,TDWR

  3. Radar Systems for Bird Detection • History of USAF funded Bird Radar Programs • Mobile Avian Radar Systems - Dare County Bombing Range, N.C. (1994-1996) • Low-cost Marine Radar • X-band (3cm) • S-Band (10 cm) • Monitor output • Manual Data extraction

  4. Radar Systems for Bird Detection • History of USAF funded Bird Radar Programs • Mobile Avian Radar Systems – Moody AFB / Grand Bay Weapons Range, Georgia (1996 – 1998) • Video output • Bar code data entry

  5. Radar Systems for Bird Detection • History of USAF funded Bird Radar Programs • Avian Radar Systems – Offutt AFB (1998)

  6. Radar Systems for Bird Detection • Two radar system • X-band for altitude • S-band for x-y tracking • Target Classification • speed • size • intensity • Clutter suppression • Automated data output • MS Access Database USAF S-Band at YVR

  7. Radar Systems for Bird Detection • USAF S-Band for tracking Aircraft associated with acoustic monitoring program for Spotted Owl research USAF Bird Monitoring Program (ACC) - NM

  8. Radar Systems for Bird Detection • Current Radar Technologies • BirdRad (US Navy) • Mobile Bird Detection Radar Systems

  9. US Navy BirdRad • Single X-band Radar • 3 degree pencil beam antenna • Video output to PC • “Frame grabber” every 30 seconds • Manual interpretation of data • No clutter suppression • No target classification • No automated output

  10. US Navy BirdRad • BirdRad Units currently located at • NAS Pax River • NAS Point Magu • MCAS Cherry Point • NAS Whidbey Island • SSC San Diego • Clemson University • Elmendorf AFB

  11. Radar Systems for Bird Detection • Mobile Bird Detection Radar Systems - Merlin tm • Dual Radar System • S-band (30/60 kW) • X-band (25/50 kW) • Clutter suppression • Target Classification • Automated output • GIS format • Remote Link • Real-time updates • 2 seconds

  12. Radar Systems for Bird Detection

  13. Radar Systems for Bird Detection

  14. Radar Systems for Bird Detection

  15. Other Radar Systems at Airports ASR-9 or DASR-11 Austin ASR-9

  16. Radar Systems for Bird Detection Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR)

  17. Radar Systems for Bird Detection • Current Radar Technologies

  18. Summary • A variety of radar systems are available to assist in resolving bird/aircraft conflicts • Current radar/computer technology can provide cost effective service using marine radar systems on permanent or mobile platforms • Bird Detection Radar Systems can be remote-linked to the end user in real time for bird avoidance and bird dispersal activities – pest management • Bird Detection Radar Systems can be used to archive bird distribution data to assist in environmental planning activities such as habitat management and or new construction programs

  19. Questions? Ron Merritt 621 West Baldwin Road Panama City, Florida 32405 850.763-7200 Bashman@aol.com

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