Update from this week's Av Week:
"Installation of ADS-B receivers on 19 oil rigs and at nine coastal sites in the Gulf of Mexico will begin later this year. Many of the site surveys have been completed, and critical service will be provided, starting with controllers at Houston center. Initial operating capability is expected in December 2009 and an in-service decision by September 2010. This system will track ADS-B-equipped helicopters flying to and from the rigs at low altitude, as well as airliners cruising over the gulf."
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