ASOS Controller Equipment-Information Display System

ACE-IDS, featuring Systems Atlanta's IDS5  software suite, is an integrated COTS/NDI system which includes hardware and software components that comply with U.S. government certification standards. ACE-IDS is the FAA’s national program for integrated data display and distribution systems to equip large, consolidated TRACON facilities, their associated ATCTs, and various other remote sites. This program includes 13 ACE-IDS hub systems that link 90+ operational air traffic control (ATC) facilities, as well as four (4) support facilities. These systems include approximately 900 servers and workstations. It has been designed around the needs of the aviation community.

13 ACE-IDS Hub facilities
  • Atlanta Large TRACON
  • Northern California TRACON
  • Boston Consolidated TRACON
  • Oklahoma City TRACON
  • Dallas-Ft. Worth TRACON
  • Potomac Consolidated TRACON
  • Guam CERAP
  • Phoenix TRACON
  • Honolulu Control Facility
  • Seattle TRACON
  • Indianapolis TRACON
  • St. Louis TRACON
  • Spokane TRACON

IDS5 at the Potomac TRACON


IDS5 at the Potomac TRACON The Potomac Consolidated TRACON (PCT) ACE-IDS system is one of the largest IDS5 sites in the field today. PCT has 130+ workstations installed in the TRACON and 6 associated airports. The system has external interfaces to RVR, RBDT/LLWAS, AFOS/AWIPs, ASOS, FDIO, IRIG-B clock, and DASI, ensuring all controllers have the most up to date information.

ACE-IDS/IDS5 Screen Captures