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US Forest Service Selects Latitude Technologies
Monday, March 2, 2015Company Profile | Follow Company
Victoria, BC, March 2, 2015--(T-Net)--The USDA Forest Service has awarded Latitude Technologies the contract to supply Operation Loads Monitoring Systems (OLMS) for deployment by the US Forest Service on government and contractor aircraft engaged in aerial wildfire fighting operations in the US over the next four years.
Government-owned aircraft include Cessna TU 206 and Citation Bravo, Raytheon King Air 90, A100 and 200, DeHavilland DHC-2 Beaver and DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, Douglas DC3TP, Shorts 330 (C-23), Rockwell Commander 500 and applies to all aircraft procured or contracted for by the Forest Service throughout the life of the contract.
The Latitude contract includes the supply of monitoring systems for data acquisition, signal conditioning, and downloading of acceleration, strain as well as fuel, engine, control surfaces including spatial parameters, air pressure, temperature and retardant quantity to mention a few; up to a total of fifty-six continuous analog parameters.
Latitude President, Mark Insley, expressed his appreciation for being given this opportunity to serve the US Forest Service and its aerial fire-attack fleet. "Our commitment has always been to develop technology that improves safety and delivers meaningful and actionable information to our aeronautical customers, both private and government. State of the art flight data monitoring for this most rigorous of mission type is exactly the kind of accomplishment that our people thrive on."
About Latitude Technologies
Latitude Technologies Corp., headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, is a manufacturer and provider of flight data monitoring, flight following, and satellite data and voice communications equipment and services. Latitude's SkyNode® products are the most versatile and economical-to-operate aeronautical communication devices in the world. The company's IONode™ is the industry's first lightweight flight data recorder and advanced data acquisition unit, capable of real-time event and exceedance alerts and automated post-flight wireless data transfer. Latitude's DL150 FANS 1/A+ Data Link is the first lightweight multi-function SDU on the market. Latitude provides reliable and secure aviation data and communication options for crew safety, fleet logistics, and operations and maintenance efficiencies with the WebSentinel™ flight tracking and Latitude Flight Data Analytics™ web-based data management platforms for desktops, dispatch centers, and mobile devices.
For more information about Latitude's flight data and satcom solutions, visit www.latitudetech.com or call 1-888-966-5599.
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Latitude Technologies Corporation
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