XOPS is the unique tool which enables visual control, planning, project simulation and pooling of all airport vehicles. The aim of XOPS is to utilise under-used capacity of mobile equipment throughout airport operations. It has been implemented by Nashtec over the last decade but has already been operating successfully at ParisCDGAirport for some four years. SODEXI, a well known leading expert in track and trace, automation and paperless cargo processing, is a member of the XOPS partnership. Come and meet NASHTEC and SODEXI during the DubaiAirport show .
XOPS is a software solution for real time control of mobile equipments in the warehouse and on the ramp. XOPS relies on a tight network of communication between the airlines, the airport operations companies and the ground systems equipments. XOPS concept is made to ensure the right ground system equipment is in place, on time, with no waste, but an increase in profitability. From a central monitor, XOPS keeps visual control of vehicles and is able to instruct drivers with real time data such as an aircraft’s late arrival or change of gate or the positioning of ramp handling equipment.
Veolia Airport Services, Air France, WFS, Sodexi and Flybus already rely on XOPS which has become the industry reference for the visual control of the movements of their fleets. The system monitors all linked operations such as for example, cleaning, fuelling, passenger transfers and baggage, or distribution of cargo pallets to and from aircraft. XOPS combines geolocation, television and video transmission as well as all the available techniques for data seizure such as PDA, RFID, bar codes etc.
Jean-François Bouilhaguet, Managing Director of Sodexi, the Express handling division of Air France Cargo, has deployed the system throughout his operation. He explains. “The system not only has the potential to revolutionise airport handling operations at the Paris airports, but also at all airports and other industrial sites involving fleets of mobile units. The technology can function alongside other systems such as GPS and wireless communication. A major initial application of the system has been installed at ParisCDGAirport where around 7000 vehicles of all types are in operation.”
The XOPS is derived from the Astus system, an established fleet management tool developed by Nashtec. The principle objectives of Astus are to assist fleet managers to control all movements of vehicles, costs, driver deployment, security and productivity. This concept sets out to maximize the utilisation of mobile equipment throughout the airport on any typical large airport or high vehicle intensity site.
The XOPS system will be on show at the DubaiAirport show in April.
