<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
is	O
EUROCONTROL	O
's	O
Civil-Military	O
Air	B-Application
Traffic	I-Application
Management	O
Co-ordination	O
Tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
EUROCONTROL	O
software	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
combining	O
and	O
merging	O
civil	O
and	O
military	O
data	O
sources	O
(	O
mainly	O
surveillance	B-Application
and	O
flight	O
plan	O
data	O
)	O
into	O
a	O
correlated	O
Air	O
Situation	O
Display	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Recognised	O
Air	O
Picture	O
(	O
RAP	O
)	O
to	O
enhance	O
situational	O
awareness	O
and	O
civil-military	O
coordination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
highly	O
flexible	O
,	O
interfaces	B-Application
to	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
data	O
sources	O
and	O
runs	O
on	O
commercial-off-the-shelf	O
(	O
COTS	O
)	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
was	O
developed	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
ADMAR	B-General_Concept
2000	O
(	O
Abgesetzte	O
Darstellung	O
Maastricht	O
Radar	B-Application
Daten	O
)	O
,	O
ADMAR	B-General_Concept
,	O
ADKAR	O
and	O
GAME	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
Agreement	O
of	O
MOD	O
Germany	O
(	O
–	O
A/13/D/HG/82	O
,	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
1983	O
)	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
EUROCONTROL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
re-engineered	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
modern	O
hardware	O
and	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
named	O
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
's	O
flexibility	O
and	O
versatility	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
increased	O
use	O
by	O
European	O
countries	O
and	O
NATO	O
for	O
civil-military	O
coordination	O
,	O
air	B-Application
traffic	I-Application
control	I-Application
and	O
security-related	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
is	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
common	O
co-ordination	O
system	O
to	O
exchange	O
information	O
between	O
civil	O
and	O
military	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
integrates	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
information	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
air	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
air	B-Application
traffic	I-Application
control	I-Application
(	O
ATC	O
)	O
functionalities	O
,	O
filters	O
and	O
collaboration	O
facilities	O
to	O
enable	O
silent	O
coordination	O
between	O
connected	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
offers	O
an	O
automated	O
interface	B-Application
with	O
the	O
EUROCONTROL	O
Local	O
And	O
sub-Regional	O
Air	O
space	O
management	O
support	O
system	O
(	O
LARA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
is	O
used	O
the	O
following	O
operational	O
scenarios	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Aerodrome	O
and	O
approach	B-Application
control	I-Application
–	O
Combined	O
with	O
a	O
radar	B-Application
tracker	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
used	O
at	O
different	O
military	O
airbases	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
local	O
air	B-Application
traffic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracking	O
,	O
Recording	O
and	O
Analysis	O
–	O
to	O
monitor	O
and	O
assess	O
air	B-Application
traffic	I-Application
to	O
follow	O
up	O
reports	O
,	O
investigate	O
incidents	O
and	O
potential	O
violations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATM	O
Security	O
–	O
to	O
coordinate	O
efficiently	O
between	O
civil	O
and	O
military	O
units	O
during	O
ATM	O
Security	O
incidents	O
,	O
for	O
more	O
information	O
,	O
see	O
the	O
video	O
on	O
the	O
EUROCONTROL	O
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
Site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
additional	O
information	O
,	O
see	O
the	O
latest	O
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
Brochure	O
from	O
EUROCONTROL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
is	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Linux	O
distribution	O
and	O
is	O
coded	O
in	O
C++	O
and	O
Java	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connectivity	O
over	O
various	O
networks	O
and	O
protocols	O
(	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
,	O
UDP	B-Language
,	O
X.25	B-Protocol
,	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
developed	O
ASTERIX	O
standards	O
(	O
proprietary	O
standards	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
Programme	O
is	O
managed	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Helpdesk	O
and	O
Service	O
Support	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
Team	O
based	O
at	O
EUROCONTROL	O
's	O
Maastricht	O
Upper	O
Area	O
Control	O
Centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
is	O
maintained	O
and	O
further	O
developed	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
user	O
requirements	O
articulated	O
through	O
the	O
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
User	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
paves	O
the	O
way	O
towards	O
the	O
European-wide	O
application	O
of	O
the	O
FUA	O
concept	O
with	O
new	O
opportunities	O
for	O
improving	O
civil-military	O
cooperation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CIMACT	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
reliable	O
cost-effective	O
operational	O
system	O
supporting	O
the	O
improvement	O
of	O
civil-military	O
co-ordination	O
and	O
security	O
,	O
which	O
enhances	O
the	O
safety	O
of	O
air	O
navigation	O
in	O
the	O
Single	O
European	O
Sky	O
.	O
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