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  2. Remote and virtual tower - Wikipedia

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    Remote and virtual tower (RVT) is a modern concept where the air traffic service (ATS) at an airport is performed somewhere other than in the local control tower. Although it was initially developed for airports with low traffic levels, in 2021 it was implemented at a major international airport, London City Airport (84,260 aircraft movements ...

  3. Air traffic control tower The iconic KLIA Control Tower. There are two air traffic control towers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport: the main control tower and the apron control tower. Tower West is 133.8 metres tall and is the tallest air traffic control tower in the world, followed by Suvarnabhumi Airport's control tower and KLIA's ...

  4. Panopticon - Wikipedia

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    The panopticon is a design of institutional building with an inbuilt system of control, originated by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the 18th century. The concept is to allow all prisoners of an institution to be observed by a single corrections officer , without the inmates knowing whether or not they are being ...

  5. Air traffic control - Wikipedia

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    Air control (known to pilots as tower or tower control) is responsible for the active runway surfaces. Air control gives clearance for aircraft takeoff or landing, whilst ensuring that prescribed runway separation will exist at all times.

  6. Conning tower - Wikipedia

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    A conning tower is a raised platform on a ship or submarine, often armoured, from which an officer in charge can conn (conduct or control) the vessel, controlling movements of the ship by giving orders to those responsible for the ship's engine, rudder, lines, and ground tackle. It is usually located as high on the ship as is practical, to give ...

  7. Infrastructure of Changi Airport - Wikipedia

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    Control tower Changi Control Tower. The air traffic control tower (ATC) was constructed in Phase One, sited in between the first two runways and stands at about 81 m above mean sea level (AMSL). It provides aerodrome control service to aircraft landing, departing and maneuvering within the airport. Runways

  8. Solar power tower - Wikipedia

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    Control systems to supervise and control all the plant activity including the heliostat array positions, alarms, other data acquisition and communication. Generally, installations use from 150 hectares (1,500,000 m 2 ) to 320 hectares (3,200,000 m 2 ).

  9. Sydney Airport Air Traffic Control Tower - Wikipedia

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    Sydney Airport Air Traffic Control Tower is a heritage-listed air traffic control tower at Lawrence Hargreaves Drive, Sydney Airport, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 January 2016.

  10. World Trade Center (2001–present) - Wikipedia

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    World Trade Center. The World Trade Center ( WTC) is a complex of buildings in the Lower Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, replacing the original seven buildings on the same site that were destroyed in the September 11 attacks of 2001. The site is being rebuilt with up to six new skyscrapers, four of which have been completed; a memorial ...

  11. Lisbon Harbor Control Tower - Wikipedia

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    Lisbon Harbor Control Tower. Coordinates: 38.6940°N 9.2343°W. The tower in 2007. Lisbon Harbour Control Tower is a 38 metre tall control tower at the end of an artificial peninsula in Lisbon, Portugal. The building is of an ultramodern design where it tilts towards the opening to the harbour.