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Reporter claims radar maps are not aligned with each other. Reporter says digital maps are available, but alleges central region office will not let the facility have them.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : stl |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller military : 4 controller radar : 15 flight time total : 63 |
| ASRS Report | 338330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Radar maps not aligned with each other. Permanent echoes line up, but in some areas, any 2 maps may vary by 1-3 mi along boundaries. Some maps have very fine, distinct lines and others are very broad and smudged looking. Digital maps are available and the FAA central region headquarters will not let us have them. A ucr was filed 2 yrs ago, not resolved yet.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR CLAIMS RADAR MAPS ARE NOT ALIGNED WITH EACH OTHER. RPTR SAYS DIGITAL MAPS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT ALLEGES CENTRAL REGION OFFICE WILL NOT LET THE FACILITY HAVE THEM.
Narrative: RADAR MAPS NOT ALIGNED WITH EACH OTHER. PERMANENT ECHOES LINE UP, BUT IN SOME AREAS, ANY 2 MAPS MAY VARY BY 1-3 MI ALONG BOUNDARIES. SOME MAPS HAVE VERY FINE, DISTINCT LINES AND OTHERS ARE VERY BROAD AND SMUDGED LOOKING. DIGITAL MAPS ARE AVAILABLE AND THE FAA CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS WILL NOT LET US HAVE THEM. A UCR WAS FILED 2 YRS AGO, NOT RESOLVED YET.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.