Photo: Peter Karlsson Svarteld/Saab
An air traffic controller at the Sundsvall-Härnösand Airport, in Sweden, monitors a screen capable of offering a 360-degree view of Örnsköldsvik Airport, 125 kilometers away. Saab, best known for its cars, has developed a system featuring special cameras and video tracking software that will allow controllers to run both airports from the Sundsvall facility.












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Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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