Automated Flight Following
Automated Flight Following (AFF) is
GPS aircraft tracking that is mandated by a government agency (or other governing body) for its contractors.[1][2][3]
The following criteria must be met:
- The GPSdevice must transmit position reports every two minutes;
- The position reports must be pushed into the third-party database (where they are automatically tracked by dispatchers[4]).
A common use for AFF devices is to track planes flying for the
utility companies
during fire season.
References
- ^ "Set Up AFF". Spidertracks.
- ^ "Guardian Mobility". Guardian Mobility.
- ^ "Firefighting". TracPlus.
- ^ "Automated Flight Following (AFF)". AFF Govt Website.