AtlasIED has been honored with Commercial Integrator’s Integration Award for Best Mission Critical Project! This year, the award recognizes the efforts by AtlasIED in transforming the new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
In 2022, LaGuardia Airport in Queens, N.Y., opened its new 1.3 million-square-foot Terminal B after six years of construction as part of a comprehensive upgrade plan. Managed by the Port Authority of New York, New Jersey Port Authority and LaGuardia Gateway Partners; Terminal B was not only intended to modernize the aesthetics and amenities, but also offered the opportunity to reimagine the operational processes and systems in place. The airport wanted to reduce the number of communication systems and requested the project team find creative ways to consolidate them.
Revamping the Terminal
For the LaGuardia Terminal B project, integration firm MKJ Communications worked with AtlasIED to deliver an astounding experience for travelers and employees alike.
For the expansion, the airport management wanted to maintain continuity with the rest of the airport. They thus chose AtlasIED GLOBALCOM based on its previous adoption and success with the platform. Installing a system the airport had already relied upon would not only help operations teams because they were familiar with the technology, it would also simplify the training of the personnel across the airport who would use the communications stations across the airport for communications.
The AV implementation team also chose the AtlasIED TitanONE T112 smart mainframe power amplifiers to provide signal automation, processing and amplification in a single modular solution. When fully populated with amplifier cards, it offers 12 main channels of amplification and two backup channels for redundancy. If an amplifier card fails, the digital signal processing is automatically switched to the backup amplifier card.
Ensuring Clear And Accessible Sound
In addition, the terminal includes numerous Dante-enabled GLOBALCOM microphone stations at gates and ticket counters including the GLOBALOM.IP Digital Microphone stations while AtlasIED loudspeakers including the FAP43T and FAP63T in-ceiling and SM82T surface mount loudspeakers provide sound throughout the concourse.
MKJ also installed inductive hearing loops, which interface directly with the Dante communications system and AtlasIED’s GCK 3.0 notification software.The GCK 3.0 software also supports customization and automation of messages. The software allows MKJ to steer announcements to certain amplifiers, play back recorded messages in any language, automate the boarding process, and convert text messages to speech to help with ADA compliance, a feature unique to GLOBALCOM.
Because Dante facilitates the distribution of both digital audio and video signals, MKJ could also implement innovative visual messaging solutions that complement audio broadcasts. For example, to help travelers with hearing impairments, digital signage automatically displays messages being broadcast audibly.
LaGuardia Airport AtlasIED equipment List
- IED0540S-2
- IPCSDTOUCH-H
- IED5400CS-SRM
- IPCSD4
- T112
- T1202-120V-T1
- IP116-D
- FAP43T-W
- FAP63T-W
- SM82T-WH
- AP-15TUC
- IED1100DAB-DD
- IED1100DAB-CD
- IEDDIRDEV
- IEDA501HH
- FAP63T-W
A Successful Installation
Passengers visiting the terminal can now hear audio and receive instructions from airport personnel with greater clarity, directing them to the right gates and areas, connecting passengers with airport staff when needed, and creating an overall more comfortable and enjoyable experience.
LaGuardia Terminal B has received multiple awards for excellence. including the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) highly-competitive and prestigious 2021 Prix Versailles award for the world’s best new airport and the National Academy of Construction’s Special Achievement Award.
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