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Automated Range Information Broadcast System
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StarCaster® Range Information Service (RIS) Automated Broadcast System

The StarCaster® Range Information Service (RIS) Automated Broadcast System is based on the award-winning technology and superior quality speech output generated from the original StarCaster® Text-to-Speech System.

StarCaster® RIS is the latest ATC automation solution from STR-SpeechTech Ltd. Designed for military ATC to automatically create, monitor, and broadcast Range Information Service messages, this PC-based, fully automated system is effortless to use and makes more efficient use of valuable labour resources.

The StarCaster® RIS System offers a completely packaged product to the aviation industry. The text-to-speech functionality eliminates human transcription errors while enhancing flight safety and reducing flight crew workload.
   The StarCaster RIS System provides a high quality, fully automated replacement to manually-produced RIS broadcasts, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The system is designed to automatically create range information messages from textual data and then produce voice output for the RIS broadcasts, according to user specifications.

  • Fully automated for increased Range Control efficiency
  • Highest quality Text-to-Speech capability available using natural "speech concatenation" process to automatically convert text or coded data into a natural voice for broadcast
  • Allows controllers to review message before broadcast
  • Adjustable speech rate
  • Playback, confirm and edit data prior to broadcasting, with vocabulary search of standard information
  • Flexible, customizable and upgradable for future technologies
  • View current installations of StarCaster® Automated Broadcast Systems
  • StarCaster® RIS Sheet (PDF)
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