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Xsight Systems Ltd is a leading technology company specializing in electro-optical and radar sensing technologies, and was established to develop and commercialize advanced sensor systems for airports and for transportation, security and safety applications. 

Xsight's flagship product is FODetect^®, an innovative system for continuously monitoring civil and military airport travel surfaces (runways and taxiways) and detecting Foreign Object Debris (FOD). Direct damage to aircraft caused by FOD is estimated to cost the aviation industry over $4 billion each year. To date, visual runway inspection a few times each day and regular sweeping has served as the standard means of minimizing FOD damage. 

In developing FODetect and future solutions, our overall goal is to enhance passenger safety, prevent damage to aircrafts and equipment, and in the process, increase airport capacity by contributing to more efficient and safer airport operations.

In the wake of the Concorde crash in June 2000, which was caused by a metal strip lying on the runway, that had fallen from another aircraft five minutes earlier, Xsight's founders began working on early versions of FODetect in 2001. FODetect is the only system available on the market that is capable of automatically detecting FOD between runway movements as would have been required in the case of the Concorde, and is the only solution offering a combination of radar and image processing for reliable detection of FODs. 

FODetect has undergone a successful pilot installation in Tel-Aviv's Sde Dov airport, and has been selected by Massport - the Massachusetts Port Authority for installation on all runways in Boston's Logan airport.  FODetect was evaluated by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) towards issuance of an Advisory Circular on Automatic FOD detection systems.  Xsight is fully compliant with the FAA's Advisory Circular, meeting or exceeding the AC’s highest performance levels, and is eligible for federal funding through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) programs.

Xsight Systems staff is based on a core of experienced engineers and scientists from leading Defense and High-tech companies that bring a wealth of expertise and knowledge in the areas of:

• System engineering
• Optics and radar systems design
• Remote sensing algorithms development
• Software development and testing
• Hardware design  
• Harsh environment system engineering and testing
  
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Company Vision and Mission

Xsight's vision is to provide airport operators with absolute control and monitoring of the runways, and to enhance safety of operations. Airport runways are at the core of the airport activity, however in many cases airport operators do not have the ability to control the extent of the runway areas and do not have access to updated information on the runways status, including, but not limited to, existence of Foreign Objects on the runway. Xsight's vision is to deliver reliable and real-time automatic alerts to the operator, and to provide the ability to see any point on the runway any given point in time from close range without any occlusions and without impairment due to distant placement of cameras.

Xsight's mission is to provide the aerospace community with advanced solutions for control, monitoring and management of FODs (foreign object debris) at airports. 

View Xsight's product line: FODetect, FODspot, Dual Sensor Head, and Mini Radar  

  
Xsight Systems is a member and world business partner of ACI Airport Councils International  

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