The TopSky (formerly EUROCAT)[1] system is a computerised air traffic control and management solution[buzzword] developed by Thales Air Systems (formerly Thomson CSF).
[2] It utilises a distributed computing architecture and is capable of integrating geographically dispersed air traffic control units within a Flight Information Region (e.g. control towers at different airports and en route control centres) into a single coherent system.
During 2012, the Thales marketing name has been changed from Eurocat to TopSky.
TopSky handles a large variety of different functions required for the smooth operation of air traffic control and management.
A non-exhaustive list includes:[3] The software is used in many countries, including: This aviation-related article is a stub.