Smart airport - Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” case

Abstract

This project is about smart technologies that have been developing for the last years and their implementation in the airport field. The report is divided into two parts: the first part deals with a theoretical study, whereas the second one is about the practical application of the previous analysis. In the first place, the concepts of smart technology and smart airport are defined as well as every aspect that this implementation, in a certain area, involves. Next, some examples of the considered as the best airports in the world are shown. This list is based on either the technologies development or the passengers’ point of view. Also, the fields in which these technologies are mainly implemented are exposed. As it is shown along the report, the use of these technologies improves and eases the experience of both passengers and workers. But the fact that they are new means that the security to protect them from intruders’ attacks is still being developed. This is the reason why the possible attacks that could happen to communication network are analyzed, too.

Η αύξηση των εναέριων μεταφορών, δημιουργεί συνεχώς νέες ανάγκες στους αερολιμένες, στις οποίες οφείλουν να ανταποκριθούν, ώστε να γίνουν πλήρως επιχειρησιακοί, σύμφωνα με τις τελευταίες επιταγές της τεχνολογίας. Ο όρος "smart airport", δηλώνει τη διασύνδεση συστημάτων και διαδικασιών, με στόχο την ευκολότερη και ασφαλέστερη πρόσβαση στις υπηρεσίες του αεροδρομίου. Η παρούσα διπλωματική, μελετάει τις έξυπνες τεχνολογίες, οι οποίες αναπτύχθηκαν και εφαρμόστηκαν στον τομέα των αερομεταφορών. Τέλος, γίνεται μια ανάλυση των έξυπνων τεχνολογιών που διαθέτει ο διεθνής αερολιμένας "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος".