GlobaLog System – Advanced cosmic radiation monitoring for aviation

How GlobaLog works

On this page you'll learn more about how GlobaLog works and what it has to offer.

The short version is, that once you have signed up for an account, we'll set up a data transfer. In most cases this happens via a data provider you're already working with. And that's it.

Email notifications will be sent out to your crew support team if a crew member reaches a certain dose.

It really doesn't get simpler than that.

Calculation method

The ‘brain’ of the GlobaLog system is an advanced relations database able to handle the complex interplay of five key factors affecting individual exposure to cosmic radiation.

1: Duration of flight

The GlobaLog system generates individual accumulated dose readings based on air-time information only. This information is received automatically from client airlines via a data exchange module.

2: Minute-by-minute variations in cosmic radiation

Minute-by-minute variations in cosmic radiation. Variations in cosmic radiation occur over a range of time scales: The 11-year solar cycle, daily fluxes and solar-originated disturbances which vary from minute to minute. Average readings are therefore imprecise measures of an individual’s exposure to cosmic radiation.

3: Flight route

The earth’s magnetic field provides protection from cosmic radiation. But because of the structure and dynamics of the field, the level of protection varies with latitude. It is at its highest around equator, and at its lowest above the Polar Regions.

4: Altitude

The earth’s atmosphere also provides protection from cosmic radiation. But the level of protection depends on altitude. The radiation level approximately doubles with every 6000 feet of increased altitude. The dose of radiation at the cruising altitude of jetliners is between 200 and 400 times greater than at sea level.

5: Aircraft performance profile

The GlobaLog system also takes into account the different performance profiles of various aircraft. This further increases the accuracy of the dose readings generated by GlobaLog.

Crew logbook

As an added bonus, every crew employee gets a personal log of all their flights during their employment.

The log contains all the information required for pilot logbooks, as well as details about cosmic radiation.

For every flight in the log, the received dose is displayed along with accumulated doses at the time of the flight. The accumulations include "the latest 365 days", "since beginning of year" and "total".

The logs are available for download as either Excel or CSV files.

Transfer of flight and crew data to GlobaLog

There are multiple ways to get the required data across for GlobaLog.

Most often we'll get the data from your airline's Operations Control System or EFB service - or a combination of both. We will handle the necessary exchange of information with your data provider; this means no impact on your side. If this is not possible, we'll help you as much as possible, in order to set up a data flow.

Once the integration has been set up GlobaLog automatically retrieves data about each flight and its crew.

GlobaLog supports a number of data providers, including Air Support PPS, Leon and others. Reach out to us if you want to know more.

Notifications in time

Whenever a crew employee reaches a certain accumulated dose, your crew support team will receive a notification - either via email or as a push notification directly to your own planning system.

This enables your crew support team to take cosmic radiation into account when planning.

As an airline you are in control of setting the threshold values for pregnant and non-pregnant crew. But we are here to help you with all that, so you can rest assured that no employee is at risk of becoming overexposed.

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DK-2770 Kastrup Denmark

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GlobaLog is an advanced solution for managing the risk of overexposure to cosmic radiation