Ground proximity warning system

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002667",
  "term": "Ground proximity warning system",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An onboard aircraft system that alerts pilots to potential collisions with terrain or obstacles. It uses radar altimeter data and a terrain database to predict and warn of unsafe flight conditions relative to the ground. Modern systems, known as Enhanced GPWS (EGPWS), provide advanced warnings and visual displays of terrain ahead.",
  "synonyms": [
    "GPWS",
    "ground-collision warning system",
    "groundprox"
  ],
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Ground Proximity Warning System",
    "es": "sistema de advertencia de proximidad a tierra",
    "fr": "système d'avertissement de proximité du sol"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ground-proximity-warning-system/"
}