article_snippet: The rest is a virtual aviation no man's land.
article_snippet: In the United States it's called the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen.
article_snippet: An aircraft outfitted with the Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen determines An aircraft outfitted with this system location using GPS and transmits that data back to controllers by radio -- which has a greater range than radar.
article_snippet: So the industry is testing a space-based system -- where planes would  determine planes position via GPS satellites and report those coordinates via communication satellite network wherever planes are in the world.
article_snippet: And this week, Australia's air traffic control manager, Airservices Australia, announced a test partnership with Malaysia and Indonesia to track long-haul flights over remote ocean routes.
article_snippet: Australia's air traffic control manager, Airservices Australia'll use satellite-based positioning technology to track flights at least every 15 minutes -- improving on the previous tracking rate of every 30 to 45 minutes, Australia said in a statement.