▁use ▁in ▁safety ▁of ▁life ▁applications ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Local ▁Area ▁Aug ment ation ▁System ▁( LA AS ) ▁is ▁under ▁development ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁Category ▁III ▁minim ums ▁or ▁lower . ▁ ▁The ▁F AA ▁Gr ound - B ased ▁Aug ment ation ▁System ▁( GB AS ) ▁office ▁is ▁currently ▁working ▁with ▁the ▁industry ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁cert ification ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁GB AS ▁ground ▁stations ▁in ▁M emph is , ▁T N ; ▁Sydney , ▁Australia ; ▁Bre men , ▁Germany ; ▁Spain ; ▁and ▁New ark , ▁N J . ▁All ▁four ▁countries ▁have ▁installed ▁GB AS ▁systems ▁and ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁technical ▁and ▁oper ational ▁evaluation ▁activities . ▁ ▁The ▁H oney well ▁and ▁F AA ▁team ▁obtained ▁System ▁Design ▁Appro val ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁Non - F eder al ▁U . S . ▁appro val ▁for ▁LA AS ▁Category ▁I ▁at ▁New ark ▁Liber ty ▁International ▁Airport , ▁operations ▁on ▁Sept . ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁Appro val ▁on ▁Sept . ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁Norway , ▁a ▁D - G PS ▁based ▁landing ▁system , ▁called ▁SC AT - I , ▁is ▁in ▁operation ▁on ▁some ▁short ▁run way ▁air ports . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Ac ron ym s ▁and ▁abbre vi ations ▁in ▁av ion ics ▁ ▁Air speed ▁ ▁AN / CR N - 2 ▁ ▁Aut ol and