Prior to the steel fixing and concrete works of the concrete flagstone, the ground has been correctly prepared by removing brushwood and adding the necessary aggregate in order to produce a firm base on which to place the flagstone.
Beyond the exterior perimeter of the concrete flagstone a 20-40 gravel paving with an average width of 4,5 metres has been extended, delimiting thus the landing and action area of the heliport.
The works included the construction of a reinforced concrete platform with 7x4 metres exterior dimensions, following the same construction criteria of the aforesaid circular platform.
The civil works phase concludes with the foundation and the installation of a windsock and a signpost with rules to be observed at the facilities.
A system has been designed to manage the different facilities and the infrastructure of the heliport. This way it is possible to switch on and off the beacons and lights as well as to confirm in real time the heliport's conditions, in order to know with absolute veracity the climatic parameters, so that the patients' transport from the helicopter to the ambulance will be successful, avoiding unnecessary risks for the patient and for the SESCAM health workers.
The heliport's conditions are visualized in real time through installed webcams and by means of the meteorological stations which send information to the coordination centre of the healthcare sector.
The management system is remote monitored and controlled from a centralized command post. This post receives all information that is necessary to know the real state of the heliport and thus be able to act on particular devices or infrastructures such as the heliport's lighting system in order to prepare the access from the air.
Following devices have been installed in each heliport: a meteorological station, 12 aeronautical positioning beacons and 5 approaching beacons, a management system for data transmission, beacons placed on possible obstacles in the surrounding area of the heliport and a surveillance webcam.