Just some info..I dont know how far they have come since this article.

The FAA is making an excellent effort to finalize a cockpit moving-map display that shows where an aircraft is on the ground. Similar technology exists to help pilots see where they are in relation to other aircraft up to 1,000 feet AGL. ALPA strongly urges continuation of these efforts throughout the United States and Canada.

Meet international standards for runway safety areas.
Dozens of U.S. and Canadian airports, many of which serve large metropolitan areas, do not meet U.S. or international standards. According to the FAA, 45 percent, or 460, of the 1,024 certificated airport runways in the United States must be improved with regard to runway safety areas.

Three solutions exist to bring these airports up to compliance. First, they can extend the length of the runways to create runway safety areas, remove obstacles, or fill in ravines and culverts. Second, airports can reduce the usable length of the existing runway to provide runway safety areas. Third, if the physical space does not exist to create the recommended runway safety area, the airport can install an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS), which uses concrete “foam” to bring an airplane to a quick, safe, and controlled stop.

To make these improvements a reality, airport authorities must make adequate funding available to airport operators.


Make Runways Safer than Ever