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Aeronautical Information Federal Aviation Administration Vision and Strategy Executive Briefing Presented to: AIXM Conference By: Office of Airspace and AIM Date: February 2007 Topics • • • • • • Introduction concepts Advances in aeronautical information Status at FAA What our customers want Current activities Summary Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 2 2 Topics/1 • • • • • • Introduction concepts Advances in aeronautical information Status at FAA What our customers want Current activities Summary Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 3 3 Introduction concepts • Products are presentations (Views) of data – Effective at date of publication • The primary user of [paper] products is humans – Machines have to interpret products to extract underlying data Publications Web Display Hypertext • The real value is in the data – The product is just the presentation Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 4 4 Introduction concepts/2 • ICAO Annex 15 describes the product requirements for the Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) (2 Products) RESTRICTED AIRSPACE ACTIVE RUNWAY CLOSED Baseline (Static Situation) Delta (Dynamic Changes) Aeronautical Information Publication Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Notice to Airman Federal Aviation Administration 5 5 Introduction concept/3 • Historically we set up stovepipes to create products – Customers are responsible for integrating products into view of the airspace system – We cannot ensure the products are consistent NASR NOTAMs ACES ETMS DAFIF DOF SUA ALTRV TPP NFD … Aeronautical Products Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Customers Federal Aviation Administration 6 6 Topics/2 • • • • • • Introduction concepts Advances in aeronautical information Status at FAA What our customers want Current activities Summary Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 7 7 Advances in Aeronautical Information 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Maturity in understanding FAA products What is a NOTAM? Move from Messages to Transactions Putting it together What’s changed? Global change: AIS to AIM Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 8 8 Maturity in understanding products • We don’t have to live in the “product-centric” past – We create many systems to do the same thing to the same basic data elements – Example of 2 Aeronautical Notices • Notice to Airman (NOTAM) • Special Use Airspace (SUA) status 1. • Aeronautical information data products have common themes – Identification and Operation [ What ] • Description (KIAD), Status (Open/Closed) – Period of Validity [ When ] – Geometry [ Where ] • Point, Line, Polygon – Latitude, Longitude, Altitude Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 9 9 What is a NOTAM? • Notice that the published information has changed 2. • NOTAM – Notice to Airmen – A0794/06 (09/027) - RUNWAY CLOSED 10/28 12 SEP 04:00 UNTIL UFN 12 Sep 0400 GMT Until Further Notice + Aeronautical Information Identification & Operation + Geometry Period of Validity Message Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 10 10 Another notice Military Airspace Status • SUA Status – Special Use Airspace status – Buckeye Military Operation Area (MOA) • Activated 0900 to 1300 on Sep 9 2006 2. Buckeye MOA Activated + 9 Sep 2006 0900 to 1300 GMT + Geometry MOA boundary Aeronautical Information Identification & Operation Period of Validity Message Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 11 11 What about other FAA products? • Products (Historically Text based) – – – – NOTAM: Runway is Closed for a certain time SUA: Buckeye MOA is Active for a certain time CARF: Temporary Restricted Airspace GPS/WAAS: GPS Unreliable in Coverage area until further notice 2. • Common Themes – Identification and Operation [ What ] – Period of Validity [ When ] – Geometry [ Where ] • The examples above all describe something that is happening to a piece of airspace, but it could be an airport, navaid or any other component of the National Airspace System (NAS) Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 12 12 A Credit Card Transaction A familiar example Credit Card Transaction 3. + Credit Information Identification & Balance Charge Number Timestamp Operation List of changed properties … = Credit Information Identification & Balance (Updated State) Debit $200 Message • Credit card  [Existing] balance - Charge= [New] balance  [Existing] Value + transaction = [New] Value • Address update….. Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 13 13 A Transaction Aeronautical data works the same way Aeronautical Information Transaction (AI-T) 3. + Aeronautical Information Identification & Operation (Published) Aeronautical Feature Period of Validity: Start of Change End of Change = Aeronautical Information Identification & Operation (Updated State) Operation List of changed properties Geometry Message (What, When, Where) • Start with published information about an aeronautical feature (runway, airport, airway, fix, airspace…)  Add a request to change a property of a feature (owner, status, availability…)  Result is the updated feature Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 14 14 Putting it together • Start flight planning with a snapshot of the current airspace – Request updates to the dataset since the snapshot was taken – Result is a common [near-time] view of the NAS • • • • • Airports Aircraft FMS ATC Automation Traffic Flow Management Partners – International, Military, … 3. • User systems would use or show that data in the form that supports their requirements – Query, Filter, Alert, Transform (text or graphic representation) Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 15 15 What’s changed? • International Recognition that we need to move from textbased products • There is a global exchange model available – Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) • Describes aeronautical information and relationships 5. – Designed for system to system exchange of data • We now understand that existing legacy products can be created from base NAS data – Publications – NOTAMs – Charts (after adaptation for best presentation) • Data Quality starts at the beginning of the process (survey) and must be maintained – Trace-ability of data source and modification – Chain-of-Custody Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 16 16 Global change: AIS to AIM Classical AIS Managing Product - publish documents 6. AIM System Managing Data 17 17 - manage data AIP SUP, NOTAM, AIC Document content and format is described by: - ICAO Annex 15, Appendix 1 – AIP Content - ICAO Annex 15, Appendix 6 – NOTAM format -… Data managed in the system is described by models: - Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) - AIXM Conceptual Model (AICM) - Electronic AIP (eAIP) – on-line presentation format <> Timesheet 0..* <> ObstacleLightingTimetable <> Obstacle + + + obstacle effectivity + 1 + 0..1 + + + identif ier name ty pe marking f irstColour secondColour status remarks 1 1 1 <> VerticalDimensions + + + + + + + maximumElev ation elev ationDatum height geoidUndulation accuracy conf idence lev el resolution 0..1 obstacle lighting availabi... 1 <> ObstacleLighting 1 0..1 + remarks 1 <> Timetable Specifications • Content • Quality • Metadata <> ObstacleTimetable 1 1 0..* <> ObstacleLightElement EuroControl Slide <> HorizontalGeometry + accuracy + conf idence lev el + resolution Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration Topics/3 • • • • • • Introduction concepts Advances in aeronautical information Status at FAA What our customers want Current activities Summary Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 18 18 Historically at FAA Criteria is manual and form-based Examples 7930.2 NOTAM Manual – Specifies “human-readable” grammar 8260.19 TERPS – “Mail Sectional Charts” “Rules for interpreting terrain contours” 7400.X Airspace – Manual coordination and publication of airspace Separate data sets for each activity Examples DOF – Obstacle data set for public AirNAV – Obstacle data set for procedure development NASR – NAS data set for public NACO – NAS data set for charting Paper-based processing and tracking Examples Letters of Agreement SUA development and validation NOTAMs Non-integrated Products Examples Charts Letters of Agreement Publications Procedure Charts Airport Layouts Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 19 19 Trends in the FAA • Criteria – separating policy, procedures and data – 8260.19D (TERPS automation) – Proposed NOTAM manual modernization • Data sets – improved data integrity and information management – Surveys and Airport GIS • Processing – automation and workflow – iOE/AAA – MIA and MVA evaluations – Milops, Airport GIS, etc. • Products – automation from a common data set – eNASR Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 20 20 Topics/4 • • • • • • Introduction concepts Advances in aeronautical information Status at FAA What our customers want Current activities Summary Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 21 21 What our Customers want 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2006 Global AIS Congress Highlights from NOTAM Survey Digital data not text Multiple Views Direct to the cockpit Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 22 22 2006 Global AIS Congress AIS – The key to Interoperability Pilots (User) Perspective on Aeronautical Information (AI) Capt Ed Lyons V.P. Safety & Airworthiness Air Operations 1. Presentation given to AIS Congress By Capt. Ed Lyons VP Safety & Airworthiness Air Operations for Federal Express Madrid Attendance • Over 500 attendees • Over 80 Countries Quality Aeronautical Information The key to Interoperability High Level Representation • FAA ATO VP of System Operations Message: “US NOTAM system is broken” • EUROCONTROL Director General • ICAO Director of Air Navigation Request: NOTAM (AI) data directly to the cockpit Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 23 23 Quotes from NOTAM survey • FAA should plan to improve the processing and delivery of the aeronautical information because: – – – – – – – “The key issue is safety not savings. Savings are nice but safety is paramount. The current, fragmented system is potentially unsafe and is definitely inefficient. Contradictory NOTAM – potentially unsafe Local NOTAM not disseminated – potentially unsafe Procedures changed by NOTAM – potentially unsafe (when good internal data checks would have uncovered the bad data in the fist place) Untimely data – potentially unsafe No advance warning e.g. long-haul flights inbound the USA – potentially unsafe (DNOTAM) Lack of current surface conditions – potentially unsafe” 2. • Major Deficiencies to focus on – – “Put someone in charge and give them the authority to change how business is done! The NOTAM Office or some central facility must own, be aware of and have the authority to deal with all U.S. AIS/AIM data. It should also be able to follow up worldwide issues in coordination with EAD” • “A SINGLE SOURCE is a MUST” Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 24 24 Digital data not text • Sample NOTAM text – A0794/06 (09/027) - RUNWAY CLOSED 10/28 12 SEP 04:00 UNTIL UFN 3. • Data – Fully Described (What and When) – Fully geo-referenced (Where) – Timely!!!!!!!!! • Functionality – – – – Query Filter Transform Alert Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 25 25 Multiple views of data View A 4. Traditional US NOTAM format: !MCN CCO 14/32 CLSD/PARL TWY 3000X75 AVBL DAY VMC/NO TSNT/NO PLA/NO STUDENT Plan Language format: Plain Language NOTAM Format NOTAM Number: Issue Date: Location: Beginning: Ending: Affected Area(s): Runway: Status: Taxiway: Status: Length: Width: Operating Hours: Usage Restrictions: Flight Rules: Pilots: Restriction: 5/3232 Nov 10, 2005 Newnan Coweta County Airport (CCO) Effective immediately Until further notice View B View C Geo-referenced Display: 5/3232 5/3232 14-32 Closed 14-32 Parallel Open 3000 ft 75 ft Sunrise to Sunset 14-32 Parallel Visual Certified Only (No Students) No practice low approaches Data enables Functions Query Filter Transform Alert Federal Aviation Administration Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 26 26 Direct to the cockpit 5. From Ed Lyons (FedEx) Presentation at 2006 AIS Congress Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 27 27 Topics/5 • • • • • • Introduction concepts Advances in aeronautical information Status at FAA What our customers want Current activities Summary Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 28 28 Current activities 1. Aeronautical Information Exchange Model 2. Digital NOTAM Prototype • Airport Surface NOTAM Viewer 3. Next-generation Flight Management System (FMS) 4. 2007 NOTAM Improvements 5. Aeronautical Information Management Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 29 29 Introduction to AIXM • Standards-based approach for modeling aeronautical data – ICAO* Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) – Industry standards – Data concepts from aeronautical information products • • • Originally developed by EUROCONTROL in 1990’s AIXM 5 Developed by collaboration of EUROCONTROL, FAA, NGA and others. Organized into major conceptual areas – – – – – – – Aerodromes Airspace Fixes Procedures Routes Services Obstacles *ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 30 30 AIXM Foundation AI-X xNOTAM Messages and AI-X Feature Identification Others… SUA Status Airspace Status ISO 19107 Geometry ISO 19108 Temporality ISO 19115 Metadata Schema • AIXM 5 Design Document – Model for Aeronautical Information Exchange (AI-X) – www.aixm.aero Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 31 31 Digital-NOTAM prototype • • Partnership with Air Mobility Command (AMC) and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Proof of concept – Fully digital NOTAM data (what, when, and where) NOTAM Creation NOTAM Data Model (Geo-referenced) US NOTAM System Distribute Convert Static and Dynamic Aeronautical Data Traditional formats and distribution channels still exist. Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 32 32 Digital NOTAM Explorer Airport Surface NOTAM Viewer Proof of Concept Machine readable NOTAM can be accurately filtered and converted to any format on the fly. Filter Airport: ABQ Operation Type VFR (Visual) IFR Select User Type Military operations Civilian, Commercial Civilian, GA Plain Language View Apply Geo-referenced NOTAMs can be plotted on maps and associated with Airport surface features. NOTAM 5/5454 : Beginning 8/1/2006 00 : :00 Ending: 8/3/2006 12 :30 Taxiway: A-8 Status: Closed Visual indicator that there is a NOTAM Time Range 8/1/2006 16:00 8/2/2006 08:00 8/2/2006 00:00 8/3/2006 00:00 8/4/2006 00:00 NOTAM data can be accurately filtered by time. 8/1/2006 00:00 Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 33 33 Next Generation Flight Management ARINC Navigation Data Base eXchange (NDBX) December 2006 http://www.arinc.com/aeec/projects/ndbx/index.html • FMS uses proprietary data formats – Limiting options and competition • The FMC evolution needs a new momentum Equipment Limitations – Equipment and standard capacity limited • < 10 year life An Airlines View on the current constrains and needed changes to pave the way for seamless operation in an increasingly changing ATM environment • Opportunity to resolve past compromises Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 34 34 2007 NOTAM Improvements • FAA needs to address the issue of Local NOTAMS – One central place to pull ALL US NOTAMs • NOTAM numbering system – Avoid re-using expired NOTAM numbers – Numbers rolled 3 times in 2006 Goal: Maximize short-term benefits Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 35 35 Aeronautical Information Management • Operational – Address AI data quality and tracking directly from the point of origination • Should airports enter status changes directly into system? 1. – Single portal for AIS, NOTAM, and all other AI (surveys, obstacles, …) – Integrate Special Use Airspace (SUA) status into the NOTAM system – Digital Delivery along side of legacy NOTAM delivery • Streamline AIM policy, processes and delivery – Implement workflow management throughout AI processes • Data Traceability and Metadata (source/author, date info, ) • Tracking work throughout the data chain (survey…AIS…aircraft) • Involve more of the community – Planning a mid-April Community NOTAM briefing Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 36 36 Topics/6 • • • • • • Introduction concepts Advances in aeronautical information Status at FAA What our customers want Current activities Summary Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 37 37 Summary 1. Paradigm Shift – – Move from legacy AIS thinking to Aeronautical Information Management (legacy product to data) Actions Planned 2. International Adoption – – Global data exchange format • Aeronautical Information Exchange Format (AIXM) Partnership 3. A couple of things to remember…. Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 38 38 Paradigm Shift Data is the key 1. • Products are specifications on how data should be presented – Charts (products) have two parts • The aeronautical data • How the data (label) should be presented (anchored to graphic) on the document – Products can be out-of-date the day of publication • Quality begins at the beginning of the data chain • Single Entry – Multiple Views Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 39 39 Data-driven Charts 1. Offset from Attribute General Rules Offset based on rules Label Location based on rules Overlapping based on rules 1. Computer-assisted cartography is available now Label requirements based on rules by scale 2. Candidate Placements Location Candidate #1 Candidate #4 XYZ XYZ XYZ XYZ XYZ XYZ XYZ XYZ Candidate #2 Candidate #5 Candidate #3 Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 40 40 Single Data Entry Multiple Products/Views Traditional Text 1. Computer automated products are possible now FDC 0/0000 ZAB NEWMEXICO.. FLIGHT RESTRICTION ROSWELL, NEWMEXICO. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION Web Text 91.137(A)(2) TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT DUE TO A HIGH SPEED ... State New Mexico Affected Location: Roswell, New Mexico near VORTAC (CME) xNOTAM (AIXM) XML Beginning Date: 3/2/2004 at 4:46 PM UTC Ending Date: Until further notice 24 hours, daily TFR Hours: FDC Affected Operations:All Reason for NOTAM:Temporary flight restrictions high speed chase for Type: 1/1/0001 Hazards BRETT TEST ... … UTC HIGH SPEED CHASE ... AIXM TFR Graphics AIXM Different Transforms Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 41 41 AIXM Deployment Global Adoption and Implementation 2. AIXM Sep 05 AIXM 4.5 End 2007 - AIXM 5.0 Final Release 2006 Release Candidate 1 2007 Release Candidate 2 2008 2009 EuroControl Slide Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 42 42 International Adoption From 2006 Global AIS Congress • Australia • Canada • China • EuroControl • Japan • South Africa • United States 7 - Human Capital 8 – Business Focus 3 – Move from product to data approach 9 - Civil/Military partnerships 1 –AIM is core ATM enabler 2 – Enlarged scope 2. 4–Ensure quality for all phases of flight 6 - Global 5 – Regional Excellence AIM Partnerships Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 43 43 A couple things to remember… • Quality from the very beginning – Quality check as data enters the system • Authorization and accuracy 3. – Focus on end-to-end quality – Complete Chain-of-Custody • Move to digital delivery of Aeronautical data – – – – Build products from base AI data Merge like data types (NOTAMs and SUAs) Single entry – Multiple Views We will still have to maintain many of our legacy formats • Aeronautical data is not just traditional AIS and NOTAMs • Its Global… Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 44 44 Thank You ! Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 45 45 Definitions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AEEC AI AI-T AIM AIS AICM AIXM Annex 15 CARF COI FMC FMS IV&V MOA NDBX NOTAM SUA UML WG XML Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (ARINC) Aeronautical Information (also means Artificial Intelligence) AI Transaction Aeronautical Information Management Aeronautical Information Service Aeronautical Information Conceptual Model Aeronautical Information Exchange Model based on XML ICAO annex addressing AI Services Community of Interest Flight Management Computer Flight Management System Independent Verification &Verification Military Operating Area Navigation Database Exchange Notice to Airman Special Use Airspace Unified Modeling Language Work Group eXtendable Markup Language Aeronautical Information Management January 2007 Federal Aviation Administration 46 46