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Federal AviationAdministrationAeronautical

Information Management (AIM) Modernization

For DATWG

Brett BrunkArchitecture and Planning System Operations - AIM Group

March 2009

2 2Federal AviationAdministration

AIM Modernization – JRC BriefingMarch 2009

Topics

• Vision for Aeronautical Information Management

• AIM Modernization Architecture– Performance, business, information and technology

• Current Activities– Federal NOTAM System initial deployment– SUA

• Consolidation of web sites• Information exchange

– AIXM 5



Topics





– AIXM 5



From AIS to AIMAIM as a core ATM enabler

• Traditional AIS– AIS is a set of paper products and manual

processes

• Aeronautical Information Management– System to system exchange of aeronautical

information– Global interoperability– Integrated data sets– Single entry multiple views

• Customer Service (Civil and military)– Flight planning and briefing– Aircraft– ATC automation– Traffic management– Notice to Airmen



Global ATM Vision• Provide “a holistic, cooperative and collaborative

decision-making environment, where the diverging expectations and interests of all members of the ATM community are balanced to achieve equity and access.”

• “Information management provides accredited, quality-assured and timely information used to support ATM operations.”

From ICAO Doc 9854 Global ATM Operational Concept (1.9.1)

From ICAO Doc 9854 Global ATM Operational Concept (2.15)



What does the Global ATM Operational Concept tell us?• Need a move to seamless global air traffic management

– Internationally harmonized and globally interoperable ATM system

• ATM includes seven capabilities– Manage airspace– Demand and capacity balancing– Aeronautical operations– Traffic synchronization– Conflict management– Airspace user operations– ATM service delivery management

• AIM/Information Services– Provide the information services necessary to support the seven ATM

capabilities



Role of AIM in supporting ATM

• Enabling flight operations

• Provide common operating picture of aeronautical situation– Monitor quality

– Control quality

– Provide information sharing

– Integrate data (historical, planning and operational)

– Provide decision information support

ATM AIM

AeronauticalCommonOperating

Picture



What is missing in AIM today?

– Manage airspace– Demand and capacity

balancing– Aerodrome operations– Traffic synchronization– Conflict management– Airspace user operations– ATM service delivery

management

How should AIM support these

ATM capabilities?

Global ATM capabilities



Supporting all phases of flight



Topics





– AIXM 5



The AIM Modernization Concept

Collect Evaluate Distribute

Data Management

Core Aeronautical Information Services

Airport Evaluation Airspace Design GeodecticsCommon Operating Picture for Aeronautical

Information

Surface Evaluation

SWIM, DataComm, FTI

Provide a ‘one stop shop’ for the aeronautical information services necessary for flight operations

NAS ATM Support ServicesSystem Forecast Planning Performance

Enabling NextGen Capabilities

Full Flight Plan

Airspace Status Situational Awareness4D Trajectory

On-Demand NASFlight data management

* Requirement to be validated and/or reallocated

Global ATM Operations

Terminal En RouteSystem OperationsAircraft

Charting

Performance

Business Services

Information

Standards & Technologies





Data Management



Information

Surface Evaluation

SWIM, DataComm, FTI




Full Flight Plan






Charting

Performance

Business Services

Information




Diverse customer community

• Airport operators• Forest service• Procedure developers• Military airfield

operators• Air Traffic Control

• Dispatchers• Pilots• General Aviation• Business Jets• Military• Military dispatch• Air Traffic Control

Originators Customers



Product-driven policyChallenges facing AIM

Flight Restrictions(Flow constraint rules, SOP, LOA)

Airport Field Conditions (FICONS)

National (FDC) NOTAM(IAPs, NAVAID,TFR)

Regional (Domestic)NOTAM

(SID, STAR, Airport)

Weather data products

Special Activity Airspace (SAA) Activation



NOTAM User – Lessons Learned*• User Studies

– Dispatchers

– Pilots

– Timeliness, consistency

– Single location

• Usability issues– Confusing Q-Codes

– Cognitive problems with free text

– Cognitive problems with UPPERCASE and ABBRV *Kelley Krokos, Ph.D., American Institutes of Research

Florian Jentsch, Ph.D., University of Central Florida (UCF)



Program strategic deliverables

• Improve Safety– Timely and accurate distribution of aeronautical

information– Capturing and distributing digital aeronautical

information• Improve efficiency

– Digital capture and delivery– Streamlined information management

• International Leadership– “Digital AIM”– ICAO compliance

• Supporting NextGen– Single Authoritative Source (i.e. Common

Operating Picture)– Infrastructure for 4D flight planning, shared

situational awareness, …

NOTAMAdvisoriesSpecial Use AirspaceAirport Field ConditionsSNOWTAMSFlow Constraints




Expected Benefits

• Decrease in incidents where NOTAMs are a contributing factor

• Decrease data collection and interpretation costs– Approximately $2M annually for major US carriers

• Decrease system operations costs– Approximately $4M annually for US government

• Timely, accurate and complete aeronautical information benefits flight operations– Improvements for controllers and pilot situational awareness





Data Management



Information

Surface Evaluation

SWIM, DataComm, FTI




Full Flight Plan






Charting

Performance

Business Services

Information




Example of the legacy AIS challengesNOTAM entry pathways today

AirportMilitary

Forest ServiceSecurityFacilities

Procedures

Text EntryFax

Digital EntryPhone

System Interface ManualValidation

Distribution of NOTAM is equally complicatedtoday!

PublishNOTAMDatabases



New Concept of Operations

AIM

DATALINK

Originator

Validate and Publish by an FAA Authoritative Source

Integrated permanent and temporary information

Computer readableElectronic distribution to customers

Accountable Sources

Digital Capture (AIXM via templates)

Web

Web service (AIXM)

AIM Modernization System

Web PageService (AIXM)Legacy Formats



Digital capture and delivery

Entry

Plain Language

ChartsAIXM XML



Capability roadmap

2008 2010 2012 2014+

AIM Modernization “Capital Investment Program”

Initial Segment 1 Final

Digital NOTAM Concept Development

Segment 2 Final

EUROCONTROL xNOTAM trials

Federal NOTAM System(FNS 1)

•Tower Lights

•Field Conditions

•ICAO

FNS 2

•digital

•TFRs

Advanced DynamicAirspace Management (ADAM 1)

•ALTRV (CARF)

•TFR

ADAM 2•SUA

•digital•Create Airspace

AIS-Modernization (AIS-M)

AIMCommonOperating

Picture (COP)

NextGen Common Status and Structure Data (CSSD)

•FDCs

•Center NOTAMs

•ATCAA

•Digital flow constraints

•briefing •flight planning submission

•LOA/SOP



Strategic Plan

AIM Modernization

Policy- ICAO compliance- Digital capture and delivery

Safety- Minimize stakeholder impacts- System transitions

Outreach- Education

- Human factors analysis- Stakeholder working group

Technical- Future Systems

- SWIM compliance- Legacy support



Monday – 28 January 2008 0500 UTC

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Federal AviationAdministration

25Management Confidential

NAV CANADA – FAAICAO NOTAM Harmonization

Charles MontgomeryNAV CANADA Director, AIS & Flight Operations

Barry Davis, FAA Manager, Aeronautical Information Management



FAA-NAV CANADA Workgroup Objectives……

• Work together to achieve seamless ICAO NOTAMs between both states

• Facilitate a modernization movement from legacy NOTAMs to ICAO formatted NOTAMs

• Enable the transition to digital NOTAMs

• Use AIXM technology (version 5 and beyond)



Joint System Harmonization

• Direct entry by NOTAM authority• ICAO NOTAM format for both states• Common Series to be used by both states• Automation for upfront quality checks• Continue legacy system support• Transition activities required



ICAO NOTAM Series/1

• Series A – Aerodrome/Movement or Landing Area• Series B – ATC Facilities and Services • Series C – Special Use Airspace• Series D – Obstruction• Series E – Airspace NOTAMs• Series F – 2nd Language Translations (e.g., French)• Series G – GNSS NOTAMs (GPS, WAAS, LAAS)• Series H – Chart Corrections



ICAO NOTAM Series/2

• Series J – Special Notices and Advisories• Series L – Limited Distribution NOTAMs • Series M – Military

• Series N – NAVAID NOTAMs

• Series O – Other Aeronautical Information• Series P – Procedural• Series V – Military Procedures• Series W – Database Corrections• Series Y – Test NOTAMs• Series Z – Airway NOTAMs





Data Management



Information

Surface Evaluation

SWIM, DataComm, FTI




Full Flight Plan






Charting

Performance

Business Services

Information




Digital Aeronautical InformationDigital NOTAM



Aeronautical Information Exchange Model Enabling AIM Modernization

Others…

Uses XML and GMLIs modular and extendable

Accommodates ICAO standards and recommendations: Annex 4 and 15

Accommodates industry requirements: ARINC 424/EUROCAE ED-99/RTCA DO-272

Provides globally applicable conceptual model and exchange format for aeronautical

informationModels temporality

More information at www.aixm.aero

•Complete data model (Airport AC 150/5300-18B)

•OGC GML 3.2 Compliant

•Static and dynamic data

•Common meanings and definitions

•Eliminate free form text



Web Sitewww.aixm.aero

•Design Documents•Model Details•AIXM 5 Forum•Digital NOTAM

•Design Documents•Model Details•AIXM 5 Forum•Digital NOTAM





Data Management



Information

Surface Evaluation

SWIM, DataComm, FTI




Full Flight Plan






Charting

Performance

Business Services

Information




Federal NOTAM System SWIM architecture

NOTAM/CARFOrigination

Users

User entry

User query

System to System

FNS

System to System

NOTAM/CARFCollection

NOTAM/CARFProcessing

NOTAM/CARFDistribution

FAA Facilities

DOD

Airports

External Systems

CARF/NOTAMUsers

External Systems

Service Bus



System Architecture• Open

Geospatial Consortium compliant– GML, WFS,

WMS

• AIXM• SWIM Web

Services– SOAP, XML

• Extensible and Modular



Topics





– AIXM 5



Federal NOTAM System2009 operational demonstrations

• Digital Entry– AIXM Event Specifications– SNOW, Runways and Obstacles

• Web site concepts– Airport NOTAM summary– NOTAM queries

• Concept validation– Technology, Policy, Safety and

Outreach• Field studies• Limited deployment

demonstrations

2008 2010 2012 2014+

Federal NOTAM System(FNS 1)

Digital NOTAM Entry

US NOTAM System Database of Record

NOTAM Query and NOTAM Summary

Legacy UsersDigital Consumers

Tower Operators and Airports

System and Web Interfaces



Direct NOTAM entry at Denver Airport

ATCT Air Traffic

TRACON

ARTCC

Airline/Public

Flight Services

FNS Server

Phone

Passur Systems

eNOTAM

FNS Digital protopype

USNS

Phone/fax

DEN Airport

FTI OPS IP

https

InternetPhoneor

NOTAM Position

NOTAM Desk

Internet

FTI OPS IP

eNOTAMSIDS4PassurFSN

Airport personnel

DEN Airport Operations

FTI MS IPhttps

Phone/fax/ Coordination

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ERIDSAIS-R, etc

Internet

•Safety risk analysis identified no significant hazards associated with direct entry at Denver Airport

•NOTAM coordination with local ATC facilities

•Training and compliance with policies and advisory circulars

•Safety risk analysis identified no significant hazards associated with direct entry at Denver Airport

•NOTAM coordination with local ATC facilities

•Training and compliance with policies and advisory circulars



Digital NOTAM Capture Demonotamdemo.aim.nas.faa.gov



Field Summary Demonotams.aim.faa.gov



System to System NOTAM Entry

• “Lights out” NOTAM Capture (42% of all NOTAMs, 75% of D NOTAMs)• NavAid Capture• Procedures Capture• Airports Capture

– Electronic System Interface Capture for large airports (SWIM compliant web services)– Web Capture as backup and other airports

“Lights Out” Entry Sample Airport Entry



TFR and SUA web site merge

• One stop shop• Situational awareness issues• Explore concepts for spatial-temporal

representation of aeronautical information

• One stop shop• Situational awareness issues• Explore concepts for spatial-temporal

representation of aeronautical information

TFR.FAA.GOV SUA.FAA.GOV



SUA Information Exchange• Improve scheduling• Information dissemination• SWIM Service Oriented Architecture

NASR SAMS ERAM

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

DOD• Single authoritative sources• Eliminate manual entries• AIXM-compliant• Consistent with AIM Modernization and

Federal NOTAM System!



AIXM/WXXM Conference

• AIXM 5 Information• Results of the OGC test bed

– Demonstration of AIXM to the cockpit

• Keynote speakers– David Lewtas, ICAO– Vicki Cox, FAA VP (NextGen)– Ken Reid (Eurocontrol)– Many others!

• Vendor booths May 12-14, 2009

Washington DC

Register at www.aixm.aero



DOD Coordination

• The Value Proposition– Well-established standards for accessing aeronautical data– Digital data access– Timeliness and quality improvements

• For your consideration– Transition from analog to digital products– Network enabled operations (SWIM)– Security and Access– Transition to military systems

Acknowledgements: DOD NOTAM officeNGAUS AF AMC



Conclusions and Questions

• AIM is about– Digital capture and delivery of aeronautical information– Timely and high quality access to information for all customers– Information necessary to support future ATM

• AIM Modernization– Customer focus– System designed for interoperability

• Key short term initiatives– Federal NOTAM System trials – Denver– SUA– AIXM Conference – May 12-14



Thank you

• Information on AIM modernization– Nfdc.faa.gov/aimnews– www.aixm.aero– Notams.aim.faa.gov– Notamdemo.aim.nas.faa.gov

• Contacts– Brett Brunk

• AIM Architecture and Planning• [email protected]

– Barry C Davis• Manager of AIM• [email protected]



Benefits for customersProvide new digital capabilities while maintaining legacy support

Federal NOTAM System

Format

Benefit

End Date

Traditional (Legacy)RWY 4/22 CLSD EXC TAXI

FasterStandardized Terms

Approx. 2015

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