The EUROCONTROL PBN Approach Map Tool

User Guide

Aline TROADEC

EUROCONTROL

Updated 4th September 2018

Introduction

PBN procedures are being published throughout Europe in all

phases of flight: RNAV5 routes, RNP1 or RNAV1 SID/STAR, RNP

APCH… One day, they might even become the only instrument

procedures available.

The Map Tool illustrates PBN deployment status and plans in ECAC

with maps and deployment evolution graphs.

This also includes information on other instrument approach

procedures with vertical guidance (ILS, GLS)

With the PBN Map Tool:

Progress against publication objectives set in the European

Commission Implementation Regulation 2018/1048 dated 18th July

2018 can be monitored.

Airspace users can assess their network of operations against their

PBN airborne capabilities.

The Map is currently focused on PBN final approach procedures.

Adding PBN SID/STAR procedures in the map is under assessment.

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Different versions of the map tool

1st version - June 2012

2nd version - October 2014

- Addition of Precision Landing and 3D approaches introduction

3rd version - June 2017

- Access to deployment « since 2012 » (when impl. monitoring started)

- Addition of « airports » and « PCP airports » statistics

4th version - May 2018

- Upgraded interface and improved statistics/graphs

- Statistics on any list of airports (« User lists »)

- Addition of SBAS Cat I and GLS operations

- Possibility for authorised users to « submit changes »

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User guide (next slides)

Access the map tool (slides 5 to 7)

Welcome page (slide 8)

Definitions, dates of latest updates, News and FAQ (slides 9 to 11)

Maps: Visualise deployment status at any date (slides 12 to 17)

Visualise detailed airport information (slide 18)

Generate Statistics/Deployment evolution graphs (slides 19 to 24)

Print maps and export data (slide 25)

How to propose changes (slides 18 and 26) – for authorised users only!

Manage airport lists (slide 27)

Links and contact (slide 28)

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Access via the EUROCONTROL extranet

(Onesky Online)

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Login page

If you don’t have access yet, just

ask for it via this link.

No other password than the Onesky Online password is

required to access the Map Tool

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The PBN Approach Map Tool is in the list of My Services :

Access to the map tool is also possible through this direct link:

https://ext.eurocontrol.int/airport_map_tool

The Landing page (Home)

Home is

also

available

from here

The Welcome page provides: A short introduction to the tool

The latest News

Current deployment status figures for ECAC in a tabular format and

The « 3D PBN » deployment evolution graph

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Definitions

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« Definitions » are

available for download:

This table provides the date and time of last update for each country:

Actual implementation are updated every 1 or 2 AIRAC cycles (according

AIP review).

Implementation plans are updated as soon as new information is brought

to our attention.

Dates of Latest Updates

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News and FAQ

These pages provide News and answers to Frequently Asked

Questions (FAQ) relevant to the tool

Details can be shown/hidden clicking on the News/FAQ

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Maps

With the Filters, choose what you want to see on the Map

or in the list of Airports (details available in next slides)

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Map Filters (status at a given Date)

Step 1:

Choose the Date :

- Current Status (implementation status

“as of today”), or

- Situation as end of “a year” (any year

from 2012, when implementation

monitoring by EUROCONTROL

started)

Press the « Update » button

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Map Filters (Approach types)

Step 2: Choose an Approach type or Aggregated type:

“Aggregated” types

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Map Filters (Actual publication and plans)

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The colour of the airport symbol on the map (Black, Grey, Orange,

Blue, Green) depends on the implementation status of the approach

type selected at the selected date

Instrument runway only are taken into account, a few Non-

Instrument runways are also depicted if they have with publication

plans

(1) (2)

Step 3: Choose the Airport types (1) (Airport, Airport/Heliport or Heliport) and

the Implementation status (2) for airports you want to see on the map

Step 4:

Use this Search function if you are

looking for specific airports. Search

by:

Country Name

Airport Name

ICAO code, or

IATA code (if one exists)

Add airports “for military use only”

Remember to click on “Apply” !

Map Filters (Seach function)

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Search results are visible both on the Map and in the list of « Airports »

Give a name to your own lists of airports (Save airports list) for use

later in Statistics (see slide 19)

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Map Filters (Airport labels, zoom, views)

Step 5:

Choose the Airport Label (1) (None,

Airport Name, ICAO code or both)

Choose the Size (2) of the airport

symbol on the map

Zoom in button (3) or

- Double click with the mouse, or

- Press SHIFT + click and drag with

the mouse

Zoom out button (4) or

- CTRL + double click with the mouse

Default Zoom (5) button

Hide the Filters (6) or the list of

Airports (7) clicking on relevant

buttons

(2)(1)

(7)(6)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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Detailed Airport information (1/2)

Detailed airport information is available:

- by clicking on the airport symbol on the Map or

- from the list of Airports ( )

- One line per runway end, one

column for each approach type

- One Status and Year for each

approach type

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Detailed Airport information (2/2)

The detailed airport information window will be slightly different for

users authorised to propose changes for this airport:

- Change proposals

which have not been

approved yet are

summarised in a

dedicated tab

- Propose changes to the

data here (see also slide 26)

Statistics (= Deployment evolution graphs) (1/5)

Statistics can be obtained for a selection of Countries, Airports or lists of Airports

defined by the user (User list / see slide 17)

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Statistics will be generated for those items appearing in the column on the right.

Items can be added to (Add) or removed from (Remove) the column on the right.

One, several, None or All values can be moved from one column to the other.

Statistics (= Deployment evolution graphs) (2/5)

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Statistics will be generated for:- One Approach type or aggregated type

- Runways Ends or Airports

- A Period

- All airports including those for military use only (excluded by default)

- PCP airports only

Choose values of interest in the filter and press on the “Update” button

Statistics (= Deployment evolution graphs) (3/5)

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Data illustrated on the graph can

be exported in a tabular form

Statistics on Runway ends (4/5)

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The graph shows the evolution of the deployment over time.

The curve in green illustrates how deployment evolved up until today. From

then, the curve becomes orange and illustrates deployment forecast according

plans captured in the map tool (Y-axis from Bottom to Top on the left hand side of the graph).

Holding the mouse over any part of the curve shows the status in numbers.

A curve in grey appears at the top of the window. This illustrates those runways

ends/airports where the approach type is “impossible” to implement (Y-axis from Top to

Bottom on the right hand side of the graph).

The gap between the grey and the orange curves gives an indication of the

number of runway ends without publication plans.

Statistics on Airports (5/5)

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Graphs for Airports are a little more complex than those for runway ends.

An airport can have several runways, therefore it can be partially or fully covered

(or planned to be covered) by a particular approach type.

Before “today”, the blue (“partially implemented”) is added on top of the green

(“fully implemented”). From “today”, the yellow (“planned partially implemented”)

is added on top of the orange (“planned fully implemented”).

On this example, no airport is set to “impossible” (grey line is at the top – 0%).

On the 01/01/2022, 75% of the airports are planned to be “fully implemented”

and 25% of them planned to be “partially implemented”.

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Print and Export

Export all the data stored in the map tool.

Data from All countries, PCP Airports only or one

country only can be exported.

Data export is available per runway end or per

airport

Get an image file of the map

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Submit changes (for authorised users only)

- Authorised users can

propose changes

through this interface

as well (see also slide 17)

- The list of airports for

which the user is

authorised to propose

changes is available in

the drop down list

- Typing in the ICAO

code will go directly to

the airport of interest

- Proposals which

have not been

accepted yet are

visible here

Authorisation for a list of airport can be obtained from

pbn.map.tool@eurocontrol.int

User Lists (List of Airports)

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Users can:- View their own lists of airports (see

slide 17 to see how to create a list)

- View the content of its list,

- Copy it to the clipboard or

- Delete lists.

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Direct access to the map tool:

https://ext.eurocontrol.int/airport_map_tool

Any question on the map tool?

Contact pbn.map.tool@eurocontrol.int