RTCAEUROCAE206 Brussels, 30 JAN 03 FEB 2006 AICM, AIXM

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RTCA/EUROCAE/206Brussels, 30 JAN 03 FEB 2006
AICM, AIXM xNOTAM Overview

• Presented byEUROCONTROL

European Organisation for the Safety of Air
Navigation
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Why this presentation ?
Many slide in this presentation courtesy of
Brett Brunk, FAA
Eduard Porosnicu EUROCONTROL -
EATM/DAS/AIM Responsibilities AICM/AIXM, eAIP,
xNOTAM
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SC 206 - Draft OSED
Survey/Data collection
Procedure design
AIS Publications AIP, SUP, NOTAM
Avionics processing
Avionics in aircraft
Data vendor processing
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SC 206 Specification, CASCADE, EFB
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AIXM goals
AIXM scope
Survey/Data collection
Procedure design
Data vendor processing
Avionics processing
Avionics in aircraft
AIP, SUP, NOTAM
State AIS
Digital Data - AIXM
CASCADE, SC 206 Specification,
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• AICM AIXM Overview

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AICM Objective and ScopeAeronautical Information
for International Air Navigation
EnRoute Airspace
Route
Terminal
Fix
Procedures
Service
Airport/Runway
Airport/Runway

• Routes
• Procedures
• Organizations Services

• Aerodromes
• Airspace
• NAVAIDS Fixes

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Airport Concept
Aerodrome and Heliport AICM AD_HP AIXM
ltAhpgt Defines the airport or heliport and
provides general information.
Obstacle at Airport AICM AD_HP_OBSTACLE AIXM
ltAhogt Obstacle at an airport
Apron AICM APRON AIXM ltApngt Locations where
aircraft park and passengers enter and exit the
aircraft.
Usage Limitation AICM AD_HP_USAGE AIXM
ltAhugt Rules describing flights and aircraft that
can operate at the airport or heliport.
Runway AICM RWY AIXM ltRwygt A runway at an
airport.
Taxiway AICM TWY AIXM ltTwygt Fixed path used by
aircraft to travel to and from a runway.
Airport Timesheet AICM TIMESHEET AIXM
ltAhtgt Operating hours of the airport
Runway Direction AICM RWY_DIRECTION AIXM
ltRdngt Defines runway direction, approach lighting
and thresholds.
Continuous
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Airspace Concept
Airspace Border AICM Airspace Border AIXM
ltAbdgt Horizontal border of the airspace.
Airspace AICM Airspace AIXM ltAsegt Airspace
defined by an upper and lower altitude boundary.
Airspace Part
Airspace Part
Derived Geometry AICM Airspace_Deriv_Geo AIXM
ltAdggt Defines relationships between airspace. For
instance aggregation of airspace parts into an
airspace.
Airspace Border Vertex AICM Airspace
Vertex AIXM ltAvxgt Location along airspace border.
Geographical Border AICM Geo_Border,
Geo_Border_Vertex AIXM ltGbrgt, ltGbvgt Airspace
border following a geographic border (e.g.,
coastline)
Airspace Timesheet AICM Airspace_Timesheet
AIXM ltAttgt Operating hours for the airspace.
Weekdays 8 to 5 PM
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Routes Concept
Enroute Route AICM EN_ROUTE_RTE AIXM ltRtegt An
enroute route
Significant Point AICM SIGNIFICANT_POINT AIXM
various, see Fixes A point used to define the
start or end of a route segment.
Route Segment Use AICM RTE_SEG_USE AIXM
ltRsugt How the route segment is used. Operating
hours, flight levels
Route Segment AICM RTE_SEG AIXM ltRsggt A portion
of a route, defined by two consecutive
significant points.
Route Segment Timesheet AICM RTE_SEG_USE_TIMESHEE
T AIXM ltRstgt Operating hours for the route
segment
Working Hours Weekdays 8 to 5 PM
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Fixes Concept
NAVAID Limitation AICM VOR Limitation, TACAN
Limitation AIXM ltVlngt, ltTlngt Coverage
limitations of the NAVAID.
VOR AICM VOR AIXM ltVorgt Defines the VOR
equipment and location.
Angle Indication AICM Angle_Indication AIXM
ltAingt Angle from a NAVAID to a significant point.
TACAN AICM TACAN AIXM ltTcngt Defines the TACAN
equipment and location.
Designated Point AICM Designated Point AIXM
ltDpngt A significant point not marked by a NAVAID.
NAVAID Timesheet AICM Timesheet AIXM
ltVttgt,ltTttgt, ltDttgt Operating hours for the NAVAID.
Distance Indication AICM Distance_Indication AIXM
ltDingt Distance from a NAVAID to a significant
point.
Working Hours Weekdays 8 to 5 PM
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Services Concept
Service AICM SERVICE AIXM ltSergt A service
provided by a unit.
Organization AICM ORG_AUTH AIXM
ltOrggt Organization authority
FAA
Frequency AICM FREQUENCY AIXM
ltFqygt Frequency(ies) on which the service is
provided
Address AICM ORG_AUTH_ADDRESS UNIT_ADDRESS AIXM
ltOaagt, ltUasgt Address of an organization or unit.
Center
ATC
Unit AICM UNIT AIXM ltUnigt Unit within an
organization
Flight Services
Association AICM ORG_AUTH_ASSOC UNIT_ASSOC AIXM
ltOasgt, ltUacgt A parent-child relationship between
units or organizations.
Timesheet AICM Timetable AIXM ltFttgt,
ltSttgt Operating hours for a frequency or service
Working Hours Weekdays 8 to 5 PM
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Procedures Concept
VOR/DME RWY34 (S-34)
MAP 1700
IAP AICM IAP AIXM ltIapgt Instrument approach
procedure
Obstacle Clearance Altitude AICM OCA_OCH AIXM
ltOohgt Minimum obstacle clearance altitude for
aircraft categories.
IAP Usage AICM IAP_USAGE AIXM ltIuegt Instrument
approach procedure usage and operating hours.
Cat ABCD DA 440 Cat E DA 440
Procedure Leg AICM PROCEDURE_LEG AIXM
ltPlggt Path along the approach procedure.
FAF 1600
Significant Point AICM SIGNFICANT_POINT AIXM
ltNdbgt,ltVorgt,ltDpngt, ltTcngt, etc Points used to
define procedure legs.
Working Hours Weekdays 8 to 5 PM
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AICM Documentation

• Model
• Features
• Properties
• Relationships
• Rules

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What is AIXM

• Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM)
• System-to-system data exchange specification
• Based on AICM
• Non-proprietary format
• Extensible Mark-up Language (XML)

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AIXMData Exchange language for AICM
AICM CONCEPTUAL
Requirements
AIXM EXCHANGE

ltgt lt.gt . .lt/gt lt.gt . .lt/.gt lt/gt
GML
XML

• Non-proprietary format suitable for system to
  system exchange
• Map AICM concepts into AIXM XML encoding

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From AICM to AIXM
AICM
AIXM
ltAIXM-Snapshotgt ltVorgt ltVorUidgt ltcodeIDgtAMLlt/
codeIDgt ltgeoLatgt34.3928Nlt/geoLatgt ltgeoLongt12
3.4333Wlt/geoLongt lt/VorUidgt lt/AIXM-Snapshotgt
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AIXMXML language for AIM

• Vocabulary based on AICM
• Data types
• Example fire fighting category for
  aerodrome/heliport ltcodeTypeVORgt VOR, DVOR
• Features
• Example VOR ltVorgt
• Properties
• VOR Frequency ltfrequencygt
• Working hours ltoperatingTogt - complex structure

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AIXMXML language for AIM

• Vocabulary based on AICM
• Natural keys
• System independent feature identification and
  relationships
• In XML as complex Feature Uids
• Set of uniquely defining properties

ltVorUidgt ltcodeIDgtAMLlt/codeIDgt ltgeoLatgt34.3928N
lt/geoLatgt ltgeoLongt123.4333Wlt/geoLongtlt/VorUidgt
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AIXMXML language for AIM

• Vocabulary based on AICM
• AIXM natural keys

ltDmegt ltDmeUidgt ltcodeIDgtAMLlt/codeIDgt ltgeoLatgt3
4.3928Nlt/geoLatgt ltgeoLongt123.4333Wlt/geoLongt lt/D
meUidgt ltVorUidgt ltcodeIDgtAMLlt/codeIDgt ltgeoLatgt
34.3928Nlt/geoLatgt ltgeoLongt123.4333Wlt/geoLongt lt/
VorUidgt lt/Dmegt
collocated
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AIXMXML language for AIM

• Grammar (database update mechanism)
• AIXM-Update message type
• On at , the following VOR, RWY, will be
  introduced/changed/withdrawn as follows
• AIXM-Snapshot message type
• I have the following information about these
  VOR, AD, RWY

ltAIXM-Snapshotgt
ltAIXM-Snapshotgt
ltAIXM-Snapshotgt
ltAIXM-Updategt
ltAIXM-Updategt
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AICM/AIXM Evolution

• AIXM in use today EAD demo
• Static Database
• Upload/download format
• Support NOTAM production
• Support Charting
• Support (e)AIP production
• More information
• http//www.eurocontrol.int/aim/public/standard_pag
  e/interop_aicm.html
• http//elearning.eurocontrol.int/
• Where next - AIXM 5
• Geospatial interoperability (GML)
• NOTAMS, xNOTAMS and tracking temporary changes

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AIXM - evolution objectives

• Incremental approach
• globally applicable aeronautical data exchange
  specification, compliant with ICAO SARPS
  (Standards and Recommended Practices), satisfying
  the needs for international aeronautical
  information dissemination of the stakeholder
  States, including temporary changes (NOTAM).
  Existing investments shall be protected by a full
  backwards compatibility model. A standard
  extension mechanism shall enable the use of AIXM
  for a wider spectrum of aeronautical information
  services applications
• AICM/AIXM 5
• FAA/NGA/EUROCONTROL joint development

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AICM/AIXM 5

• Major work areas
• exhaustive temporality model
• including support for the temporary information
  contained in NOTAM
• Alignment with ISO standards for geospatial
  information
• including the use of the Geographical Markup
  Language (GML)
• Support for the latest industry and ICAO
  requirements
• Obstacles
• terminal procedures
• airport mapping databases
• Modular and extensible
• Use UML for Conceptual Schema

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AIXM 5 Design Review meeting
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AIXM 5 Design Review meeting
Australia United States Austria China France South
Africa Germany Italy Canada Brazil Sweden Japan
EUROCONTROL FAA Strategic Aero Space Imaging
Solutions Boeing USAF IBM Honeywell Dept. Trans
Australia RAAF Australia Solitec
Software ESRI Civil Aviation of China Flatiron
Solutions JIL Information Systems CSSI Safe
Software Sofréavia BAE
CNAC Harris Corporation DGAC/SIA ATNS South
Africa Avitech SAIC IDS Strategic
Aeronautics Grafton Technologies NGA Canadian
Forces ICA/DECEA MITRE/CAASD US Navy ESC/MPSG US
Air Force Northrup Grumman IT NavCanada Transport
Canada
Washington, 7-8 Feb 2006
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AIXM 5 (xNOTAM) example
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AIXM 5 Temporal Model
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AIXM 5 (baseline) example October 27, 2006
NASR NFDC Subscriber file
Every AIRAC Cycle
NASR AIS DB
NFDC Subscriber Data
1 Current AIS Baseline
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AIXM 5 (baseline) exampleOctober 27, 2006 NASR
NFDC Subscriber file
Message 1
lt?xml version"1.0" encoding"UTF-8"?gt ltfaaNFDCSu
bscriberFile xmlnsfaa"www.faa.gov"
xmlnsxlink"http//www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlnsgml"http//www.opengis.net/gml"
xmlnsaixm"http//www.aixm.aero"
xmlnsxsi"http//www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instan
ce" xsischemaLocation"www.faa.gov
TestApplicationSchema.xsd http//www.aixm.aero
AIXM-GML-ObjectTypes.xsd " gmlid"_001"gt
ltaixmidentifier codeSpace"www.faa/gov/ato/aim/na
sr"gt18Flt/aixmidentifiergt ltgmlvalidTimegt
ltgmlTimeInstantgt ltgmltimePositiongt2005-10-2
7T000000lt/gmltimePositiongt
lt/gmlTimeInstantgt lt/gmlvalidTimegt
ltfaacoveragegtALLlt/faacoveragegt
ltaixmfeatureMembersgt ltaixmVOR
gmlid"_002"gt ltaixmidentifier
codeSpace"www.faa.gov/ato/aim/nasr"gt939lt/aixmide
ntifiergt ltgmlvalidTimegt ltgmlTimePeriodgt
ltgmlbeginPositiongt1985-01-01T000000lt/gml
beginPositiongt ltgmlendPosition
indeterminatePosition"unknown"/gt
lt/gmlTimePeriodgt lt/gmlvalidTimegt
ltaixmtimeSlicegt ltaixmVORTimeSlicegt
lt/aixmVORTimeSlicegt lt/aixmtimeSlicegt
lt/aixmVORgt lt/aixmfeatureMembersgt lt/faaNFDCSu
bscriberFilegt
Message Identifier
Message Time
Area of Coverage
Feature Set
AML VOR (identifier, start of existence)
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AIXM 5 (baseline) exampleOctober 27, 2006 NASR
NFDC Subscriber file
Message 1 - continued
ltaixmVOR gmlid"_002"gt ltaixmidentifier
codeSpace"www.faa.gov/ato/aim/nasr"gt939lt/aixmide
ntifiergt ltaixmtimeSlicegt
ltaixmVORTimeSlicegt ltgmlvalidTimegt
ltgmlTimePeriodgt ltgmlbeginPositiongt2
005-10-27T000000lt/gmlbeginPositiongt
ltgmlendPositiongt2005-11-23T000000lt/gmlen
dPositiongt lt/gmlTimePeriodgt
lt/gmlvalidTimegt ltaixminterpretationgtBA
SELINElt/aixminterpretationgt ltaixmcodeIDgtAM
Llt/aixmcodeIDgt ltaixmlocationgt
ltgmlPointgt ltgmlposgt-101.3929
25.323lt/gmlposgt lt/gmlPointgt
lt/aixmlocationgt ltaixmnamegtARMEL
VORTAClt/aixmnamegt ltaixmtypegtVORlt/aixmtype
gt ltaixmfrequency uom"Hz"gt126.00lt/aixmfreq
uencygt ltaixmoperatingTogt
ltaixmTimeTablegt ltaixmworkingHoursCo
degtH24lt/aixmworkingHoursCodegt
lt/aixmTimeTablegt lt/aixmoperatingTogt
ltaixmunderAuthorityOf xlinkhref"www.faa.g
ov/ato/aim/nasr //aixmOrganizationaixmid
entifier'232' or (aixmtimeSlice/Organizati
onTimeSlice/interpretation 'BASELINE and
aixmtimeSlice/OrganizationTimeSlice/ID'FAA')"/gt
ltaixmextensiongt ltfaaVorExtensiongt
ltfaapower uom"W"gt50000lt/faapowergt
lt/faaVorExtensiongt lt/aixmextensiongt
lt/aixmVORTimeSlicegt lt/aixmtimeSlicegt
lt/aixmVORgt
BASELINE Time Period (AIRAC Cycle)
Location (GML)
Reference to organisation
Extension containing transmission power
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AIXM 5 (xNOTAM) example November 1, 2006
Facilities coordinates AML NOTAMS
1 Distribute AML Outage NOTAM
Message 1 xNOTAM Messages
Message Identifier
Message Time
NASR AIS DB
NOTAM Office
NOTAM Number
Q-Code
Feature Set
AIXM Features (Temp Delta)
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AIXM 5 (xNOTAM) example November 1, 2006
Facilities models AML upgrade
Message 1 NOTAM 1
ltfaaNOTAM xmlnsfaa"www.faa.gov"
xmlnsxlink"http//www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlnsgml"http//www.opengis.net/gml"
xmlnsaixm"http//www.aixm.aero"
xmlnsxsi"http//www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instan
ce" xsischemaLocation"www.faa.gov
TestApplicationSchema.xsd http//www.aixm.aero
AIXM-GML-ObjectTypes.xsd " gmlid"_001"gt ltaixmi
dentifier codeSpace"www.faa.gov/ato/usnof"gt53232lt
/aixmidentifiergt ltgmlvalidTimegt ltgmlTimeInst
antgt ltgmltimePositiongt2005-11-10T000000lt/gml
timePositiongt lt/gmlTimeInstantgt lt/gmlvalidTi
megt ltfaanotamYeargt05lt/faanotamYeargt ltfaanotam
Numbergt3232lt/faanotamNumbergt ltfaaqCodegtQNTAClt/f
aaqCodegt ltfaaaccountabilityFacility_Organisatio
ngt ltaixmOrganisation gmlid"_002"gt ltaixmid
entifier codeSpace"www.faa.gov/ato/usnof"gtZDClt/ai
xmidentifiergt ltaixmtimeSlicegt ltaixmOrgan
isationTimeSlicegt ltgmlvalidTimegt ltgml
TimePeriodgt ltgmlbeginPositiongt2005-10-31T0
00000lt/gmlbeginPositiongt ltgmlendPositio
n indeterminatePosition"unknown"/gt lt/gmlTi
mePeriodgt lt/gmlvalidTimegt ltaixminterpr
etationgtBASELINElt/aixminterpretationgt ltaixm
codeIDgtZDClt/aixmcodeIDgt lt/aixmOrganisationTi
meSlicegt lt/aixmtimeSlicegt lt/aixmOrganisatio
ngt lt/faaaccountabilityFacility_Organisationgt lta
ixmfeatureMembergt lt/aixmfeatureMembergt lt/faa
NOTAMgt
Message Identifier
Message Time
NOTAM Number
Q-Code
Feature Set
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AIXM 5 (xNOTAM) example November 1, 2006
Facilities models AML upgrade
Message 1 NOTAM 1
ltaixmVOR gmlid"_003"gt ltaixmidentifier
codeSpace"www.faa.gov/ato/aim/nasr"gt939lt/aixmide
ntifiergt ltgmlvalidTimegt ltgmlTimePeriodgt
ltgmlbeginPositiongt1985-01-01T000000lt/gmlbe
ginPositiongt ltgmlendPosition
indeterminatePosition"unknown"/gt lt/gmlTimePe
riodgt lt/gmlvalidTimegt ltaixmtimeSlicegt
ltaixmVORTimeSlicegt ltgmlvalidTimegt ltgm
lTimePeriodgt ltgmlbeginPositiongt2005-10-27
T000000lt/gmlbeginPositiongt ltgmlendPosit
iongt2005-11-23T000000lt/gmlendPositiongt lt/
gmlTimePeriodgt lt/gmlvalidTimegt ltaixmi
nterpretationgtBASELINElt/aixminterpretationgt
lt/aixmVORTimeSlicegt ltaixmVORTimeSlicegt
ltgmlvalidTimegt ltgmlTimePeriodgt
ltgmlbeginPositiongt2005-11-22T000000lt/gmlbegi
nPositiongt ltgmlendPositiongt2005-11-23T000
000lt/gmlendPositiongt lt/gmlTimePeriodgt
lt/gmlvalidTimegt ltaixminterpretationgtTEMPD
ELTAlt/aixminterpretationgt ltaixmstatusgtCLOSE
Dlt/aixmstatusgt lt/aixmVORTimeSlicegt lt/aixm
timeSlicegt lt/aixmVORgt
AML VOR BASELINE
AML VOR Temporary Change
What for?
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AMDB-xNOTAM Trial RWY closed
Darmstadt University of Technology Under
contract for EUROCONTROL
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AMDB-xNOTAM Trial Obstacle Erected
Darmstadt University of Technology Under
contract for EUROCONTROL
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Design Review Outcome

• We need your help
• Ensure AIXM covers the data you need to exchange
• Ensure AIXM covers the standards important to you
• Ensure AIXM willsupport your system to
  systeminformation exchangeneeds

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