System-Wide Information Management (SWIM)

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System-Wide Information Management (SWIM)

• SWIM Key to NEXTGEN

Small Business Procurement Opportunities
Training Conference
Rhonda Thomas, SWIM Acquisition Lead
18 June 2008
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Program Concept
SWIM is an IT infrastructure program that will
operate in the background to provide data to
authorized users

• SWIM will
• Implement a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  in the NAS
• Identify industry standards, best practices and
  COTS products for use by other NAS programs
• Establish governance policy, process, mechanisms
  and metrics
• In order to
• Ensure interoperability between systems
• Lower information costs
• Increase speed to establish new interfaces
• Increase common situational awareness
• Increase NAS agility

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Enterprise Management
The Challenge
Today
Host
WARP
ETMS
IDS/ERIDS
ASDE-X
ATOP
ERAM
STARS/ ARTS/ TAMR
CIWS
Business as Usual(NextGen without SWIM)
- More unique, point-to-point interfaces - Costly
development, test, maintenance, CM - New
decisions linked to old data constructs -
Cumbersome data access outside of NAS
Inter-Agency
TMA
TFM
- Existing point-to-point, hardwired NAS - Unique
interfaces, custom designs
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Communicating via SWIM One Example
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Program Status

• Joint Resources Council (JRC) Final Investment
  Decision was made on 20 June 2007
• Two-year baseline (FY09 and FY10) approved
• SWIM will return to the JRC in FY09 for approval
  of the rest of Segment 1 (FY11-13)
• JRC decision for SWIM Segment 2 expected in FY10
• Funding would start in FY12

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Segment 1 Program Overview

• Nine Segment 1 capabilities were derived from
  Communities of Interest
• Aeronautical Information Management (AIM)
• Flight Flow Management (FFM)
• Weather
• SWIM will not implement a separate infrastructure
  for Segment 1
• SWIM will leverage existing infrastructures,
  processes, resources, and logistics chains that
  are part of the program offices implementing the
  9 SWIM capabilities
• SWIM Governance will establish operating rules
  for the stakeholders and their services/applicatio
  ns to ensure use of common protocols and
  interfaces, assisted by use of commercial
  software for some Core Services
• In-Service decisions are delegated to
  implementing programs

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SWIM Segment 1 COI Capabilities
Capabilities will be implemented as services by
SWIM SIPs over the next five years
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Program Approach

• SWIM is working with SWIM Implementing Programs
  (SIPs) to finalize SWIM requirements documents
• SIPs include ERAM, TFM, AIM, Terminal, CIWS,
  ITWS, and WMSCR
• ITWS and CIWS teams are developing SWIM
  prototypes for selected products in FY08
• Starting in FY09, each SIP will receive their
  requirements, SWIM Governance documents, a SWIM
  tool kit, and budget to develop the required
  capabilities

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The SWIM "A-List " for FY08

• Complete Segment 1 requirements documents
• Complete Architecture Prototyping and work to
  validate Segment 1 architecture
• Complete Trade Study to select COTS products used
  to provide Segment 1 Core Services
• Prepare for Segment 1 development in FY09
  configure lab, identify commercial products,
  develop FY09 Service Level Agreements with SIPs
• Work with SIPs to prepare refined cost and
  schedule estimates for JRC in FY09 (Segment 1B)
• Initiate Segment 2 Definition

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ITWS/CIWS Prototyping

• Two weather services were selected for limited
  prototyping in FY08 ITWS and CIWS
• ITWS Prototype is using the Iona Fuse (open
  source) service container software on three
  weather products Microburst TRACON Map
  Product, Gustfront Product, and the Configured
  Alerts Product
• CIWS Prototype is using the Mule (open source)
  service container software on two mosaic weather
  products VIL and EchoTops
• Both prototypes are developing a SWIM service
  that includes client server software, using
  SWIM-like standards and products for Core
  Services.

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Rqmts Design
Segment 2 Execution
Segment 2 Definition
Segment 2 Definition
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Current SWIM Contracting Support

• Areas Technical Services, Acquisition Planning,
  and Implementation
• Utilizing large businesses such as Boeing
• Utilizing Small Businesses, 8A, Women-Owned,
  Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Minority
  Certified Businesses
• Sources GSA Schedule, References, TAC,
  Conferences (networking), subcontracting
  arrangements

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Possible SWIM Contracting Opportunities

• Technical Services
• COTS Software (Service Container Software, XML
  Gateway, SOAP Engine, Message-Oriented
  Middleware, Policy Server, Registry
  (design-time))
• Integration Support
• Acquisition Planning and Implementation
• Implementing Programs
• Requirements Development
• Prototyping, Testing and Integration

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SWIM Web Site
www.swim.gov
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Back up Slides
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SWIM Functional Architecture
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SWIM Architecture with Core Services
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Acronyms

• AIM - Aeronautical Information Management
• AOC - Airline Operations Center
• ARTCC - Air Route Traffic Control Center
• ARTS - Automated Radar Terminal System
• ASDE - Airport Surface Detection Equipment
• ASDE-X - Airport Surface Detection Equipment
  Model X
• ATCSCC - Air Traffic Control System Command
  Center
• ATCT - Airport Traffic Control Tower
• ATOP - Advanced Technologies and Oceanic
  Procedures
• CIWS - Corridor Integrated Weather System
• CM - Configuration Management
• COTS - Commercial Off The Shelf
• EFSTS - Electronic Flight Strip Transfer System
• ERAM - En Route Automation Modernization
• ETMS - Enhanced Traffic Management System
• FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
• FDIO - Flight Data Input/Output
• FFM - Flight Flow Management
• FTI - FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure

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Acronyms Cont.

• NAS - National Airspace System
• NASR - National Airspace System Resource
• NNCC National Network Control Center
• PIREPs Pilot Reports
• RVR - Runway Visual Range
• SAMS - Special Use Airspace Management System
• SIPs - SWIM Implementing Programs
• SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol
• STARS -Standard Terminal Automation Replacement
  System
• SUA - Special Use Airspace
• TDDS - Terminal Data Distribution System
• TDLS - Tower Data Link Services
• TFM - Traffic Flow Management
• TFMS - Traffic Flow Management System
• TMA - Traffic Management Advisor
• TPC/DRC - Traffic Flow Management Production
  Center/Disaster Recovery Center
• TRACON - Terminal Radar Approach Center
• VIL - Vertically Integrated Liquid
• VNTSC - Volpe National Transportation Systems
  Center