WHAT IS TICC

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WHAT IS TICC ?
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WHAT IS TICC ?

• Is It an Insect Found On Pets ?

• Is It an Eye Problem ?

• Is It The Digital Information Group For Aviation
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What Will Digital Standards Enable?

• Paper is a thing of the past.
• Data is transmitted from manufacturers vendors
  directly into operator applications.
• Operators will customize information according to
  their program requirements.
• Data will be delivered electronically to the
  Maintenance Production process.

The computer is as important of a tool as the
torque wrench!
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE TICC Robert Peel ATA
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ATA Mission

• The Air Transport Association serves its member
  airlines and their customers by
• Assisting the airline industry in continuing to
  provide the world's safest system of
  transportation
• Transmitting technical expertise and operational
  knowledge among member airlines to improve
  safety, service and efficiency
• Advocating fair airline taxation and regulation
  worldwide, ensuring a profitable and competitive
  industry

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Current TICC Structure
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TICC Steering Group

• The TICC Steering Group is responsible for
• Leadership, strategy and overall TICC program
  management..

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Current TICC Structure
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Data Model Working Group (DMWG)
Flight Operations
Re-engineer Maintain Aircraft business
processes and product life-cycle information to
achieve a world-wide accepted Integrated Data
Environment.
Regulations
Traffic Mgmt
Shared Data
Product Marketing
Airport Mgmt
Product Mfgring
Business Support
Product Maintenance
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A Data Model helps ensure
whats asked for
can be built
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Current TICC Structure
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Graphics Working GroupGWG
The exchange of graphics and associated
application data in digital form to support
aircraft maintenance.
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Graphics Working Group ATA Graphics
Specifications

• Current Status
• GREXCHANGE CGM Profile
• Stable specification since 1993
• Widely supported by vendor products
• Adopted by several industries
• Interpreter certification available
• Aligned with WebCGM profile

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Graphics Working Group ATA Graphics
Specifications

• Current Status
• IGEXCHANGE CGM profile
• Specification in place since 1995
• Fairly complex intelligent graphics model
• Limited implementations across industries
• Most Requirements supportable by WebCGM
• Moving towards alignment with WebCGM profile

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Graphics Working Group ATA Graphics
Specifications

• Current Work
• GREXCHANGE
• Developing generator testing guidelines
• IGEXCHANGE
• Moving complex metadata model into SGML/XML
• Aligning functionality with WebCGM
• Multimedia
• Building opportunity evaluation for specification
• Reviewing available standards

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Current TICC Structure
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TEXT WORKING GROUPTEXT

• Create ATA 100 Document based SGML DTDs
• to support Interchange
• Support the DTDs in the maintenance manuals

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Current TICC Structure
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Direct Access Retrieval TechnologiesDART

• Specifications to transfer, Access and Retrieve
  Digital Information Using Existing / Emerging
  Technologies
• Reduce dependence on paper and microfilm media
• Digital Signature
• Estimated savings of 45M for major carriers

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Current TICC Structure
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Business RequirementsBRWG
Exchange experience within the aviation industry
in order to accelerate, manage, and implement
TICC specifications.
Pubs Managers Forum Review case studies
Application of the Digital Technology
SPEC CHANGES Manage spec change process as well
as review proposed changes
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Current TICC Structure
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Common Support Data Dictionary CSDD
Manages and continues to harmonize the CSDD
database which contains terms, definitions and
usage's referenced from Spec 2200 and 2000.
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Current TICC Structure
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Configuration Management CMWG

• Determines and develops standards for the media
  content, format, and structure for configuration
  information.

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Current TICC Structure
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Maintenance ProceduresMPWG

• Develops standards for maintenance information
  that establishes HOW to accomplish the work.

• Provide a clear vision for future data transfer
  standards
• Reduce system development costs for operators and
  suppliers.

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Current TICC Structure
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MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS MRWG

• Exchange maintenance requirements information.

• Digital MSG-3 Spec
• Reduce Labor Costs for Operators and MFG..

• Process Improvement
• MR from MFG to Operators
• Reduce Labor Costs for Operators

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Current TICC Structure
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Flight Operations FOWG

• Develop a cost effective and efficient
  interchange of digital data between information
  providers and information users in Flight
  Operations.

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TICC Structure
Commercial Aviation
CEO
Resources
EMMC Aviation Industry
Project Approval
TICC
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FAA
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FAA Approval

• So Far So Good ?
• ARAC Process Complete
• ACs Issued For
• CD ROM
• Direct Access.
• FAA Issue NPRM ?
• Electronic Signature NPRM
• Industry Comments Submission
• FAA Involvement in TICC

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iSpec 2200

• TICC approved ATA Spec 100 and 2100
  harmonization in 1996.
• Ahead of schedule.
• Spec100/2100 renamed SPEC2200 at Spring TICC 99
  meeting to designate the new Consolidated
  Specification
• iSpec2200 published at ATA EMM Forum in Phoenix
  on May 7, 2000
• First Spec to be only available on CD-ROM

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iSpec2200
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TICC Summary ?

• Establish standards for data interchange and data
  distribution. First Stage
• TICC products
• iSPEC 2200
• Common Support Data Dictionary (CSDD)
• Aviation Industry Standard Data Language - SGML
• Graphic Exchange Format
• Spec 2000

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TICC Projects

• Data Model
• Complete current interface
• MSG 3
• Complete standards for next iSpec 2200
• CSDD/DTD Harmonization
• Manuals harmonized for next iSpec 2200
• IGEXCHANGE
• Spec 2000

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TICC Projects

• Digital Signature
• Investigate current technologies in digital
  signature and security.
• XML
• Tranformation(s) of DTDs from SGML to XML
• enable E-Commerce
• take advantage of tools/Web standards and
  conventions
• Portal Standards
• Enable industry GUI standards that unify look and
  feel for Web access to reduce cost of multiple
  vendor accesses/training systems

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Corporate Solution

• One Tool
• One infrastructure

Flight Operations

• One support
• Many applications

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Participation

• 600 people
• 54 airlines represented
• 15 ATA Members
• OEMs
• Vendors
• Software Manufacturers

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When Is TICC?

• TICC Week now once a year. - Next TICC Week in
  Paris, 17/22 September, 2000.
• Team meetings scheduled at each teams convenience
  - outside of TICC week.
• EMAIL and WEB meetings - constantly!

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ATA TICC WEEK 2000 HOSTED BY
Paris, France September 17/22, 2000 For more
details visit the ATA website at
http//www.air-transport.org/public/events/22.asp
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Questions ?