Aerodrome Obstruction Identification Surfaces Teran Wong Cohort 15 MS GIS University of Redlands

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Client ESRI Aeronautical Solution Contact Person Shane Barrett (Aeronautical Solution Product Manager) Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Background Air Safety (((40882 flight operations / 31 days) / 24 hours) / 60 minutes) = 0.9158 ≈ 1 Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Background Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Annexes Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Background FAA: FAR part 77, subpart C ICAO: Annex 15 Chapter 10, eTOD Obstruction Identification Surfaces (OIS) Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Current Challenge Update OIS features are very time consuming and labor intensive OIS Charts maintenance Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Solution Develop a geoprocessing (gp) tool to generate the OIS features automatically Store the OIS features in Geodatabase Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Database Design Input Tables General Format Identifier Airport Name FAA OIS Parameter eTOD OIS Parameter Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Database Design Output Tables FAA OIS Type: Primary, Horizontal, Conical, Approach, or Transitional eTOD OIS Type: 2a, 2b, or 2c Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Database Design Populate Z Value Original ADHPSurfaceLine New ADHPSurfaceLine with elevation Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion GP Tool Form Design Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Workflow Design Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Workflow Design When the user specify the type of the OIS, the tool will populate the required input parameters eTOD OIS only uses part of the input parameter Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Message Design Summary of input parameters Type of OIS specification and surface type Time needed to generate OIS features Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

OIS Features Attribute Tables Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

eTOD OIS Features in ArcMap Area 2a Area 2b Area 2c Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

FAA OIS Features in ArcMap Horizontal Surface Primary Surface Approach Surface Transitional Surface Conical Surface Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

OIS Features in ArcScene FAA OIS Area 2a Approach Surface Primary Surface eTOD OIS Conical Surface eTOD OIS Area 2b Area 2c Horizontal Surface Transitional Surface Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Summary of OIS features FAA OIS 1:50,000 FAA OIS 1:150,000 eTOD OIS 1:150,000 More Surfaces Larger Area Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Development Logic Create eTOD surfaces in order Create FAA surfaces in order Area 2a Primary Approach Area 2b Area 2c Horizontal Conical Transitional Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Development Logic Used the lowest Z value as the reference point of the OIS features Used the runway Z value as the reference point of the OIS features Building Runway Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Development Logic Vertical transitional surfaces issue Transitional Surface Transitional Surface Transitional Surface Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Challenge New version of ArcGIS made the development unstable. A lot of research in three dimensional environmental functionalities Lack of reference in OIS model

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Generate Input Regenerate / Update Display User Computer with ArcGIS OIS Features Request Retrieve Store File Geodatabase Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Projection Unit testing with NUnit Different runway type in FAA Different specification – ICAO Annex 14 Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Multiple runways One open-ended runway Ready for further 3D analysis Future Development Multiple runways One open-ended runway Ready for further 3D analysis Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Web Application Design and Implementation Challenge and Conclusion Future Development Introduction

Thank you

University of Redlands Question Teran Wong MS GIS University of Redlands teran_wong@spatial.redlands.edu