Airport GIS and Special Activity Airspace (Military)

Topics From Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) to Aeronautical Information Management From publications (paper) to data (digital) Quality management Airport Management Digital survey standards Airport Layout Plans and Metadata Airport ATC operations management Special Activity Airspace

Topics From Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) to Aeronautical Information Management From publications (paper) to data (digital) Quality management Airport Management Digital survey standards Airport Layout Plans and Metadata Airport ATC operations management Special Activity Airspace

Definition of Aeronautical Information Management services Manage and deliver the information necessary to operate within the airspace system Airport Operations Airspace Flight Planning Weather Services are the “glue” holding NAS together: Mission essential – Used for strategic, tactical and operational air traffic control Safety essential – Used for air navigation, separation assurance Example services Aeronautical Information Publications NOTAMs Pilot Weather briefings Aeronautical Charts Flight Planning Tools

Topics From Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) to Aeronautical Information Management From publications (paper) to data (digital) Quality management Airport Management Digital survey standards Airport Layout Plans and Metadata Airport ATC operations management Special Activity Airspace

Airport Management Survey Data logger and submission Survey standardization Airport Layout Plan (ALP) and Airport Metadata submission ALP Submission Repository Feature Extraction Airport Office Routing Airport GIS Services and Analysis Airport Surface NOTAMs Terminal Procedure Design Airport improvements and performance metrics

Airport GIS – A foundation http://airports-gis.faa.gov/ FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-18 Guidance for airport survey Standards-based Information management Multiple uses for a single survey

Survey Process Standardization “Chain of Custody” Digital from the beginning Based on standards Benefits Cost effective Acquire once and use many times Airport Management Survey Airport GIS Airport NOTAMs Facility Planning Obstacle Charts Airport Layout Terminal Procedures

Airport GIS Data Standards Enabling digital capture and delivery LandXML Survey collection and transmission Supported by survey collection system manufacturers Supported by CAD and GIS software Enables survey collection to CAD/GIS AIXM / AirMAT Airport Surface data content model Features, Attributes, Relationships, Data capture rules International standards Enables information storage, exchange and multiple use

Airport GIS Services Digital Airport NOTAMs Notice to Airman: TWY S CLOSED BETWEEN P and E xxxxxxxxxxxx

AIXM Requirements FAA AIM Group is implementing AIXM throughout our programs Airports GIS currently supports various file formats Oracle, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, ESRI Shape, AutoCAD DWG, KML Airports GIS’s development pipeline includes support for AIXM Planning for this now

Approach Planning ahead for future Airports GIS needs with our current mapping capability decisions Current: Thin Client, Customizable, Visualization Future: AIXM, Redlining & Annotation, 3D Standards Based Web Mapping Service (WMS) Standard set of parameterized HTTP requests Extended WMS with Luciad To satisfy the unique requirements of Airports GIS Our approach was to look to the future to ensure we are able to support the currently known program requirements in order to select the best visualization solution. We are aligned with the tools & technologies of the AIM Group, ensuring compatibility of programs. Inclusion of the ability to support AIXM with the Luciad suite will help Airports GIS in this initiative.

Findings (1) Luciad WMS: Luciad WMS extensions: Provided the OGC standard WMS foundation Provided access to the LuciadMap core functionality Luciad WMS extensions: To meet the specific needs of Airports GIS ex. addition of parameters specific to the Airports GIS project workflow framework (project #, etc.) LuciadMap core provided Airports GIS with the core mapping functionality and customizability to meet our program requirements. Airports GIS, as many programs, requires additional parameters to be communicated in a WMS request beyond the basic, standard ones. Using the Luciad Java API, we have included these parameters in an extended request.

Custom Java Code with Luciad API Findings (2) Benefits of Luciad’s Java based API toolkit Reusability of code across applications Near linear horizontal/vertical scaling High quality image outputs Clear scalability path provides application growth Luciad WMS: Thin client / Server with WMS (distributed visualization) LuciadMap / Lucy: Thick client for future functionality (editing, redlining) Airports GIS v.1 Custom Java Code with Luciad API Key feature for AGIS is the customization of the Java API. Allows for code portability seamlessly between clients, based on particular user needs. Airports GIS v.# notes & edits notes & edits

Next Steps Initial version of e-ALP built with Luciad WMS will be available Fall 2009 Next version of e-ALP will incorporate additional tools & advanced configuration Redlining Editing / Customization Annotations Our initial release is really just setting the baseline for the future capabilities of the program. notes & edits notes & edits

Summary Airports GIS is in the beginning stages of visualization implementation Received positive results with first prototype Current and future mapping criteria and ability to use AIXM considered in decision to use Luciad WMS

Topics From Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) to Aeronautical Information Management From publications (paper) to data (digital) Quality management Airport Management Digital survey standards Airport Layout Plans and Metadata Airport ATC operations management Special Activity Airspace

SWIM and AIM The FAA’s System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Program is providing NextGen infrastructure for data exchange Aeronautical Information systems will need to conform to SWIM’s architecture Exchange of complete information facilitates efficiency in the NAS Want to create a complete operating picture of the NAS This presentation focuses on editing SUA and ATCAA definitions

Goals of AIM in SWIM Context End-to-end SUA and ATCAA digitization From definition to implementation NASR will store digitized SUA and ATCAA definition data SAMS will manage operational status and schedule ERAM will report actual hot/cold status back to SAMS All exchanges using AIXM Support field requirements The generated data should be used to create legal definitions This includes user-friendly definitions that reference geographical borders (“geoborders”) like rivers, roads, etc. Allow for communication between FAA and military stakeholders

Current Status SUA data is digitized by NACO and stored in NASR Not truly “digital”: complex shapes are stored as textual descriptions Cannot compute accurate metrics Cannot display true geospatial representations of shape ATCAA data is not nationalized Each facility manages its own ATCAAs Facilities may have conflicting definitions of same ATCAA ERAM requires a single definition

Current Status, cont’d Demo built on LuciadMap software Shape generation through CAD editing Displays any background and standard aeronautical data (ARINC, DAFIF) for visualization Want to support design within context Mockups of website Need feedback from users about what and how they want to communicate

Demonstration of Software

Conclusion The FAA has a need for better information management to support decision-making SWIM and AIM are providing the tools Will require change in detail of procedures with few changes to FAA 7400.2 In the end, we get better data and a streamlined process

Technological Details

Architecture of Demo Data stored in Postgres database Interactions with database done through Apache CXF (FUSE Web Services FrameworK) web services LuciadMap communicates only with web services All data is stored and read as AIXM 5.0 Using the SAA extensions

LuciadMap LuciadMap has proven to be useful as a tool for generating airspace editing capabilities Primary issue with LuciadMap is lack of documentation LuciadMap’s AIXM 5 capabilities are strong By end of development, Luciad had implemented ability to read new AIXM 5 documents using user-provided XSDs