By: Date: Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) Modernization Update on digital Federal NOTAM System Brett Brunk Aeronautical Information Management group December 2008

2 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop Purpose To share our experience as the United States modernizes Aeronautical Information Management and delivers a digital Federal NOTAM System (FNS) –Goals –Challenges –Concept of Operation –Progress towards digital Federal NOTAM System

3 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop High operating costs –Convoluted and stove-piped system architecture – “Accidental Architecture” Many point-to-point system interfaces –Hardware and software at or beyond End of Service Life (EOSL) Services do not meet customer needs –Demand for digital information (Digital, Graphical NOTAM) –Plain language –Improve quality of service –Ensure service delivery to customers –Foundation for advanced flight planning and trajectory analysis –Not compliant with ICAO Shortfalls addressed

4 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop NOTAM entry pathways today Airport Military Forest Service Security Facilities Procedures Text Entry Fax Digital Entry Phone System Interface Manual Validation Distribution of NOTAM is equally complicated today! Publish NOTAM Databases

5 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop New Concept of Operations Federal NOTAM System AIM DATALINK Originator Validate and Publish by FAA Integrated permanent and temporary information Computer readable Electronic distribution to customers Originate NOTAMs at the Source Digital Capture (AIXM via templates) Web Web service (AIXM) Federal NOTAM System Web Page Service (AIXM) Legacy Formats

6 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop Expected Benefits Decrease in incidents where NOTAMs are a contributing factor Decrease data collection and interpretation costs –Approximately $2M annually for major US carriers Decrease system operations costs –Approximately $4M annually for US government Timely, accurate and complete aeronautical information benefits flight operations –Improvements for controllers and pilot situational awareness

7 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop Benefits for customers Provide new digital capabilities while maintaining legacy support Federal NOTAM System Format Benefit End Date Traditional (Legacy) RWY 4/22 CLSD EXC TAXI Faster Standardized Terms Approx ICAO QMRLC… A) B) C) D) E) F) Some filtering Following ICAO SARPS Digital (AIXM) … Graphical Data fusion Advanced filtering Computer readable

8 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop Federal NOTAM System 2008/2009 operational demonstration Digital Entry –AIXM Event Specifications –SNOW, Runways and Obstacles Web site concepts –Airport NOTAM summary –NOTAM queries Concept validation –Technology, Policy, Safety and Outreach Field studies Limited deployment demonstrations Federal NOTAM System (FNS 1) FNS 2 Digital NOTAM Entry US NOTAM System Database of Record NOTAM Query and NOTAM Summary Legacy Users Digital Consumers Tower Operators and Airports System and Web Interfaces

9 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop Demonstrations Airport NOTAM Display NOTAM Web Entry System to System

10 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop Digital NOTAM Capture Demo

11 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop System to System NOTAM Entry “Lights out” NOTAM Capture (42% of all NOTAMs, 75% of D NOTAMs) NavAid Capture Procedures Capture Airports Capture –Electronic System Interface Capture for large airports (SWIM compliant web services) –Web Capture as backup and other airports “Lights Out” EntrySample Airport Entry

12 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop Field Summary Demo notams.aim.faa.gov

13 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop Summary of Demonstration NOTAM Entry –Web page and system interface –Airport operators – Runway NOTAMS and SNOW NOTAMs –Tower operators – Tower lights out NOTAMs –2008/2009 demonstration –For test access please NOTAM Query and Summary pages –Web pages for distribution –Demonstrations available at

14 Federal Aviation Administration US AIM Modernization – Federal NOTAM System December 2008 – xNOTAM workshop Thank you Information on AIM modernization –Nfdc.faa.gov/aimnews Contacts –Brett Brunk AIM Architecture and Planning –Barry C Davis Manager of AIM