NGS role in supporting to FAA 4/19/2017 NGS role in supporting to FAA NOAA / National Geodetic Survey Aeronautical Survey Program Mark Howard March 10, 2011

Organization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 4/19/2017 Organization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service National Geodetic Survey Aeronautical Survey Program NGS ASP provides products and services to FAA Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) through a NOAA/FAA inter-agency agreement

Aeronautical Survey Program Supporting the FAA 4/19/2017 Aeronautical Survey Program Supporting the FAA Provide positional, height, and orientation information to the FAA in support of the National Airspace System (NAS) and safe navigation Review aeronautical survey deliverables submitted by 3rd party providers to the FAA Develop survey standards, guidelines, tools, and models designed to assist surveyors conducting aeronautical surveys Participate in studies of new and emerging technologies (LiDAR, Satellite Imagery, etc.) Provide technical advice and assistance to data providers conducting aeronautical surveys in accordance with FAA standards

Standards and Guidance Manuals 4/19/2017 Standards and Guidance Manuals AC 150/5300-17B AC 150/5300-16A Geodetic Control Airport Imagery FAA 405 Runway Identification Ground Survey Rescinded (2006) AC 150/5300-18B

4/19/2017 FAA Part 77 Surfaces FAA Part 77 Surfaces as depicted in FAA Spec. No. 405

Airport Airspace Survey Surfaces Vertically Guided Approach 4/19/2017 Airport Airspace Survey Surfaces Vertically Guided Approach

Safety Critical Data for Instrument Procedure Development 4/19/2017 Safety Critical Data for Instrument Procedure Development Geodetic Control Runway Points Runway End, Displaced Threshold, Stopway End, TDZE, Airport Elevation, Runway Intersection, NAVAID Perp Points, ARP, Runway Profile Points Runway/Stopway Length and Width Displaced Threshold Length Runway True Azimuth Navigational Aids Obstacles Obstructing Areas Obstruction Identification Surfaces Safety critical data is used by FAA to: Development instrument flight procedures; Certify airports for certain types of operations; Maintain Aeronautical publications, the National Airspace System Resource (NASR) database, National Digital Obstacle File (DOF) and Obstacle Repository System (ORS); Assist in Airport Planning and Construction Studies; And other services supporting the needs of the FAA lines of business.

NGS Aeronautical Survey Process 4/19/2017 NGS Aeronautical Survey Process Survey Requirements Aerial Survey Geodetic Control Survey Preliminary Remote Sensing Survey / Data Mining Field Survey Final Remote Sensing Survey FAA Product

Geodetic Control Network 4/19/2017 Geodetic Control Network CORS FBN and BM ties must be observed simultaneously with both PACS PACS Airport BM#1 BM#2 HARN SACS#1 SACS#2 PACS and SACS monuments are positioned and tied to the National Spatial Reference System through GPS observations. Simplified Schematic

High-Resolution Imagery 4/19/2017 High-Resolution Imagery High-Resolution photography of the Airport collected for the entire study area. Imagery is used in the photogrammetric process for determining the height and position of obstacles and airport planimetric features.

4/19/2017 Runway Survey

4/19/2017 NAVAID Survey All navigational aids within 10 nautical miles of the airport are tied to the established geodetic control

4/19/2017 Obstruction Survey Numerous types of surveying techniques are used to determine the latitude, longitude, and height of obstructions within the FAA specified Obstruction Identification Surfaces

Photogrammetric Obstruction Analysis 4/19/2017 Photogrammetric Obstruction Analysis

Photogrammetric Survey 4/19/2017 Photogrammetric Survey All survey information brought together into a Digital Photogrammetric Workstation

Products and Services FY08 4/19/2017 Digital Airport Obstruction Chart Products and Services FY08 Geo-spatial file (ESRI shape file format) Metadata Geo-PDF Data in UDDF format http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/AERO/eAOC/eAOC.htm

4/19/2017 Summary Primary role is to quality review safety critical data submitted to the FAA to ensure FAA standards and specifications are met (AC 150/5300-16, 17 & 18) Provide technical advice and assistance in development / revision of standards and guidelines Continue to develop models and tools designed to support surveyors conducting aeronautical surveys. Continue to evaluate and research new technologies for increasing efficiency in mapping programs. Conduct aeronautical surveys (as requested)

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Possible incorrect positioning of runway end 30. Target out of plumb? 4/19/2017 Possible incorrect positioning of runway end 30. Target out of plumb?

4/19/2017 Runway Threshold 20 incorrectly positioned at inboard edge of 10 foot wide white paint bar. Point should be positioned on outboard edge of paint bar. . Refer to C.1.2.8.2

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4/19/2017 OMMISION - VORTAC Photograph submitted. Positional Information not reported in submitted geo-spatial files VORTAC US Terminal Procedures diagram

4/19/2017 VOR/DME incorrectly submitted as VOR. DME positioned at VOR site is a monitor antenna

4/19/2017 Submitted positions of Glide Slope Antenna does not match previously published positions. Airport Manager confirmed facility never moved

4/19/2017 Feature #279 & #383 were incorrectly described as an ASR. This is actually a piece of equipment called AVIAN RADAR. It is used to track Migratory Birds & Bats.

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Obstacle Selection Criteria 4/19/2017 Sign EL 205 Light Poles missing in submission, approximate EL 234. Obstacle Selection Criteria Light Poles (approximate EL 234) not reported Sign EL 205

4/19/2017 Questions? Comments?

Resources and Recommended Reading 4/19/2017 Resources and Recommended Reading FAA Airport Surveying – GIS Program https://airports-gis.faa.gov/public/ FAA Advisory Circulars (ACs) FAA Forms / Templates / Tools Online Help News letters A guide to Airport Surveys Airports GIS Support Desk 9-AWA-ARP-AirportSurveyingGIS@FAA.gov Airports GIS Technical Support Desk (web site) 202-580-7500 FAASurveySupportDesk@cghtech.com

Resources and Recommended Reading Continued 4/19/2017 Resources and Recommended Reading Continued Aviation System Standards (AVN) http://avn.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=index Charts Instrument Flight Procedures (IFP) Production Plan U.S. Terminal Procedure Publications (TPPs) Airport Diagrams Airport/Facility Directory (A/FDs) NFD Airport Master Records and Reports (5010) http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/ Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/AIP/aip.pdf

Resources and Recommended Reading Continued 4/19/2017 Resources and Recommended Reading Continued National Geodetic Survey http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ NSRS Data Sheets Previous NGS Aeronautical Survey Data Geodetic Tool Kit CORS OPUS AC 150/5300-16 Deliverables (Examples) http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/AERO/AirportsGIS/AC16/index.shtml