1. European AIS Database (EAD)
Don Hughes
DNM/COO/NOM/ADM

2. European AIS Database
EAD is a service provided and owned by EUROCONTROL on behalf of its Member States.
States are responsible for providing their National data in EAD
EAD Ops Staff
Data
Provider
Data Providers maintain data directly into a European AI Repository SD
NOTAM
AIP
Data Quality
Consistent
view
EAD Ops Staff maintain data for
Non-migrated States
World-wide States
Data Users retrieve data from single source of data
Data User
Data Provider Agreement between States ANSP/AIS and EUROCONTROL
Data User Agreement between clients and EUROCONTROL
Service Level Specifications between EUROCONTROL and EAD Service Providers

3. EAD Operations
A EUROCONTROL Service of which the provision of the service is outsourced, a real partnership with industry.
EUROCONTROL
Brussels
OPS Centre
Madrid
Frankfurt
IT Centres
Vienna
Development Centre

4. EAD is a reliable source aeronautical information in real-time
EAD Benefits
Data Quality and Consistency
Availability:
99,975% availability requirement
24H service desk
Security:
Secure channels (VPN , SSL)
Cost reduction:
Worldwide NOTAM Processing
Systems development and maintenance by commonly maintained system & applications
Cost Benefit Analysis for DP and DU conducted in 2002 & 2008
EAD is a reliable source
of static and dynamic
aeronautical information in real-time

5. EAD Stakeholders Aircraft Operators (commercial & business) CAA ANSP
Data
Providers
Data
Users
Aircraft Operators (commercial & business)
Pilots
ATC
Commercial
General Public
CAA
ANSP
EUROCONTROL
Military Organisations
Software developers

6. EAD Data Providers World-Wide 15 Data Providers 41
Migrated & Operational 2
Committed & Technical implementation in progress 1
Not Committed
World-Wide
15 Data Providers
Philippines, Jordan,
Canada, New Zealand,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Israel, Morocco, Egypt,
Japan, Singapore,
South Africa,
Syria, Taiwan
Harmonisation of Military Aeronautical Information in Europe through EAD

7. EAD Data Users Airline / Airport Commercial / Developer Test / Trial
September
2012
Airline / Airport 47
Commercial / Developer 65
Test / Trial 3
Other 16
ANSP, Military, Educational, Research, ECTRL
Discussing DUA 8
Total 129

8. EAD Services for Data Provider + ARO
AIC/SUP
PAMS
AIP Library
ECAC
AIS Provider
Office
ARO Office
SDO
(e)AIP Production
Static data
Update
Static
Data
Military
Civil
Inside area of
responsibility
Chart Production
AFTN
NOTAM Distribution
Inside area of
responsibility
-TAM Creation
INO
Dynamic
Data
AFTN
FPL Distribution BF
FPL Creation

9. AIP Publication/Update
EAD Service Provision
World-wide
AIP Subscription
AIP Publication/Update
AIP Library
ECAC
PAMS
EAD Service
World-wide
Minimum
Static data set
Update
Static
Data
SDO
INO
Dynamic
Data
AFTN, world-wide
NOTAM Reception
-TAM Processing

10. EAD Services for Data User
AIP Library
ECAC
AIP Browsing
Static
Data
SDO
Reporting
Dynamic
Data
Briefing

11. Development Projects
AIXM 5.1
Digital NOTAM

12. EAD Static Data Operations (SDO) 4.5
ECIT
AIXM 4.5
SDO 4.5
Slot Mgt
AIXM 4.5
Database
Business Rules
Download
AIXM 4.5
ARINC
AIP
CHART …

13. SDO 4.5 + 5.1 Interoperability Concept
ECIT
ECIT
AIXM 4.5
AIXM 5.1
SDO 4.5
SDO 5.1
AIXM Mapping
Slot Mgt
Slot Mgt
AIXM 4.5
Database
AIXM 5.1
Database
4.5 -> 5.1
Business Rules
Business Rules
5.1 -> 4.5
Download
Download
AIXM 4.5
ARINC
AIXM 5.1
AIP
CHART …

14. Future Vision- EAD SDO 5.1 SDO 5.1 AIXM 5.1 Database 5.1 -> 4.5
ECIT
AIXM 5.1
SDO 5.1
AIXM Mapping
Slot Mgt
AIXM 5.1
Database
5.1 -> 4.5
Business Rules
Download
AIXM 4.5
ARINC
AIXM 5.1
AIP
CHART …

15. Situation Today - SDO 4.5 + AIXM 5.1 Download
ECIT
AIXM 4.5
SDO 4.5
SDO 5.1
AIXM Mapping
Slot Mgt
AIXM 4.5
Database
AIXM 5.1
Database
(min SDO)
4.5 -> 5.1
Business Rules
Download
Download
AIXM 4.5
ARINC
AIXM 5.1
AIP
CHART …

16. AIXM 5.1 Project – Current Situation
Download based on 4.5 -> 5.1 mapping available on preops Q1 2013
Decision on production deployment to follow
Project re-planning to take place Q1 2013
Decisions on architecture, scope to be made

17. Digital NOTAM Project - Status
Initial Digital NOTAM Software Requirements Specification (SRS) produced
Project assigned to SDO 5.1 (AIXM 5.1) team July 2012
Further refinement of requirements and workflow definition (Aug-Nov 2012)
Functional requirements
Non-functional requirements
Interface requirements
Operational workflow
EAD Intended functions
Next steps
Finalisation of requirements and workflow
Start technical specification

18. Digital NOTAM Application – Intended Functions

19. Digital NOTAM Project - Strategy
A new Digital NOTAM Application (DNA) that will
Enable Digital NOTAM encoding;
Enable automatic generation, under operator control, of OPADD compliant NOTAM;
Support post-digitising of NOTAM messages received from providers that do not have Digital NOTAM capabilities;
Over the long term, replace the INO-DP subsystem
during the transition period, INO-DP and the DNA application will be used in parallel by NOTAM operators
Development / deployment
Incremental (adding functionality at each step);
Will be made available initially as “pre-operational”:
Operators can use it at their own discretion
INO-DP can still be used for creating the text NOTAM directly

20. From Aeronautical Data to Quality Assured Aeronautical Information
European AIS Database
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