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MAP-READING USING A SHARED DIGITAL SOURCE

Aeronautical data provides essential information for ANSPs, airspace users and airport operators. Collecting aeronautical digital maps and providing them at network level in a highly customised format reduces the operating costs of using aeronautical maps and helps to establish a standard digital format. The aeronautical digital map common service is designed to deliver digital maps to multiple air traffic management systems which perform separation functions to meet a range of different consumer requirements.

The service aims to provide users with the capability to retrieve graphical representations of aeronautical data, which can be easily converted to different formats such as AIXM, GML and XML etc. The output is presented as standard, harmonised, graphic information that can be retrieved by individual requests demanding specific geographical areas using regular internet protocols or through SWIM services. Furthermore, users will only bear a cost consistent with the services they receive. Research to date also indicates the benefits will continue to grow according to the spread of deployment of the common service, with most benefits arising from Europe-wide deployment.

SESAR JU partners validated prototype services developed by industry partners in a non-operational environment using a subset of non-functional requirements and working with an ANSP. The tests confirmed the feasibility of retrieving and submitting aeronautical information using the common service and showed interoperability between different systems when handling long-term (static) data as well as dynamic (short term) information.

The solution delivers more consistent aeronautical information services across Europe and spreads the costs between ANSP customers. It also facilitates extending the services to other states not originally addressed by the EU implementing rule covering aeronautical information exchange. The benefits grow incrementally as deployment increases, improving safety due to information consistency amongst stakeholders.

The service can be deployed from a single location (centralised service) or from multiple locations (distributed service) and can be provided through outsourcing, consolidation or partnerships. The main impact is on the adaptation of interfaces of the consuming systems.

The solution is available for industrialisation.

BENEFITS

  • Increased cost efficiency
  • Enhanced security
  • Improved safety

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DATAPACKS

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PJ.15-11
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9
Deployed

Key area

Enabling aviation infrastructure

Benefits

Cost efficiency

Stakeholders

ANSP
AO
AU
NM
Maturity level: V3/TRL6
Datapack: Yes

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