AIRPORT TERRAIN & OBSTACLE

STATIC AND DYNAMIC AERONAUTICAL DATA MANAGEMENT, WORKFLOW AND PUBLISHING

Users of aeronautical data and information, especially Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) and military agencies, have a need to access and distribute both static and dynamic aeronautical data efficiently and accurately. Prompt and high quality distribution of data contributes to improved safety and increases the efficiency and cost-effectiveness for all users of aeronautical information.

IAS, the IDS AirNav AeroDB Suite, lies at the heart of IDS AirNav Aeronautical Information Management solution and provides a powerful infrastructure for structured static and dynamic aeronautical data management, translation and distribution. This is joined by CRONOS, which is dedicated to dynamic aeronautical data management and enables the transition from AIS to AIM. ICE and WePub provide rule driven, automated solutions to the publication of aeronautical charts and aeronautical publications including Integrated Aeronautical Information Packages (IAIPs) respectively. Data workflow, from initial data submission, via data input into the database and then to final publication or use, is managed by PLX, a web-based IDS AirNav solution for aeronautical data and task workflow management. Finally, A-RMS enables providers of air navigation services (ANS) with an evidence-based solution for managing their ANS revenue collection operations.

A-RMS

AN IT SOLUTION THAT ASSISTS PROVIDERS OF AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES IN MANAGING THEIR ANS REVENUE COLLECTION OPERATIONS

A-RMS is an aeronautical information management (AIM) tool for billing and revenue management that has been developed in conjunction with industry players to assist providers of Air Navigation Services in managing their ANS revenue collection operations. By providing an automated, technological alternative to arduous and costly paper-based, manual processes, which are often prone to errors and omissions, ANS providers can increase revenue by up to 30% by:

  • reducing delays in invoicing
  • decreasing lost revenue
  • decreasing the number of outstanding accounts
  • improving the speed of payment receipt

A-RMS collects flight data by interfacing with Radar Data Processing (RDPS), Flight Data Processing (FDPS) and AMHS / AFTN systems to ensure accurate billing of airspace usage. It allows ANS providers to fully manage the accounts of airspace users, to gather the details of planes and pilots, facilitate payments and manage account status.
A-RMS’s versatile architecture allows it to be used by all providers of Air Navigation Services from general aviation services and private airfields up to commercial aviation and national ANSPs.

To ensure that they receive the revenue owed to them, Providers of Air Navigation Services need to be able to accurately track information on:

  • Airspace user accounts and status
  • Pilots, private aircraft and airlines
  • Aircraft registrations and type
  • Flight movements
  • Invoices and payments

In addition, use of statistical analysis of past revenue performance can help to improve processes and aid with future planning.
A-RMS provides a single solution for aeronautical billing, with relational databases of airspace users, their account status, aircraft and flight info, the ability to automatically generate invoices, keep track of them and take payments as well as generation of various types of statistics.

ias

A POWERFUL AIM SUITE FOR STRUCTURED STATIC AND DYNAMIC AERONAUTICAL DATA MANAGEMENT, TRANSLATION AND DISTRIBUTION

IAS, IDS AirNav AeroDB Suite, lies at the heart of IDS AirNav integrated aeronautical information management (AIM) suite and supports AIM organizations in aeronautical data management. It provides a central aeronautical database (AeroDB) and a set of rule driven translation tools to import and export data. It supports the transition from AIS to AIM by providing structured static and dynamic aeronautical data management while maintaining the concept of time dependent data.

IAS is a set of software applications that allows data management in AeroDB and provides AIS providers with fast and safe methods of importing and exporting electronic aeronautical data to and from AeroDB as well as methods for the maintenance (extraction, updating and deletion) of aeronautical feature data and their attributes. It is compatible with EUROCONTROL’s AICM/AIXM (4.5 & 5.1), ARINC 424, DAFIF and ICAO standards while rule driven tools allow the user to define rules to import or export any other data format. All data is digitally validated by a rule based data set validation engine and files can be compared to identify and therefore resolve any inconsistencies prior to generating fixed or merged output files.

IAS Main Applications
IAS provides aeronautical data management and distribution (internal and external) in accordance with ADQ requirements. It is Oracle based and stores all the aeronautical data used for design and production activities such as flight procedure design, airspace design, publishing and charting.
The AeroDB stores production level data relevant to:

  • airports
  • procedures
  • routes
  • airspaces
  • navaids
  • waypoints

and all related features, including timesheets.

It is therefore the ideal solution for users of aeronautical data including:

  • Air navigation service providers
  • Civil aviation authorities
  • Air force agencies
  • Airports
  • Airlines
  • Aeronautical cartographic and mapping companies

ice

INTEGRATED CARTOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT FOR AUTOMATED, TEMPLATE BASED CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AERONAUTICAL CHARTS

ICE (Integrated Cartographic Environment) is a GIS (graphical information system) based solution for the creation and maintenance of aeronautical charts as per the ICAO roadmap from AIS (aeronautical information services) to AIM (aeronautical information management). It increases the efficiency of production, and quality, of ICAO Annex 4 and tailored aeronautical charts by establishing a live connection to data sources such as IDS AirNav AeroDB. A high level of rule-driven automation, such as object clashes and label de-confliction, significantly reduces production time and costs.
ICE can insert, extract and update all of the aeronautical feature data and chart templates that are needed to generate new charts and update existing charts for each Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC) cycle.
It is fully integrated with IDS AirNav PLX workflow management system and maintains a live connection with the centralized aeronautical database and other geographical data sources.
By default, ICE includes a database and a predefined set of rules (chart templates) which allow the immediate production of ICAO-compatible charts. It also allows the rule sets to be edited in order to configure new chart templates. This flexibility enables a chart producer to meet their evolving requirements as ICAO, EUROCONTROL and ARINC continue to enhance the concept of a default aeronautical database.

ICE Main Application

Just as with roadmaps for drivers and nautical charts for maritime navigation, pilots, both commercial and private, need accurate charts to navigate safely and successfully, especially when flying under instrument flight rules.
These aeronautical charts are generally produced by ANSPs (air navigation service providers), airports or aeronautical service providers, and cover all aspects of a flight, from Plotting and Enroute charts for the central part of a flight to Approach charts for instrument approach and missed approach procedures at an airport and including Standard Instrument Departure (SID) and Standard Arrival charts for the transition between the en-route phase and take-off or landing at an airport.
As aeronautical charts need to be able to portray a lot of different information, such as navigation aids and three dimensional air traffic service systems, they can be quite complicated. In addition, due to the international nature of air transport, these charts need to be standardized so that pilots from around the world can easily and quickly recognize their features. These aeronautical chart standards are defined in ICAO Annex 4.
ICE aids chart designers in efficiently producing clear and accurate charts in accordance with the ICAO Annex 4 standards and helps ensure the safety and efficiency and global air transport.

plx

WEB-BASED AERONAUTICAL DATA WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT THAT INCLUDES DATA ORIGINATION, PROCESSING AND MAINTENANCE AND PROVIDES FULL TRACEABILITY AND INTEGRITY OF PROCESSED DATA

PLX is a web-based solution that supports aeronautical information services (AIS) or aeronautical information management (AIM) organizations with aeronautical data workflow management and aeronautical data quality. It provides digital processing of aeronautical data from its origination, through storage in the aeronautical database and then to distribution. PLX checks the integrity of processed data and keeps track of any actions performed on it, as per the Aeronautical Data Quality (ADQ) requirements.
PLX virtually eliminates the need for traditional communications during processing (phone calls, faxes, e-mails) and aids compliance with the EUROCONTROL CHAIN model, as well as the requirements of aeronautical standards and regulations such as:

  • RTCA/200A
  • ICAO Annex 15
  • Doc 8126 (AIS Manual)
  • EC73/2010 (ADQ) and related EUROCONTROL compliance material

PLX is fully configurable in regards to user privileges, raw data types and data profiles and workflows, allowing the system to be used for specific needs. It enables the collection of project design data by being connected to and by operating with IDS Air Nav design applications such as FPDAM and Airspace Designer. PLX also provides users with the ability to visualize and interact with aeronautical data in a rich web GIS environment such as Google Maps, Google Earth or any other configurable geospatial based maps.

PLX Main Applications

PLX provides Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) with a solution for aeronautical data workflow management and ensures aeronautical data quality in their AIS/AIM activities as well their aeronautical design processes.
It also aids airports in providing data to ANSPs and to enable ANSPs to approve an airport’s data changes without the need for data conversion.

wepub

A COMPLIANT, EASILY DEPLOYED AND EFFICIENT WEB-BASED SOLUTION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AERONAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS

WePub is a web-based application that allows aeronautical information management (AIM) organizations (such as air navigation service providers (ANSPs), airports and air forces) to automatically produce aeronautical publications.

These include:

  • AIP, AIC and SUP in compliance with ICAO Annex 15
  • eAIP in compliance with the EUROCONTROL eAIP v2.1 specification
  • Airport Manuals in compliance with Annex 14

WePub provides support in managing aeronautical publications through textual data collection and editing, structured data integration from multiple data sources, publication generation (with Cover Pages, Check Lists and Tables of Content in an automated environment) and validation, and storage of issued publications.

Additionally, WePub offers users the capability to generate an eAIP website according to EUROCONTROL specifications and customer needs.

WePub conforms to aeronautical regulations including ICAO Annex 15, European Commission regulation No. 73/2010 (ADQ – Aeronautical Data Quality) and the “Electronic AIP (eAIP) Specification v2.1” developed by EUROCONTROL.

Being web based, WePub can easily be deployed in different environments while the capability to acquire structured data from multiple data sources (including AIXM files) makes it a suitable tool for all ANSPs.

WePub comes with all the default ICAO publication templates and also allows users to define specific rules in order to publish multiple types of documents according to local specifications. As it is fully configurable, WePub is also suitable for the generation of “non ICAO” Aeronautical Publications.

WePub – Main Applications
ICAO Annex 15 requires each state, via air navigation service providers or airports, to publish an Integrated Aeronautical Information Package (IAIP) including:

  • Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP)
  • AIP Amendments (AMDT)
  • Aeronautical Supplements (SUP)
  • Aeronautical Circulars (AIC)

In addition, ICAO Annex 14 also requires an Airport Manual to be produced.

Finally, as well as the traditional, paper based, format of the IAIP, implementation of the ICAO AIS to AIM Roadmap requires the production of an electronic version known as an eAIP (Electronic Aeronautical Information Package).