AIM Developments - International Civil Aviation Organization

AIM DevelopmentsRoberta LuccioliAIM Technical Officer

Outline Transitioning from Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) to AeronauticalInformation Management (AIM) environments Restructured! Annex 15: facilitating Aeronautical Information Management (AIM)provisions New! PANS-AIM: AIM Technical Specifications, Procedures and Practices

From the traditional AIS Reliance on manual processing andmanipulation; “Point to point” or “application toapplication” exchanges Message size limitations; Duplication of information,Inconsistencies; Potential lack of synchronization ofaeronautical data in navigationdatabases

to the AIM environments Separation of information provision andinformation consumption Quality-assured aeronautical information; Aeronautical information coming fromauthoritative sources; Aeronautical information is digitally represented; Aeronautical information is globally harmonized; Aeronautical information is interoperable ; The temporality of aeronautical information isadequate for operational decision making

ICAO ActionsICAO Expert Group: active since end 2008Objectives: Global strategy/roadmap for the transition from AIS to AIM SARPs/Guidance for a standard AICM/AIXM to enable globaldigital data exchange Other material required to support AIM implementationAIS-AIM Study Group

Restructuring of AIM Documentation Answering “ the big questions”: Scope of AIM Role of AIM Functions of AIM Products and services of AIM Aeronautical information updatesThe revised provisions address the needs ofdefined groups

ICAO AIM Document Framework Specifications published as Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) may provide a means to provide forincreased harmonisation within the domain of AIS/AIM as well as provide a vehicle for the emerging technicalrequirements of AIM.PANS-AIM, spans the gap between the guidance contained in Doc 8126 and the SARPs embodied in Annex 15.

Annex 15 restructuring Re-development of chapters 4 to 11 and the restructuring of the existing SARPSinto three new chapters: Chapter 4 - Scope of Aeronautical Data and Information Chapter 5- Aeronautical Information Products and Services Chapter 6 – Aeronautical Information Updates.11 Chapters6 Appendices(core - 150p)Amdt 406 Chapters(core - 40p)

Annex 15 restructuringChapter 4 – Scope of Aeronautical data and Aeronautical Information: to meet the need for a minimum data set or scope to support digital data exchange requirements to be the basis for the scope of aeronautical information and data to be collected and managed; information and data should be at least sufficient to assemble an AIP; To extend beyond current “publication requirements” focus on “what” is to be collected by the State; be used to facilitate formal arrangements between AIS and data originator

Annex 15 restructuringChapter 5 – Aeronautical Information Products and Services:Annex 15scopeScopeof Chapter 5SERVICE 1SERVICE 2SERVICE 3Provision ofaeronauticalinformation in astandardizedpresentationProvision ofdigital data setsDistributionService

Annex 15 restructuringChapter 6 – Aeronautical Information UpdatesChapter 6 contains aeronautical information update, with the focus on products. This results inincluding the current AIRAC requirements and details on how to update each product/service; Specifications for AIP updates : no changes to the provisions NOTAM Digital data-set updates: provisions developed for permanent changes and temporary changes. Permanent changes/temporary changes to be provided as « Full data set » and/or « Delta data set » Current AIRAC provisions apply to data set AIRAC applicable to operationally significant changes No data set in between AIRAC cycles (use NOTAM if necessary)

PANS-AIMSince PANS primarily consist of material related to the standardization of how something is to be donematerial such as product specifications, standard procedures, and protocols are ideal material forpromulgation as PANS. Appendix 1 of Annex 15 concerning the formatting of an AIP; Appendices 2, 3, 5, and 6 of Annex 15 and material from Doc 8126concerning NOTAM, SNOWTAM, and ASHTAM; and Material from Doc 8126 concerning AIP, AIP Supplements and AIC whereit is desirable to elevate the material to a status beyond guidance. Quality management practices and data handling to achieve integrityrequirementsPANS-AIM

PANS-AIMChapter 2 and 3Chapter 2: AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION ficationAssembling of AIM ProductsChapter 3: QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMEnd user/s

PANS-AIMChapter 4 -Aeronautical Data RequirementsData origination requirementsHow data shall/should be collected (e.g. compliancewith WGS84)Metadata RequirementsMinimum metadata requirementsChapter 5 - Aeronautical Information Products and ServicesAeronautical Information in a standardizedpresentationMostly text relocated from Annex 15Digital data setDigital datasets detailed descriptionDistribution servicesMostly text relocated from Annex 15Chapter 6 - Aeronautical Information UpdatesAIRACMostly text relocated from Annex 15AI Products UpdatesMostly text relocated from Annex 15; AIRAC appliedto digital data sets.

Appendix 1: Data Catalogue Description of the AIM data scope Move from product centric to data centric A common language to facilitate the formalarrangements between data originators andthe aeronautical information service single source of all data quality requirements. Easier for long term maintenance Allow the verification of correctness ofreceived data Support further electronic processing withoutany future human intervention.

AIS Manual AIS Manual (Doc 8126) is being amended in conjunctionwith the restructured Annex 15 and new PANS-AIM Delete redundant elements Bring it in line with the latest Annex 15 and PANS-AIMtechnical changes Expand guidance (AIM organizational development,Data Catalogue, Service Level Agreements, etc.)

AIS Manual Volume I - AIM Organizational DevelopmentVolume II - Origination of aeronautical data and aeronautical informationVolume III – Automation and Electronic Data ExchangeVolume IV – AIP, AIP Supplements and AIC, including updatesVolume V – NOTAM,SNOWTAM,ASHTAM Advantages: Addressing specific audiences Faster delivery Easier maintenance

Summary AIM is “the right digital Aeronautical Information, at the right place, at the right time”; The ICAO provisions have been revised to facilitate the transition from product-centric AIS to datacentric and service-oriented AIM environments; The revised provisions are group-oriented (regulator, AIS provider, originator, etc.); PANS AIM will be the daily reference for AIM personnel; Guidance material (AIS Manual) will complement the SARPs and Procedures (Annex 15 and PANS-AIM)and support implementation; Annex15, PANS-AIM and the AIS Manual will be the core for AIM standardization in the future

THANK YOUAIM DevelopmentsRoberta LuccioliAIM Technical Officer

Chapter 4 – Scope of Aeronautical data and Aeronautical Information: to meet the need for a minimum data set or scope to support digital data exchange requirements to be the basis for the scope of aeronautical information and data to be collected and managed; information and data should be at least sufficient to assemble an AIP; To extend beyond current publication requirements