Creating the digital landscape for AIS to AIM

GE Aeronautical Information Management Services

Annex 15: ICAO’s requirements for data

“The role and importance

of aeronautical data

changed significantly with

the implementation of area

navigation (RNAV), RNP

and airborne computer-

based navigation systems.

Corrupt or erroneous

aeronautical data can

potentially affect the

safety of air navigation.”

So what’s the problem?.......

Data collected over many years

Exists in multiple forms and

formats

Transformed to digital by some

but no regards for accuracy

More digital data – expectations

for maintaining increased

No real effort related to

accuracy to trace back to

source

When re-using data – quality is

first and most important factor

To determine quality – need to

know origin

Brand new, built from

scratch database

DO-200A process,

AIXM 5.x fomat

highly accurate data

What’s the solution?....... GE Aeronautical Information Management

States must update and integrate all

info to a single, consistent data

standard

Ensure data connects NAS to

form seamless integrated

system of nav and airport data

Area 1 Terrain & Imagery Area 2 eTOD 2D & 3D AMDB

GE invests in the future

GE investing in very hi-res, high accuracy data sets that meet Annex 15 Area 2 eTOD

ICAO Area Definitions

New eTOD standards for all countries to achieve meet by 2015

Airport Maps and Area 2 eTOD

Electronic Terrain & Obstacle Data (eTOD)

ICAO Area 2 eTOD

provides 3 meter vertical accuracy, 5 meter

horizontal accuracy, sub meter resolution

Airport Mapping Database

Digital 2D & 3D AMDBs

Optimize airport surface operations with a smart

geospatial representation of the airport to enable

gate-to-gate PBN-like surface operations.

Gate Information - KORD

Obstacles Inside Airport Perimeter - KORD

GE’s Area 2 and AMDB data Powered by DigitalGlobe* Terrain Creation

Obstacle Creation

AMDB

*Formerly GeoEye

GE Aeronautical Information Management Standards