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AIS – NOTAM Service. PRESENTED BY STEVE HARBEN HEAD OF AIS. INTRODUCTION. NATS is licensed to carry out the AIS function on behalf of the UK CAA. INTEGRATED AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PACKAGE (IAIP) of which NOTAM is just one element
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AIS – NOTAM Service PRESENTED BY STEVE HARBEN HEAD OF AIS
INTRODUCTION • NATS is licensed to carry out the AIS function on behalf of the UK CAA. • INTEGRATED AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION PACKAGE (IAIP) of which NOTAM is just one element • Satisfy International requirements for the exchange of aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation (ICAO Annex 15 SARPS) • An AIS shall ensure that aeronautical information is made available in a form suitable for allthose involved in flights ops, flight crews, flight planning, simulators, air traffic units - UK & overseas
TRADITIONAL NOTAM • AIS information (not just NOTAM) is disseminated by the International community. The structure and content must conform to specific standards. • TODAY: The wholecommunity is still using NOTAM based on a system created 60 years ago, using loosely constructed free text messages. Primarily used for delivery over AFTN. • There are some NOTAM that cannot be graphically portrayed at all ! e.g. FIR, Communications, AIS, Triggers, ATCC, ACFT Entry requirements.
THE WAY FORWARD – Machine readable NOTAM • Reliance on Automation, brings demands for high quality Information & Data • XNOTAM - a radical change. Data set in structured format, fully interpreted by automated system. • GEO REFERENCED • TEMPORAL • LINKED TO STATIC DATA • QUERY ENABLED • BACKWARD COMPATIBLE
X NOTAM - THE BENEFITS • Improved pre-flight briefing • Increased efficiency • Consistent quality • Machine Readable NOTAM • Note: Not just a European project
IMPLEMENTATION • To implement XNOTAM, a comprehensive computer model for aeronautical information is needed. • EUROCONTROL - Second XNOTAM trial Autumn 2008 • Working toward operational implementation, proposed to start by 2010 • NATS is currently on a development path to implement AIXM model which will provide XNOTAM capability • More information www.aixm.aero
NOTAM STATISTICS (AUGUST 2008) • Worldwide average 20,000NOTAM in force at any one time • UK NOTAM Issued this year Over 21,000 • Average number of briefings (PIB) produced on the AIS web site 1337 per day
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