The Aeronautical Information Management Concept Draft Version 1 May 2012
Aeronautical Information Products And Services
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- Figure : Correlation between the temporality of information and whether or not it turns into an information product or an information service.
- Figure : The various stages of the information life cycle are: identify - collect - verify/update - distribute - use, and closes the loop to re-identify, etc.
- Temporality Planning and Reference Pre-flight
11Aeronautical Information Products And ServicesProducts and/or services are outputs of any economic activity that consumers consume and are willing to pay for (see Chapter 12.7 for a definition of products and services). Similarly, aeronautical information management constitutes an (economic) activity that brings forth certain information products and services. Sometimes, an economic entity (producer) generates both, products and services, like an Air Navigation Service Provider generating products, like aeronautical charts and the Aeronautical Information Publication, but also rendering services, like airspace design and Air Traffic Control. An aeronautical chart, however, is not simply a product since it requires a regular charting update service for it to remain current, and therefore (legally) usable. Figure : Correlation between the temporality of information and whether or not it turns into an information product or an information service. When information is a key raw material in the creation of products and services, in which case we can refer to them as information products and information services, it appears that there is a direct correlation between the temporality of the information and whether or not it may turn into an information product or service. Intuitively, it makes little (economic) sense to create a physical product based to a large extend on temporary changes (of short duration). For example, an Aeronautical Information Publication is a paper product meant for the distribution of what fundamentally constitutes permanent aeronautical data and long duration temporary changes. Similarly, a paper aeronautical chart, which is another information product, does not depict NOTAM information that represent temporary changes (that is, of short duration). A digital aeronautical charting application, on the other hand, like some of the FAA’s AeroNav21 products and other publicly22 or commercially23 available applications, could automatically ingest and graphically display temporary aeronautical information superimposed on a more permanent aeronautical information layer. This is an example of a software application that blends the notions of information product and service in the sense that it integrates different information sources (provided, for example, via a subscription service). Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) is a continuous broadcast over VHF radio frequency of recorded non-control information in selected high activity terminal (airport) areas; as such, it is a means of a near-real-time aeronautical information service. 
In either case, aeronautical information goes through distinct stages of its life cycle as illustrated in Figure . From identifying potential information end users and to (re-)assess whether the information is adequate for its intended use, via the collection of information from the Single Authoritative Source (possibly supplemented with information from commercial 3rd party providers), to verification of whether the information has changed and needs updating, to making it accessible and available via the System Wide Information Management network, to finally consuming the information through a range of products and services. This life cycle, however, would not be complete without closing the loop by providing feedback of whether the information has been complete, accurate and adequate for its intended use. And thus closes the life cycle of aeronautical information, and begins anew. 
Figure : The various stages of the information life cycle are: identify - collect - verify/update - distribute - use, and closes the loop to re-identify, etc. A different way of presenting the aeronautical information products and services is shown in Table . This time, the continuum of temporalities is subdivided into the categories of Planning and Reference, Pre-flight and In-flight. The temporal requirements of the Post-flight category are such that the information that was consumed during a specific time of operation has been archived and can be uniquely identified. Currently, the way post-flight feedback is provided back into the system is through ad-hoc anecdotal reports made by pilots. The table also shows how the current set of AIS products and services will evolve into a future set of AIM products and services.
In general, under the AIM concept, there is a trend for increasing the availability of more real-time information in order to meet the more stringent needs of in-flight information. In addition, there is a need for integration of traditional information products (e.g., aeronautical charts based on more permanent information) with regularly updated information services. This also facilitates a seamless transition from legacy (charting) products to an increasing service orientation. The future AIM products and services will also see changes in the scope of information (to address operationally relevant issues, like GPS outages, RAIM, or ETOPS). Under AIM, there will also be more offerings of information applications (i.e., blending of an information product with a service). For example, a digital charting application that combines graphical rendering of permanent aeronautical information with additional information services (including, for example, NOTAM, traffic, weather, etc.). This page intentionally blank Directory: safety -> ais-aimsg safety -> Safety, Health & Environment Section safety -> Working paper safety -> 'Safety and Shipping Review 2015' safety -> Discussion on vdl mode 4-receiver rejection performance safety -> Information paper safety -> Acp wgc6/WP24 aeronautical communications panel (acp) working group c meeting 6 Toulouse, France October 20-24, 2003 safety -> Development of Function Blocks Library for Safety Related Applications safety -> New devices only or combination of new and replacement ais-aimsg -> First meeting Download 292.38 Kb. Share with your friends:
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