Supporting material for ICAO Aerodrome Mapping Data Sets
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Introduction
This section provides an overview of the standards in the scope of Aerodrome Mapping Data (AMD).
ICAO requirements for AMD are in ICAO Annex 14 Vol. 1, ICAO Annex 15, and ICAO PANS AIM (Doc 10066).
ICAO defines AMD as "Data collected for the purpose of compiling aerodrome mapping information for aeronautical uses".
ICAO also defines the related data set notion as “Identifiable collection of data”.
Combining these two notions, ICAO introduces the notion aerodrome mapping data set, which is one of the aeronautical digital data sets required by ICAO Annex 15.
This means that in essence the Annex 14 and Annex 15 requirements apply to the provision of aerodrome mapping data as data sets.
ICAO further references the notion aerodrome mapping database (AMDB), defined as "A collection of aerodrome mapping data organized and arranged as a structured data set", and points at the industry requirements (EUROCAE ED99() / RTCA DO-272()) of the related applications.
Notes:
From a EUROCAE ED99() / RTCA DO-272() point of view, for an aerodrome mapping data set to qualify as an AMDB the industry requirements need to be satisfied.
ARINC 816 covering on-board use of AMDB is not considered in scope of this document.
Overview of standards and positioning
The standards that specify the requirements for AMD can be classified into the following groups:
- ICAO Annexes, PANS and Documents
- Industry standards in scope (EUROCAE/RTCA)
- EUROCONTROL guidance material
- ISO standards
Note:
The above classification is not exhaustive. For example, additional encoding guidelines exist for AIXM 5.1 in relation to the use of GML. This is covered in Ch4 of this guidance material when using AIXM 5.1 to encode AMD.
The following figure depicts the standards relationships:
The following table provides information about the standards in relation to AMD:
Document | Role | AMD | Related referencing |
ICAO Annex 14 | Aerodromes provisions. | Data collection and provisioning requirements. | ICAO Annex 15. ICAO PANS-AIM Procedures (Doc 10066). ICAO Doc 9674: World geodetic System - 1984 (WGS-84) Manual. EUROCAE ED-99C / RTCA DO-272C: User requirements for aerodrome mapping information. ISO19100 series: standards for digital geographic information. |
ICAO Annex 15 | AIS provisions. | Digital data set requirements. | ICAO PANS-AIM Procedures (Doc 10066). ICAO Doc 9674 World geodetic System - 1984 (WGS-84) Manual. ICAO Doc 9839: Quality Management System for Aeronautical Information Services. (Note: release planned November 2020). Airport Services Manual, Part 8 — Airport Operational Service (Doc 9137), published in 1983. ISO 9000 series: quality management system. ISO19100 series: standards for digital geographic information. |
ICAO PANS AIM (Doc 10066) | Procedures for aeronautical information provision. | Requirements for · aerodrome mapping data sets content · data processing | EUROCAE ED99D / RTCA DO 272D: User requirements for aerodrome mapping information. EUROCAE ED-76A/ RTCA DO-200B: Standards for processing aeronautical data. EUROCAE ED-119B / RTCA DO-291B: Interchange standards for terrain, obstacles, and aerodrome mapping data. EUROCAE ED-77 / RTCA DO-201A: Standards for aeronautical information. ISO19100 series: standards for digital geographic information. |
ICAO Doc 9839: Quality Management System for Aeronautical Information Services. (Note: release planned November 2020) | Guidance material for quality management system implementation within the AIS. | Guidance on quality management system applicable for AMD as part of AIS publication. | ISO 9000 series: quality management system. |
ICAO Doc 9674 World geodetic System - 1984 (WGS-84) Manual. | Guidance on the provision of geographic coordinates and vertical component values referenced to the WGS-84 datum. | AMD collection, maintenance and publication is in reference to WGS-84. | - |
EUROCAE ED-76A / RTCA DO-200B: Standards for processing aeronautical data. | Guidance material for aeronautical data processing. | Processing of AMD data related to origination, validation, verification, data security, etc. | ISO 9000 series: quality management system. |
EUROCAE ED-77 / RTCA DO-201A: Standards for aeronautical information. | Standards for Aeronautical Information | Supporting data quality material in respect of data accuracy, publication resolution, and integrity of aeronautical data, together with guidance material in respect to the rounding convention for aeronautical data. | - |
EUROCAE ED-99D / RTCA DO 272-D: User requirements for aerodrome mapping information. | User requirements for Aerodrome Mapping Information in support of cited applications. | Industry requirements in terms of feature catalogue and data constraints (business rules) for AMDBs | RTCA DO-291C / EUROCAE ED-119C : Interchange standards for terrain, obstacles, and aerodrome mapping data. |
EUROCAE ED-119B / RTCA DO-291B: Interchange standards for terrain, obstacles, and aerodrome mapping data. | AMDB interchange standard. | Includes application schema for AMDB for multiple exchange formats. Metadata requirements for aerodrome mapping data. | ISO19100 series: standards for digital geographic information |
EUROCAE ER-009: Guidance Material for the Generation of Aerodrome Mapping Databases. | Guidance for AMDB data collection. | Industry AMDB data collection guidance. | - |
EUROCONTROL Terrain and Obstacle Data (TOD) Manual - Ed. 3.0 | Provides guidance for Terrain and Obstacle data sets. | Explains the relation between AMDB vertical structure features and obstacle data sets in Area 3. Points at synergies between terrain, obstacle and aerodrome mapping data management when using GIS technology. | - |
| EUROCONTROL Specification for the Origination of Aeronautical Data Ed. 2.0 | Provides guidance and comprehensive requirements when originating aeronautical data. | AMD data collection. | Regulation (EU) 2017/373 (as amended by Reg. 2020/469) Commission Regulation (EU) 139/2014 (as amended by Reg. 2020/2148) |
| EUROCONTROL (ICAO) Aerodrome Mapping Data Sets - Supporting Material | Provides AIXM 5.1.1 coding guidance for aerodrome data sets. | Provides feature and property level guidance for AIXM 5.1.1 encoding. | - |
| EUROCONTROL Guidelines for the provision of metadata to support the exchange of aeronautical data | Metadata for data sets. | AMD metadata. | - |
ISO 9000 series: standards for quality management system. | Helps companies effectively document the quality system elements needed to maintain an efficient quality system. | Provides the requirements for quality management system. | - |
ISO19100 series: standards for digital geographic information. | Foundational geographic information standards. | Used for various aspects in relation to geographic information, such as geometry, application schema, feature cataloguing, metadata and data product specification. | - |
EUROCAE/RTCA AMDB in relation to ICAO Annex 14 and ICAO Annex 15
The ICAO provisions do not mandate the publication of AMDB in the strict sense of the related industry requirements. The ICAO approach is understood to foster the usability of State provided AMD (e.g. under the form of aerodrome mapping data sets) in an AMDB production context supporting the related industry applications. This is more or less facilitated by the level at which the EUROCAE/RTCA requirements (e.g. geometrical constraints) are taken into account by State AMD provision.
European Regulatory Context: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/469
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/469 of 14 February 2020 is important in the context of AMD provision. Whilst amending Regulation (EU) No 923/2012, Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 and Regulation (EU) 2017/373 as regards requirements for air traffic management/air navigation services, design of airspace structures and data quality, runway safety, it repeals Regulation (EC) No 73/2010, laying down requirements on the quality of aeronautical data and aeronautical information for the Single European Sky.
EASA published easy access rules to give further guidance on the interpretation of Implementing Rules relevant in European AMD provision:
- IR 2017/373: https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-air-traffic-managementair-navigation-services
- IR 139/2014: https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-library/easy-access-rules/online-publications/easy-access-rules-aerodromes-regulation-eu
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