Aerodrome Mapping Data Base
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Abbreviation
AMDB
Definition
An AMDB is a Geographic Information System (GIS) database of an airport describing:
• the spatial layout of an airport;
• the geometry of features (e.g. runways, taxiways, buildings) described as points, lines and polygons;
• further information characterising the features and their functions which are stored as attributes (e.g. surface type, name/object identifier, runway slope).
Definition Source
EUROCONTROL (2010) dedicated AMDB webpage http://www.eurocontrol.int/aim/public/standard_page/interop_amxs_intro.html
