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A set of information service metadata intended to promote service discovery and an initial evaluation of the information service characteristics.

Status

This page is based on draft material and will be updated when ICAO accepts the PANS-(SW)IM. This is expected to happen in Q3 2021.

Information Service Overview

In the context of the anticipated PANS-IM, a requirement is expected for information about global information services to be made available. For the purpose a Service Overview is defined as: “a set of information service metadata intended to promote service discovery and an initial evaluation of the information service characteristics.

Service providers use Service Overviews to publicise an operational service or prospective service, the latter announcing its future availability. This information allows information service consumers to discover information services.  


Good to know

The Service Orientation Process considers the Service Overview as an outcome of the design step (the service has "prospective" status). It is then updated during the implementation step and completed at deployment (the service has "operational" status).

Service Overview Fields

Field

Mandatory/

Optional

Explanation of Field

Service Name

Mandatory

The Service Name is a piece of identifying information that gives stakeholders a way to reference or identify a service.

Service Version

Mandatory

The Service Version distinguishes which release of the service the information in the overview pertains to.

Provider Organization

Mandatory

The name of the organization responsible for provision of the information service.

Brief Description of the Service


Mandatory

A brief summary of the service offering.

Provider

Point of Contact

Mandatory

A point of contact for the provider organization for the specific service.

Additional Service Information

Optional

Location at which more information, potentially including more detailed technical information, on a service may be found.

Lifecycle Information


Mandatory

Indication of which phase of the service development lifecycle the service is in as well as lifecycle timeline.

Geographical Extent of Information

Mandatory

Details of the geographic coverage of the information provided by the service.

Quality of Service


Mandatory

Qualitative and quantitative information pertaining to the performance characteristics of a service.

Access Restrictions

Mandatory

A description of any constraints on access to the service

Message Exchange Pattern

Mandatory

The Message Exchange Pattern used by the service.

Exchange Models

Mandatory

The exchange models adhered to by the service.

Service Functions


Optional

A business-level description of the service functions.

Filtering Available

Optional

An overview of which filters the provider offers to the consumer for the service.

Sources of Information


Optional

A description of the origins of information provided by the service along with an indication whether there were any subsequent modifications.

Support Availability

Optional

An overview of whether any service support may be offered to consumers.

Service Validation


Mandatory

Method of validation used to assess a service.

Service Overview Example

Donlon TOBT Setting Service Overviewfictitious example.