SLO – GIS User’s GroupAirports GIS (AGIS)
September 8, 2011Matt Cunningham, PLS
Aviation Division Manager
Airports GISSeptember 8, 2011
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Discussion Items
Airports GIS: Brief HistoryNextGenWhy AGIS?Survey and Data StandardsAGIS ImplementationALP vs. eALP Comparison
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AGIS History• No FAA standards for GIS• Disparity in data management techniques• No common coordinate system• Large volumes of spatial data in paper
form• No common data format• Many airports with no spatial data
management system in place• Need for a standardized data collection
and management system
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NextGen Goals• Comprehensive overhaul of National
Airspace System• Move to Satellite-Based navigation from
current Land-Based navigation• Enhance Safety• Reduce environmental impacts related to
aviation• Enhance the flow of information• Make air travel more predictable – reduce
delays• Make better, more informed infrastructure
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Airports GIS
Why AGIS & NextGen?
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• Create a national database of spatial data related to aviation
• Create a central repository for all spatial data
• Reduce work redundancy• Standardize Data
a. Data acquisitionb. GIS schemac. Imageryd. Geodetic Control
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Survey Standards• FAA AC 150/5300-16,-17,-18 & soon to be -
19• Geodetic Control – PACS & SACS• Imagery and Ground Surveysa. Statement of Work (SOW)b. FAA & NGS review of SOWc. Perform field work – data collectiond. Testing of Survey data prior to submittale. FAA & NGS data review & acceptance• Handheld Mapping Grade GPS• Remote SensingSeptember 8, 2011 Atgeosys.com
Airports GIS
Truckee-Tahoe AirportAerial Topographic Survey Compiled from Imagery with 0.25’ max pixel resolution.
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Data Standards• Drawing Set-up & Data Preparation – GIS vs
CAD• FAA Standard Layers, Feature Classes and
Attributes• Metadata requirements• Workflow validation & acceptance• Validation Errors report• Validation Summary report• ESRI ArcGIS, Autodesk and Microstation data
format• Aerial Imagery
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How Does AGIS Work?• Airports submit and own data• FAA hosts the data on their servers• Airports manage the data• AGIS is web-based – no airport-based GIS
needed• Airports can access their data via AGIS web
portal• NGS provides the quality control for the safety
critical data• GIS data submittal is a requirement for new
construction projects with FAA funding.• Data is not available to the general public.
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How Does AGIS Help to Meet NextGen Goals?
Safety-o Higher quality data for obstructionso Higher quality data for NAVAIDSo Standardized data requirements for airport
operations areas and safety critical equipmento More efficient way to share datao Makes it possible to put airport spatial data in the
cockpito Data can be used in Part 139 Inspectionso Develop eNOTAM’so Reduces chances of CFIT’so Reduces runway incursions or collisions
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How Does AGIS Help to Meet NextGen Goals?
Satellite-Based Navigationo Provides the data of all airports in a
common coordinate systemo Data can be used in developing
National Flight Procedureso NFDC info can be integratedo Airspace and Obstruction Analysis datao Data suitable for developing Precision
Instrument Approach procedures
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How Does AGIS Help to Meet NextGen Goals?
• AIP funds to facilities with highest needs
• Tighter plane separations• More planes in same airspace• Less fuel consumed by planes• Fewer delays in commercial flights• More direct routing• Improved flexibility of operations &
procedures
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AGIS Implementation• 2008 National AGIS Team created• 3 Phases to AGIS deployment1. 2009 - Southwest region - Six airports, plus
Atlanta Hartsfield2. 2010 - Remaining Regions – 30 Airports 3. 2011-2025 – Incremental Projects – Phasing
considered• 2010-11 eALP beta-tests• 2012 eALP v1.0 Deployment
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ALP vs. eALP• All NPIAS airports req’d to have an
ALP• Paper copies housed at multiple
locations• Paper ALP’s often have conflicting
info• NextGen needs real-time web-based
access of the same version of doc’s
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Airports GIS
Truckee-Tahoe AirportPhase 1 of FAA-Compatible GIS
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SLO – GIS User’s GroupAirports GIS (AGIS)
September 8, 2011Matt Cunningham, PLS
Aviation Division Manager
(805) 781-9296