Digital Briefing Concepts

Presented To: Applying Common Servics

Presented By: Eddy Porosnicu, Eurocontrol

Date: 31 August 2011

Enabling Information Sharing

thru Common Services

Current Briefing Concept

• NOTAM

– as means of announcing latest sudden changes

• Briefing

– as means of communicating NOTAM to the pilot

• Pre-Flight Information Bulletin (PIB) = List of NOTAM

• Verbal

• On-line briefing – initial attempts, limited by NOTAM text capabilities

(International) NOTAM Trends

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

800,000

900,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Nu

mb

er

/ year

Europe (L+E+B)

Pacific (A+N+Y)

Asia (R+V+W+Z)

Russia + Central Asia (U)

Africa (D+F+G+H)

Mid Asia (O)

North America (C+K+P)

South + Central America (M+S+T)

TOTAL

Source: European AIS Database (EAD)

Why long PIB

NOTAM problems

… runway shortenings when the NOTAM simply gives a new TORA and does not really say WHERE the runway have been shorter (in what end)

… complex restricted area boundaries that take hours to put on a map!

… obstacles with imprecise positions

… irrelevant information

… typing errors

… very long and complex to read!!!

10%of the NOTAM have errors

according to a study done by GroupEAD

on randomly selected messages!

Solution

Digital data:

• clearer / more precise than free text

• enables validation

• automatic by the system

• visually by the operator

Digital NOTAM – improved data quality

Digital NOTAM – improved briefing

Positive impact on safety

Current PIB problems

• too long• cumbersome to build

• NOTAM not prioritized

• irrelevant NOTAM• format difficult to read

– ALL CAPS– abbrv.– pour Inglesh

• no grouping per feature• missing data in case of

significant re-routing or due to inappropriate selection criteria

Source: HindSight - Aviation Safety Magazine for Air Traffic Controllers - Skybrary

Expectations

• Merging aeronautical, MET, flight information

• Only the relevant information… but also in case of re-routing

• Easy to understand– Graphical (where appropriate)

– Organized per phase of flight

– Critical information highlighted

• Interactive– Available for EFB

SESAR Work Breakdown StructureSESAR Work Breakdown Structure

NetworkOperation

TMAOperation

En RouteOperation

AirportOperation Aircraft

WP 7 WP 5 WP 8

WP 6WP 4

WP 14

WP 9

WP 10

WP 11 WP 15 WP 13

WP 12

ValidationInfrastructure

R&D TransversalAreas

Network InformationManagement Systems(NIMS)

InformationManagement

SWIM F/WOC (*) GroundCNS

Airport

Systems

WP 16WP 3

Master PlanMaintenance

En-route

APPATC

Systems

Target Concept &

Architecture MaintenanceATM Network R&D

Programme

SESAR Programme

WP B WP C WP D

NetworkOperation

TMAOperation

En RouteOperation

AirportOperation Aircraft

WP 7 WP 5 WP 8

WP 6WP 4

WP 14

WP 9

WP 10

WP 11 WP 15 WP 13

WP 12

ValidationInfrastructure

R&D TransversalAreas

Network InformationManagement Systems(NIMS)

InformationManagement

SWIM F/WOC (*) GroundCNS

Airport

Systems

WP 16WP 3

Master PlanMaintenance

En-route

APPATC

Systems

Target Concept &

Architecture MaintenanceATM Network R&D

Programme

SESAR Programme

WP B WP C WP D

B

C

5

7

316

15

13

4

6

8

14

9 10 12

AcronymsAcronymsAPP ApproachCNS Communications Navigation SurveillanceF/WOC Flight & Wing Operations Centre / Meteorological Services

NIMS Network Information Management SystemsSESAR Single European Sky ATM Research

SWIM System Wide Information Management

TMA Terminal Manoeuvring Area(S)WP (Sub-)Work Package

Ph. Sacré, EUROCONTROL, June 2010, V2

OPERATIONAL Thread

SYSTEMS Thread

SWIM Thread

TRANSVERSE Thread

En Route Operation

TMA Operation

Airport Operation

Network Operation

Information Management

SWIM

NIMS

AircraftEn-route APP ATC Systems Airport systems

Ground CNS

R&D Transversal Areas

Validation InfrastructureTarget Concept and Architecture Maintenance

Master Plan Maintenance

(*) WP 11 – no details available

Partners:

• Frequentis (lead), Thales

• EUROCONTROL (requirements)

• NORACON, DFS, ENAV

+ end user representatives

Digital Briefing System

Flight Trajectory

Management

System

(WP 13.2.1)

Digital Briefing

Application

(WP 13.2.2)

SWIM

Data Pool

Get data

AI/MET/Flow/etc.

Get data

AI/MET/Flow/etc.

Get flight data

trajectory/FPLProvide flight data

trajectory/FPL

Integrated Briefing Portal

Flight planning

functionality

PIB

functionality

PilotDispatcher/ARO

ATM Operator

On-board

briefing device

Pilot Briefing

• ePIB

• Interactive

BriefingFlight Trajectory

Management

System

(WP 13.2.1)

Digital Briefing

Application

(WP 13.2.2)

* get request

* filter data

* (format data)

* send data

SWIM

Data Pool

Get data

AI/MET/Flow/etc.

Get data

AI/MET/Flow/etc.

Pilot

[P.2] Departure

Briefing

[P.3] Debriefinig

Get flight data

trajectory/FPLProvide flight data

trajectory/FPL

[P.1] Flight Planning

Briefing

Integrated Briefing Portal

On-board briefing device

SESAR ePIB Prototype

ePIB Prototype

Other briefing application

Graphical SNOWTAM

Summary / Conclusion

• Digital Briefing enabled by AIXM/WXXM/FIXM– Service adapted to the end user needs

– Various forms• ePIB

• Interactive (local, Web)

• EFB

– Common aspects• Graphical

• Organized per phase of flight

• SESAR (WP 13.2.2) contribution– Digital Briefing research & prototypes

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