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Airport GIS Data & eALP – Coming To An Airport Near You Kevin Shirer, AAE – Project Manager
Association of California Airports; September 2009 Today’s Presentation & Expectations Take away
Basic knowledge of what is GIS – “GIS 101”
Roles & responsibilities for managing airport data
What’s here - airport GIS standards & FAA “AGIS”
What’s coming - eALP
The Driving Needs Need to improved business processes
Creation of paperless processes
e-Business – faster coordination
Need of a centralized database
Same data used by all
Accurate and validated data
Maintable data
Transferable data
Need for accurate maps that are easily accessible
What is GIS? The Big Picture: “GIS 101” GIS - Any information system that integrates, stores, edits, analyzes, shares, and displays geographic information GIS Data Data: Vector Geometry, Text & Rasters Rasters Data – Sample “beginning” airport layers Data Collection How do we get data into GIS ?
Geodetic Control - Survey
Aerial Photography
Digital Terrain Model - Photogrammetry
State, County and City GIS Data - Shared
As-built Plans
Exterior Data – Specifically collected Data: Geodetic Control Marks on the ground: known latitude, longitude and elevation.
Primary Airport Control Station (PACS) and Secondary Airport Control Station (SACS) serve as reference for all surveys at the facility.
FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-16: Establishment of Geodetic Control and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey. Data: Geodetic Control Use PACS and SACS to determine the positions of features using:
GPS
Laser Scanning or
Traditional survey techniques, and
Photogrammetry -(measurements from aerial photos) Data Accuracy is Serious Business Airport Data will be used for:
Obstruction Analysis
Approach Development
Engineering & Planning
Navaid Siting
Land Management
Airport Layout Plans
Systems: GIS & CAD Software ESRI: ArcGIS 9, ArcIMS, ArcPAD, ArcSDE, MapObjects…
Autodesk: AutoCAD, AutoCAD Map 3D, MapGuide, Revit…
MicroStation : Version 8
Intergraph: GeoMedia, GeoMedia Professional…
Systems: What is a database (DB)? Organized and related (linked) collection of data tables:
Spatial
Non-Spatial
Software
SQL/PostGreSQL
Oracle
Oracle Spatial Data Maintenance & Support Data Maintenance - Roles
Airport Staff & Consultants
FAA & NGS
Data Maintenance – Policies & Procedures
Change Control: Update data for ongoing Improvements FAA Airports GIS (AGIS) What’s Here Now
FAA Advisory Circulars – Geospatial Data Standards
FAA Airports Surveying-GIS (AGIS) Website
What’s Coming
FAA Industry Education – Integrated Distance Learning Environment (FAA IDLE)
Electronic Airport Layout Plans – eALP
FAA Office of Airport Safety and Standards - Airport Engineering Division (AAS-100)
FAA Advisory Circulars: “-16, -17 & -18” AC 150/5300-16: General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Surveys: Establishment of Geodetic Control and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey
AC 150/5300-17: General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Survey Airport Imagery Acquisition and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey
AC 150/5300-18: General Guidance and Specifications for Submission of Aeronautical Surveys to NGS: Field Data Collection and Geographic Information System (GIS) Standards AC 150/5300-16: Aeronautical Survey Control Managing Geodetic Control for Submittal to FAA
Reconnaissance & Planning
Establishing Monuments: PACs & SACs
Monument Selection
GPS Positioning
Adjusting GPS Data
Data Submittal
AC 150/5300-17: Aerial Photography Guide to Aerial Imagery Acquisition & Planning
Roles & Responsibilities
Imagery Plan Requirements
Image Control Points
Equipment & Materials
Flight Planning
Requirements
Deliverables
AC 150/5300-18: Data Collection & GIS Stds. Survey Specs & Standards
Aeronautical, One-Engine Inoperative (OEI)
Cat II & III Operation Area
Airport Mapping
Construction Survey
Airport Pavement Survey
Boundary Survey / Land Use Horizontal Survey Point Vertical Survey Point AC 150/5300-18: Data Collection & GIS Stds. Data Translation & Use of Existing Data
FAA Data Migration Tool (DMT)
Note: “Survey Requirements Matrix” - Table 2-1
Note: Chapter 5 – Airport Data Features
Don’t let it’s thickness scare you – mostly detailed specs FAA Airports Surveying-GIS (AGIS) Database Purpose: To streamline the airport survey process and centralize airport data storage into one integrated web-based Geographic Information System
https://airports-gis.faa.gov
Supplementary Information
A Guide to Airport Surveys – FAA Whitepaper May 2009
AGIS AGIS – What an Airport Owner Needs to Know Airport Sponsors and Proponents (AS/P) are the owner of all data for their airport, even after loading into AGIS
The AS/P (or designated contractor) must ensure all documentation is complete, accurate, and meets criteria outlined in the ACs
Data accuracy begins with the creation of the project’s Statement of Work (SOW)
FAA provides a draft SOW on the AGIS Site
AGIS - Projects AGIS – Sponsor Actions Confirm information to create an AGIS Project
Then authorize consultants & upload a SOW AGIS Process – Electronic File Testing & Upload Integrated Distance Learning Environment (IDLE) An online distance learning management system (LMS) for training on airport survey related ACs and AGIS
Accessed through AGIS user registration
Accessible only after AGIS system administrator validates user credentials FAA IDLE Roll-based Training
Tier 1 - Airport Managers/Proponents/Planners
Basic airport project management, advisory circular requirements and overviews, and general AGIS use
Tier 2 - Functional Managers
Overseers of multiple airports – FAA, State
Tier 3 - Surveyors/Contractors
Tier 1 & 2 information, plus…
Detailed requirements and procedures tailored to airport surveyors/contractors
FAA IDLE Easily accessible educational tool
Fills educational gap:
AAS-100 AC program updates
Airport survey requirements/procedures
Provides visualizations of survey processes
Provides training for airport sponsor roles and responsibilities Electronic Airport Layout Plan (eALP) Note: This is my mock up – Not FAA Sample ALP Set = Drawing Sheets; eALP = Saved Views Airport Layout
Airport Airspace
Inner Portion of the Approach
Runway Departure Surfaces (AC 150/5070-6B)
Terminal Area
Land Use (Zoning) – On & Off Airport
Airport Property Map
Data Sheet, Narrative Report, Cover Sheet
Others – Access Plan, Utility, Saved Queries & Views ALP to eALP Paradigm Shift ALP eALP FAA AC data standards
Electronic deliverable
Electronic approvals/signatures
Defined maps & saved views in electronic Portal
Geospatial Database
Feature & Attributes
Enterprise Viewing – Yes
Engineering accuracy Local CADD Standards
Paper deliverables
Paper signature approvals
Defined plan sheets
Enterprise Viewing – No
Planning accuracy
Electronic Airport Layout Plan - eALP eALP platform & standards – in development
Integrated with AGIS database
Provide access by authorized airport owners, managers, planners and designers
Users will be able to:
View, evaluate, format, print
Grant access to their airport data located within AGIS
Import/export data from/to authorized FAA resources Why eALPs? Paper ALPs are all stored by the FAA, airports and their consultants, yet…
Identifying the “latest” version is not always easy
Plotted ALPs may contain out-of-date information that varies from other data sources
NextGen is driving the need for real-time access of the same data by all stakeholders simultaneously eALP Challenges Paradigm Shift
Standards development & standardizing ALP checklists
Accommodating standards and desire for custom views
Desire for paper ALP’s
Technical challenges
Electronic approvals/signatures
Data update processes & data archiving
Symbology that works at different scales
Viewing electronically eALP – FAA Program Status FAA Southern Region has six “test bed” airports
Full ALP airport surveys are in progress/coordination
Develop “Proof of Concept Data” for testing
Identify “Best Practices”
Identify costs
Develop electronic coordination procedures to improve AGIS portal and eALP coordination/approval
Develop capability within the AGIS for eALP and digital obstruction charts; SEPTEMBER 2009 eALP – Proposed Future Graphic Courtesy of FAA AAS-100 eALP – Looking Forward Development of AGIS and eALP guidance
Software program adjustments
Associated policy changes for conducting surveys and electronically-generated ALP drawing sets
How you can help
Implement current AC project/survey requirements
Use the AGIS website
Submit survey costs in SOWs
Suggest practical improvements & best practices
Summary This being achieved – not science fiction
Technology is the easy part, culture shift is not easy
Benefits
Nextgen - aeronautical data to same standards
Integrations with other databases – environmental
Get us all on the same page
Supplementary Information
https://airports-gis.faa.gov
A Guide to Airport Surveys – FAA Whitepaper May 2009
Questions? Kevin Shirer, AAE – Project Manager
Kevin.shirer@woolpert.com
480.707.3501
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