1 Federal Aviation Administration Airports GIS | Airport Planning in the NextGen World March 2, 2011 A Change in Direction

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Airports GIS | Airport Planning in the NextGen WorldMarch 2, 2011 https://airports-gis.faa.gov/

A Change in Direction

Airports GIS | Updateand Transition Policy

Presented to | 34th Annual Airports Conference – Hershey, PA

Gil Neumann | FAA Airports - National Planning & Environmental Division

Date | Wednesday: March 2, 2011



Why Did FAA Create Airports GIS? Federal mandates from the President and OMB

‣ Executive Order 12906 (April 11, 1994)‣ OMB Circular A-16 (issued 2002; revised 2010)

Improve Efficiencies‣ Airports, FAA, consultants‣ Single, authoritative, accessible data source

Reduce Costs to all Stakeholders Improve Safety

‣ Increased need for real-time data accuracy Support Next Generation of Air Transportation (NextGen)

‣ A repository of airport information (not just survey data) A true paradigm shift in the way we do business… in the right

direction: it’s all about the data!



Airports GIS | Multiple Stakeholder Perspective FAA | Air Traffic Organization (ATO)

‣ ATO owns and operates the National Airspace System (NAS)

‣ ATO needs accurate, safety-critical (runway ends, NAVAIDS, obstacles) data from airport operational environments

‣ LPV/WAAS efforts well underway (limited interest in non-operational airports data)

ATO’s Office of Aeronautical Information Management (AIM)‣ Tasked with building FAA’s data-sharing

environment and infrastructure‣ Initially developed Airports GIS and eALP‣ Air Traffic -centric

FAA | Office of Airports (ARP)‣ FAA’s stewards of airports data‣ ARP manages programming of funds for

the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs)

‣ AIP funds must benefit airports (limited off-airport data collection boundaries)

‣ Currently develop Airports GIS (programming, survey/GIS standards, and policy) and the eALP module

Airports (aka, Airport Sponsors)‣ Communities own and operate airports‣ Must meet FAA grant requirements‣ If you’ve seen one airport…

The intriguing challenge of Airports GIS: complexity is added to system development, system ownership, and funding of data collection/maintenance because airport data-sets provide benefits that support differing operational missions within the FAA LOB’s (primarily ATO and ARP) as well as data needs of thousands of airports sponsors!

Airports GIS



Airports GIS

othermodulesother

modules

PlanningModulePlanning

Module

AirportsGIS

AirportsGIS

O U T P U T

Survey Data Collection

Airports GIS at a High Level

NFDC | eNASR data

Remote Sensing

Ground Surveys

$ $$ $

Natl Flt Procedures data

iOE/AAA data

electronic ALP Module

eNOTAMs Module *

NAVAIDS records/data **

Airport Design Module **

139 Inspections Module **

Misc Financial Modules **

Compatible Land Use Module **

Misc Engineering Modules **

Misc Environmental Modules **

Aerial Photos

Airport Planning

5010/NASR Data *

Airport Ops | NOTAMS *

Data | Other Agencies **

New Tech | LiDAR/GPS **Data Transformation

Reduced Redundancy

Reduced Costs

* In Development | ** Planned

I N P U T

Data Standards• Collection• Input

AC150/ 5300-16,-17,-18



ARP’s View of Airports GIS Benefits and Challenges Airports GIS will help airports by providing standardized data to support

airport construction, land-use planning, environmental compliance, categorical exclusions, recording of NAVAID records, 3-D visualization, and integration into other GIS efforts (airport department-wide; local, State, and federal govt-wide)

How valuable is your data?‣ Think about how all airports data constituents currently reference and use

geospatial data/maps related to:• Grant review and approval• Project eligibility requirements• Master Plans/ALPs• Obstruction Evaluation (OE)

Database/Airspace determinations• Runway Safety Area determinations

• Environmental/NEPA• Design review• Conformity to plans and specifications (as-builts)• Safety and construction phasing• Compliance/grant obligations• Compatible Land Use• Land acquisition

FAA’s funding challenge: AIP $ can only benefit airports‣ How far off the airport property should we collect data?‣ Will ATO allocate F&E funds for obstacles well beyond airport boundaries?‣ Who pays for maintaining the data? FAA? Airport? Both?



NextGen | Can you see the connection to Airports GIS data?

Airports GIS

I N P U T I N P U T

OUTPUT



Airports GIS | End State

Other Modules

PlanningModule

AirportsGIS

FAA LOBs

Agencies

Industry

Airports

APPLY PUBLISHUSECOLLECT STORECHECK

SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT

Strategic Implementation Plan

MAN

AGE

DATA COLLECTION



Airports GIS | Reality/Today

PlanningModule

AirportsGIS

FAA LOBs

Airports

APPLY PUBLISHUSECOLLECT STORECHECK

Development/Deployment Perspective: ATMs; PCs; FAX; Internet; e-mail; mobile phones; Google Earth



Airports GIS | FY09-10 Accomplishments Emphasis on Survey Standards (Advisory Circulars) and Airports GIS website

‣ 800+ projects in the system (includes LPV/WAAS) Airports GIS Programming (software, website, modules)

‣ Completed electronic ALP proof-of-concept (Sept 2009)‣ Transitioned from AIM to ARP (Fall 2010)‣ Deployed -18B schema templates (DWG, DGN, and SHP)

Outreach (on-going) and Training‣ Deployed web-based training (IDLE), FAQs, and Airports GIS Help Desk‣ ACC, ACI, AAAE, FAA conferences and workshops‣ Initiated: external training (ACC); internal training (6 Regions by end of CY10)

Initiated robust data collection/input efforts‣ Phase I – 7 Airports (SW and SO Regions); Phase II – 30 Airports (All Regions)‣ Increasing emphasis on Airports GIS deliverable for all projects‣ AIP Grant/PFC requirement to incorporate on virtually all projects‣ Obstruction surveys, construction projects, noise contours, land acquisition‣ “Tiger Team” deployed to reduce data verification delays

Issued Working Draft Guidance (see National Planning Website) 06/24/10‣ Draft Strategic Plan created and in review (includes preliminary BCA results)‣ Draft Transition Policy in review (target for implementation in Jan 11)



Airports GIS | FY2011 Priorities Implement Transition Policy* in January and finalize the Strategic Plan Business Case (and begin tie-in with other LOBs, starting with AIM) Data Collection

‣ Complete Phase I pilot program; marked progress on Phase II‣ Fund additional robust data collection projects at high priority locations

Address Growing Pains >>> see next slide‣ Streamline data verification process (review: plans; control; imagery; data)‣ Improve website software and project flow (project/partial vs. airport-centric)‣ Complete deployable eALP module precursors (programming; beta-testing)‣ Incorporate lessons learned from pilot projects into Advisory Circulars (for

updating in FY2012) and programming Outreach and Training (on-going)

‣ Integrated Distance Learning Environment (IDLE)‣ Continue additional internal/external workshops and outreach efforts‣ Explanation of ROIs to airport community (from FAA field personnel)‣ Begin planning for resident training course at FAA Academy

* Includes the updated Airports GIS Implementation Guidance (working draft)



Airports GIS | Addressing Immediate ChallengesAPPLY PUBLISHUSECOLLECT STORECHECK

AirportsGIS

FAA LOBs

Airports

Enhanced dataverification process

ImprovedWeb Portal

Cost Drivers; Timing

eALPbeta

TransitionPolicy (forall Airportcategories)



Airports GIS Transition Policy | Premise Airports GIS ACs were applied too broadly too quickly Estimated 4,000 projects per year (staff is already very busy) One size of requirement does not fit all project types Industry and FAA have a steep learning curve Airports GIS system and processes not ready to handle demand ACs have kinks that need to be worked outTransitioning is the key to realizing program (and NextGen) benefits Program requirements need to be transitioned in practically Phased in to airports by size and relevance to NAS Enforce compliance as appropriate by project Improve awareness, education and support



Transition Policy* | Immediate Steps During the transition period, if a survey is required for a project involving safety-

critical data, ACs 150/5300-16, -17, and -18 must be used‣ Any change to safety critical data: new/lengthened runways, procedure design,

obstruction analysis‣ Master Plan updates (which requires an eALP)‣ Obstruction surveys to develop new or change existing instrument approach procedures

For other projects not involving safety-critical data, airports must incorporate Airports GIS requirements on the following schedule:‣ Large/Medium Hubs: Now (FY 2011)*‣ Small/Non Hubs: 1 year (FY 2012)‣ Top Non Primary: 2 years (FY 2013)‣ Middle Tier GA: 3 Years (FY 2014)‣ Lower Tier GA: 4 Years (FY 2015)

If a survey is not required, project deliverable data must be submitted in paper format, at a minimum, as acceptable to the FAA (in other words: the way we operate for these projects today)

Airports are encouraged to initiate their transition to Airports GIS in advance of the timelines set forth above, as appropriate

* issued (with and within updated Airports GIS Implementation Guidance) on January 14, 2011



Looking Forward | eALP Transition

2011-2012 2015 +

‣ Airports GIS data collection and submittal

‣ Sponsor/FAA access to data through Airports GIS

‣ Legacy ALP (paper or PDF)‣ Legacy ALP coordination

and approval process



‣ Electronic Signatures (submittal and approval)

‣ eALP (geo-referenced PDF) with legacy ALP review and approval process



‣ Electronic eALP submittal‣ Electronic eALP review and

approval through Airports GIS

‣ Geo-referenced PDF (for use outside Airports GIS)

Today End StateNear Term

2012-2015

Limited e-Capability Optimized EfficiencyIncreasing Efficiency



Lessons Learned / Using Airports GIS | DFW Airport

DFW: LIVE Parking Status DFW: Flight Track Analysis

Airports GIS Pilot Program: Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)



Lessons Learned / Success Story | Harlingen, TXAirports GIS Pilot Program Success Story: Valley International Airport Typical Airport Deputy Director Project Cost Estimates vs. Actual

‣ Initial FAA Estimates: $50K-$100K per runway end• Much less expensive after first project

‣ HRL Budget was $630K (6 runway ends)• 30% for non-obstruction data collection• 23% for existing data conversion• 20% to assemble and test electronic ALP• 18% for obstruction survey and airport airspace analysis• 09% for travel, production, miscellaneous costs

‣ Actual project costs came in at approximately 65% of estimate Immediate use / benefit (Boeing 787) Additional tools request to consultant (SAAMS)



Thank You: Questions Welcome!

Upcoming Workshop

Airport Consultants Council Airports GIS Workshop

April 3-4, 2011 | Kansas City

http://www.acconline.org/

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1 Federal Aviation Administration Airports GIS | Airport Planning in the NextGen World March 2, 2011 A Change in Direction