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Mandate on development of draft implementing rule for Interoperability on Aeronautical Data Quality (ADQ) - FAVOURABLE OPINION FROM SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY COMMITTEE

14 October 2009: Single Sky Committee gives favourable opinion on draft EC Regulation on ADQ

  Full text of draft Regulation at the European Commission's web site

Key elements of the implementing rule

The overall objective of this rule is to achieve aeronautical information of sufficient quality, accuracy, timeliness and granularity as a key enabler of the EATMN.

In terms of scope, the aeronautical information data process chain extends from the original data sources (e.g. surveyors, procedure designers, etc) through Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) and publication to the end users of the data for aeronautical applications.

Existing ICAO Annex 15 integrity level requirements provide a baseline for acceptable data quality. It is therefore necessary to develop a draft implementing rule to supplement and strengthen the relevant existing requirements of ICAO Annex 15:
  • to ensure the implementation of provisions for ensuring aeronautical information data quality (accuracy, resolution and integrity).
  • to describe the performance requirements for how data should be originated, transferred from one party to another and how data should be automatically handled and processed. In particular, provisions should ensure achievement of the necessary levels of integrity, security and validation.
Specifically, to achieve the necessary levels of integrity, security and validation, the provisions of the implementing rule address the following:
  • Data need to be originated using appropriate software support. This includes the logging of survey data and the calculation and validation of derived co-ordinates associated with e.g. RNAV procedures.
  • Data transfer should be conducted in a manner that ensures the risk of data error is sufficiently low as to enable the safe use of the data for flight operations. This requires, inter alia, appropriate automated data handling techniques that prevent data being corrupted and also requires that data is not supplied to the Requesting or Publishing Authorities on paper.
  • Protection shall be employed for data transmission through the mail or using public data networks to prevent inadvertent or deliberate modification.
  • Data needs to be validated for correctness, completeness and to check the validity of information in the data fields.

Deliverables

Final Report


Final Report

This document, together with its annexes, represents the final report on the development of a draft implementing rule on aeronautical data and information quality (ADQ).

The Final Report contains the following five separate sub-documents:

Enclosure 1: Draft implementing rule on ADQ, v2.0;
Enclosure 2: Justification material for the draft implementing rule on ADQ, v2.0;
Enclosure 3: Identification of means of compliance for the draft implementing rule on ADQ, v2.0;
Enclosure 4: EUROCONTROL proposed actions to support stakeholders' efforts to implement the draft implementing rule on ADQ, v1.0;
Enclosure 5: Summary of Responses (SOR) for the draft implementing rule on ADQ, v1.0.

This document was sent to the European Commission on 22 October 2007.

Acrobat EN  -  Final Report
Released: 16/10/2007 Edition: 2.0

Summary of Responses on Regulatory Approach


Summary of Responses

All responses to a Formal Consultation are properly recorded within a separate Summary of Responses document (SOR), including a summary and analysis of comments received, and the responses to each comment.

Acrobat EN
Released: 29/05/2006 Edition: 1.0

Regulatory Approach on Aeronautical Data Integrity


Regulatory Approach on Aeronautical Data Integrity

The Regulatory Approach document sets out proposals and supporting rationale for the regulatory coverage of the implementing rule, which has been formed from a detailed interoperabilitys analysis and a preliminary assessment of safety and economic aspects, and implementation conditions.

Acrobat EN  -  Regulatory Approach Document
Released: 24/05/2006 Edition: 2.0

Initial Plan on Aeronautical Data Integrity


Initial Plan on Aeronautical Data Integrity

The initial plan describes the proposed project plan and work breakdown structure, the proposed methodology and processes and the consultation activities. It also provides an initial analysis of the mandate requirements.

Acrobat EN  -  IPL ADI
Released: 13/09/2005 Edition: 2.0

Mandate on Aeronautical Data Integrity


Mandate on Aeronautical Data Integrity

This is a Mandate to EUROCONTROL to assist the European Commission in the development of an interoperability implementing rule on Aeronautical Data Integrity

Acrobat EN  -  Mandate
Released: 30/05/2005 Author: EUROPEAN COMMISSION

 
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