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1. ato A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N System Wide Information Management (SWIM)Presented to CEISC John LoynesATO Operations Planning Technology Development May 17, 2005 F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

2. SWIM: “The right data to the right user at the right time” Overview • SWIM: What it is and what it does for aviation weather applications • Current Projects: Aviation weather in a SWIM environment • Integrating Corridor Integrated Weather System (CIWS) with traffic surveillance • Route Availability Planning Tool (RAPT) • SWIM weather information model design • Summary F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

3. TOD MINAT Information FIS/TIS Standard 4D flight profile AOC Dispatcher Data Exchange negotiation Publish GA Airline Operations Subscribe FTI Comm VIGRA Center Systems Common SWIM Services Geographical Military, Fire - Wall Reference Law Enforcement, and Other agencies Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality Quality HOLLY Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability Reliability AOC Traffic Flow Mgr Security STIPE En Route Oceanic TFM Flight Service Tower Terminal Systems Systems Systems Station Systems Systems Systems LEKMA NAS Air Traffic Services with System-to-System coordination SurveillanceData AeronauticalInformation Flight DataObjects Weather SWIM Concept of Use F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

4. Real-time info exchange between A/C & ground DSTs DSTs for CD, CR, and flow management Trajectory-based exchange & planning Increased use of data link Arrival/Departure DSTs for sequence & spacing Airline & ATC exchange gate/runway preference data High altitude sectors & dynamic re-sectorizing En Route Oceanic En Route Arrival TFM Departure Airlines System-Wide Information Sharing (Surveillance, trajectory, weather, NAS resources) Infrastructure Mgt Landing Takeoff Enhanced A/P R/W and taxiway safety nets A/P DSTs for Arr/Dep planning, RW usage, user preferences Interactive pre-flight and flight re-planning Integrated strategic & tactical DSTs Increase use of data link at more airports DST – Decision Support Tools CDM – Collaborative Decision Making A/P,A/S – Airport, Airspace CD, CR – Conflict Detection, Resolution All stakeholders require CDM, new DSTs & common information sharing … A Future ATM F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

5. SWIM is: NAS-wide information distribution and access mechanism for current and new applications Built on top of FTI for network connectivity and security 50% COTS, 30% custom software & 20% hardware providing services such as security, messaging, registry Non-proprietary, flexible, extensible, scalable solution to cost effectively meet current and future information requirements SWIM is Not: A big system in a new facility A giant database A substitute for NAS modernization programs A set of applications An FTI replacement SWIM for Dummies SWIM implements a modern, system-wide approach to information management necessary to support improved operations and productivity in the NAS F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

6. Accessing Weather Products(Example: TDWR) The old way (pre-SWIM)… The new way (post-SWIM)… • Buy a T1 line for each TDWR you need and physically connect it at each TDWR shelter • Develop custom ingest software that… • Meets security requirements • Manages QoS guarantees for application • Translates custom data format (based on TDWR ICD) • Leverage FTI via single SWIM gateway connection; receive compressed TDWR streams from all TDWRs of interest • Develop ingest software using COTS tools that… • Get system-wide security and QoS services from SWIM • Provide standard access methods to TDWR data • Step 1 savings apply to any data source migrated from a custom distribution network to SWIM (e.g., CIWS, ASR-9 weather, etc.) • Step 2 savings apply to any systems using SWIM to access data F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

7. # of aircraft NEXRAD VIL Mosaic Satellite background Forecast Contours Cell Motion/SEP High res echo tops Lightning ASR-9/NEXRAD VIL Mosaic Echo Tops Labels 0 to 2 hr forecast NEXRAD VIL Mosaic Storm Growth & Decay Accuracy Scores Corridor Integrated Weather System (CIWS) Air Traffic 09/12/02 1000 UTC – 09/13/02 1000 UTC CIWS 2004 Domain User Identified Benefits • Higher airport departure rates • More efficient airport arrivals • Fewer miles-in-trail constraints • Fewer jet route closures • Identify opportunities to fly over storms • Reopening jet routes sooner • Improved transitions from en route to terminal airspace F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

8. Coordination for Decisions Davison and Hansman, ATC Quarterly 2002 F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

9. Integrated CIWS Weather / Surveillance on SWIM Integrated CIWS weather / real-time traffic display CIWS echotop mosaic CIWS VIL mosaic Lincoln CORBA-based SWIM Infrastructure • Publishers: CIWS SWIM adapter publishes CIWS VIL and echo top mosaic products as contours; SDN adapter publishes traffic • Subscribers: Integrated CIWS weather and traffic display, enhanced Embry-Riddle ATC display • Status: In development for gate-to-gate demo CIWS SWIM adapter CIWS weather East coast traffic SDN SWIM adapter Embry-Riddle enhanced ATC display SWIM enables rapid development of applications that integrate weather and traffic: Publishers Subscribers CORBA event channel F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

10. Potential SWIM Benefits to CIWS • Distribution of CIWS output products on SWIM eliminates the need for CIWS product users to connect to private CIWS frame relay • Inclusion of ASR-9 weather outputs on SWIM eliminates the need for direct connection to ASR-9 for CIWS inputs, further reducing the need for private CIWS frame relay • Inclusion of compressed TDWR on SWIM makes TDWR available as CIWS input without direct T1 connections to individual radars • SWIM security, bandwidth management services and COTS infrastructure reduce CIWS development and maintenance costs F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

11. RAPT • Funded by PA NY/NJ. Used operationally since August 2002 . Uses CIWS convective weather forecast and echo tops • Objective is to improve the ability to get departures out of terminals during SWAP • Supports achieving ATO metric for % of flights with taxi-out time < 40 minutes • Operational users • EWR, LGA, JFK, TEB • NY TRACON • ZNY, ZDC, ZOB • COA, Jet Blue, NWA Operational images from June 2, 2004 F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

12. RAPT on SWIM CIWS weather: VIL forecast • Publisher: RAPT SWIM adapter publishes subset (RAPT domain) of CIWS convective weather forecast as contours • Subscribers: SWIM-enabled RAPT display • Status: Running since December, 2004 Lincoln CORBA-based SWIM Infrastructure SWIM-enabled RAPT display RAPT RAPT SWIM adapter CIWS weather + RAPT timelines SWIM enables distribution of CIWS weather products without requiring connection to the private CIWS frame relay: Publishers Subscribers CORBA event channel F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

13. Potential SWIM Benefits to RAPT • SWIM provides ready access to flight plan data needed for next-generation RAPT • SWIM security, bandwidth management services and COTS infrastructure reduce RAPT development and maintenance costs F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

14. SWIM Weather Information Model Design • Definition of fundamental weather types and metadata: grids, contours, images, time series, point measurements • Data transmission formats • Publish subscribe mechanism: product definition, metadata format, multicast, etc. • New types added to demonstrations as they are defined and implemented • Status: Ongoing throughout 2005 F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

15. Summary • SWIM provides infrastructure and services critical to the distribution of aviation weather products, including security, bandwidth management and data discovery • SWIM introduces potential cost savings in several areas: elimination of redundant communications infrastructure, decreased development costs by providing system-wide services, decreased maintenance cost due to expanded use of COTS software • SWIM supports ready enhancement of existing applications and development of new, integrated weather and traffic management applications by providing all data through a single, SWIM network point of presence F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N

16. John Loynes @ faa.gov 202-493-4801 F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N • A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N