FINAL NOTAM and Aeronautical Information Roundtable.pdf

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Aviation AdministrationNOTAM &

Aeronautical Information Industry Roundtable

FAA Program Management Organization:

Enterprise Services (AJM-3)

November 2, 2023

Program will begin at 1:30 PM

Guideline for Industry Roundtable

• No Cell Phones or Recording during the presentation

• Presentations are informational ONLY

• At the conclusion of Industry Day, the following items shall be posted on System for Award Management – official site https://sam.gov

• Industry Day Slides

• Sign-In Sheets

• Questions/Answers

• All contact/communication is permitted ONLY with designated POC, Angel Jones. Submit questions via email to Angel.Jones@faa.gov by 5:00PM EST, Monday, November 13, 2023.

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Welcome to the FAA’s NOTAM & Aeronautical Information Industry Roundtable

• Fireside Chat: Future Vision

• Panel Discussion: Current Systems

• Break

• Panel Discussion: Future Objectives

• Challenge Based Acquisition

• Closing

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Aeronautical Information Management (AIM):

Background

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Welcome and Introduction

• RFI was issued in April 2023 to identify available solutions in the market that met the FAA’s requirements for managing the NOTAM lifecycle and position the FAA for the future

– Additional information was requested from the vendors who responded

– Technical presentations and demos were conducted in September to further assess the available solutions

– Today’s Industry Day is a result of these reviews

• After reviewing submittals and technical demos, FAA has broadened the scope from a NOTAM Solution to an integrated Aeronautical Information solution

• Multiple panels will discuss technical aspects of Aeronautical Information Management & challenge-based acquisition

– During the technical discussion, the team will discuss aeronautical information, including its current state, challenges, and future objectives for solutions sought by the FAA

– Another panel will discuss our current thinking on the multi-phased challenge-based acquisition model

FAA aims to develop an innovative integrated aeronautical information solution that positions the agency for the future in an expedited manner

Aeronautical Information Management:

Supporting the FAA Mission

• To provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world, the FAA and all its aviation stakeholders need to know the real time status of our national airspace system (NAS) to support safe, data driven operational decision making

• A key element of the real time status of the NAS is the underlying aeronautical information that defines our airports, airways, routes, etc.

• Ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of aeronautical information is a crucial enabler to NAS decision making

• Thank you for attending today’s Industry Day to discuss the importance of AIM to aviation safety and engaging with us on the future state of AIM

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Aeronautical Information Supports Aviation Safety

• Aeronautical Information & Notice to Air Mission

(NOTAM)

• Aviation professionals require up-to-date information concerning air navigation facilities and services including:

– Aerodromes

– Navigational Aids

– Meteorological Conditions/Services

– Communications & Air Traffic Services

– Procedures & Regulations

• Operator must also be informed of any changes affecting the operation of these facilities and services and must know of any airspace restrictions or hazards likely to affect flights

Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) provides aeronautical information necessary for the safety, regularity and efficiency of air navigation in a form suitable for the operational requirements of the air traffic management (ATM) community – ICAO

Source: Adapted from Eurocontrol Video - ICAO Doc 10066

Ensuring real time information prior to flight

Aeronautical Information is Constantly Changing Aeronautical information is subject to constant change either permanent or temporary in nature

Drivers of changes to aeronautical information include:

• Revisions in airspace structures

• Alterations in navigation aids

• Changes to runway and taxiway information, such as closures, surface conditions, or construction

• Modifications to instrument flight procedures

• Weather reporting system malfunctions

• And many others!

Aeronautical information changes are published in different formats

Temporary

(NOTAM)

Permanent (Published)

Aeronautical Feature affected by Events/Changes Example showing on a Runway Feature

!DCA 10/594 DCA RWY 01/19 CLSD 2310251000-2311010500

B0122/23 NOTAMN

Q) KZDC/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/3851N07702W005

A) KDCA

B) 2310251036 C) 2312130500

E) RWY 01/19 CLSD

before October 25, 2023 10 AM between October 25, 2023, 10 AM & November 01, 2023 5 AM

NOTAM in FAA Format (current policy)

NOTAM in ICAO Format

NOTAM Issued to close Runway 01/19 @ DCA Airport

Temporary Change before November 2, 2023 from November 2, 2023

Runway 01/19 changes designator to Runway 02/20 @ DCA Airport

Permanent Change

Change Published on AIRAC Cycle

Examples for illustration purpose only All times in UTC

Quick Facts About NOTAMs

• FAA Order 7930.2 governs NOTAM policy

• US NOTAM Office is the ultimate authority for NOTAM format

• Today, US issues NOTAMs in various formats

– FAA Domestic (DOM)

– Regulatory (FDC)

– US Military NOTAMs in ICAO

– Subset are also disseminated internationally in ICAO format

• Tomorrow, the US will transition to ICAO formatted NOTAMs

NOTAM: A NOTICE CONTAINING INFORMATION (NOT KNOWN SUFFICIENTLY IN ADVANCE TO PUBLICIZE BY

OTHER MEANS) CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT, CONDITION, OR CHANGE IN ANY COMPONENT

(FACILITY, SERVICE, OR PROCEDURE OF, OR HAZARD IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM) THE TIMELY

KNOWLEDGE OF WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO PERSONNEL CONCERNED WITH FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

FAA Order 7930.2

In 2022, NOTAM System processed 3.8 million new NOTAM

The AIM Lifecycle

Origination

The identification and reporting of permanent or temporary aeronautical information changes to the

FAA

Management

The application of business rules and review/approval workflow to ensure aeronautical information policy compliance

Distribution

The provision of aeronautical information to users of the NAS for operational decision-making

AIM is governed by different workflows, rules, and policies for permanent and temporary (NOTAMs) changes to aeronautical information

Despite these differences, the AIM lifecycle encompasses three core phases:

Global AIS to AIM Transition

• Need for timely, relevant, accurate, accredited, and quality-assured information to collaborate and make informed decisions

• Enable the transition from paper (or PDF) to digital data

• Transition from human to machine interpretation

• Enable efficient and real-time collaboration via enterprise information management services

(SWIM)

The transformation from AIS to AIM is the transition of aeronautical information from traditional charts and paper publications towards real-time standards-based digital aeronautical information

Adapted from ICAO

Drivers for AIM Transition

AIXM Enables Digital Transformation

Digital Encoding

• Provision of aeronautical information in digital format

• Based on GML to express geographical features

• Allows machine-to-machine exchange of aeronautical information in a structured format

Temporality

• Time is an essential aspect of Aeronautical Information

• AIXM includes an exhaustive temporality model to represent the states and events of aeronautical features

Business Rules

• Basic constraints integrated into the XML Schema

• Exhaustive set of operational constraints/rules in a standard format

Digital NOTAM Specification

• Rules for encoding temporary events using

AIXM

• Enables harmonized exchange of these events across the globe

AIXM enables the integrated management of static and dynamic aeronautical information via a globally accepted standard for the exchange of aeronautical information

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Current State of AIM

FAA AIM Environment Today

Multiple Systems

• Operating in silos

• Separate origination, management & distribution interfaces

• Hardcoded workflow & business rules

Product Based

• Non-standard/custom output format

• Uneven adoption of global exchange standards (AIXM)

• Meant for human consumption and interpretation

Proprietary

• Designed to work on proprietary hardware and software

• Expensive licensing and support costs

Complex

• Heterogenous environment consisting of a mix of desktop, web, and hybrid software

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FAA Current AIM Systems Environment

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FAA NOTAM Environment Today

Complex •Two interconnected & dependent systems

•Multiple databases

•Multiple origination and distribution interfaces

Product-Based •NOTAMs issued and managed independent of their corresponding static data

Legacy •Designed for communication via teletype channels

•Limited text string used to convey critical information

•Extensive use of contractions and text in

CAPS

Proprietary •Designed to work on proprietary hardware and software

•Expensive licensing and support costs

End-of-Life •Critical NOTAM management performed using a two-decades old desktop tool

•Vintage legacy infrastructure at end-of-life

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FAA Current NOTAM Systems Environment

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• Two interconnected & dependent systems

• Majority of the NOTAMs originated via one system

• Numbering, validation, and international NOTAMs processed via the legacy system

• US NOTAM Office depends on legacy software requiring significant manual processing

AIM Challenges Today

• Complex system landscape – Too many independent systems operating in silos

• Lack of integration – Prevents real-time situational awareness

• Product-centric – Textual outputs prevent automation and machine interpretation

• Inefficient – Text-based aeronautical information products do not allow for effective filtering and sorting

• Potential for missing information – Increase in NOTAMs burdens pilots and elevates the risk of overlooked critical information

• Proprietary systems – Expensive to operate & maintain and vendor lock-in

• Legacy systems – Unable to adapt to rapidly changing policy and user needs

• Vintage infrastructure – Aging infrastructure at end-of-life

While the current Aeronautical Information Systems have served the NAS extremely well, they need to be modernized to position the FAA for the future and align with the objectives of an Info-centric NAS

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Future State of AIM

Future State of AIM: FAA’s Vision

Consolidation of legacy AIM systems

Streamlined digital AIM platform

Lifecycle management of aeronautical information as a set of events

Phased transition, with NOTAMs as foundation

Digital data capture to transform into

NOTAM text

Seamless integration of static and dynamic aeronautical information changes

Configurable workflows and business rules

Innovation that leverages technology advancements

To solve the challenges of today’s AIM and NOTAM environment, the FAA envisions:

Through a mutually beneficial industry partnership

Future State of AIM Objectives – An Overview

Supports the lifecycle management of static and dynamic AI, including origination, management, and distribution functionality

Provides flexibility and scalability for future requirements to support the growth of new and emerging users of the

NAS

Enables the near real-time global standards-based exchange of

AI

Uses modern scalable and resilient software architectures, practices, and technologies.

FAA’s desired future state involves a comprehensive digital AIM solution that:

Future State of AIM Objectives – AIM Lifecycle

Origination

The identification and reporting of permanent or temporary aeronautical information changes to the FAA

Management

The application of business rules and review/approval workflow to ensure aeronautical information policy compliance

Distribution

The provision of aeronautical information to users of the NAS for operational decision-making

FAA seeks solutions that provide streamlined, end-to-end AIM lifecycle management

Overview of Future State Objectives

Architecture Interfaces Data Management

AIM and NOTAM Lifecycle

Security and Monitoring Performance Industry

Partnership

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Future State of AIM – Core Concepts

An integrated Aeronautical Information solution supporting the complete lifecycle workflow based on global standards for real-time situational awareness

A secure software architecture with elastic scalability, reliability, and resilience that is adaptable to future evolution

A forward-looking solution that seamlessly accommodates current requirements and future contemporary interfaces, ensuring smooth and efficient operational workflows and services

A solution that promotes global aeronautical information collaboration, interoperability, and standardization

A solution with an innovative delivery model, easy to acquire and achieve full operational deployment on an accelerated schedule

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Future State of AIM Objectives – Architecture

Simplification •Reduces system complexity

•Supports full aeronautical information Lifecycle

Modularity •Facilitates aeronautical information updates and changes

•Integrates static and dynamic aeronautical information

Scalability •Expands for incremental functionality

•Operates across diverse hosting environments

•Deploys in agile, dynamic IT landscape

Resiliency •Prioritizes availability & reliability

•Minimizes downtime

•Withstands natural and human-made failures

Integration •Aligns with current/future FAA systems, services, infrastructure, and programs

Modern •Innovative, creative solutions

•Open-source, Non-proprietary

•Future-proof solutions easy to operate and maintain

FAA seeks solutions that provide an architecture with these characteristics

Future State of AIM Objectives – Data Management

Digital Encoding •Encodes underlying data elements

•Uses AIXM to encode baseline and permanent/temporary aeronautical information changes

•Follows AIXM event scenarios for specific events

Integration •Temporary changes to static aeronautical data integrated via AIXM Temporality model

•Ensures currency of baseline static aeronautical data for issuing NOTAMs

•Initial NOTAM solution considers future integration of static aeronautical data

Transformation •Digital data supports transformation to multiple formats •FAA Domestic NOTAM

•ICAO NOTAM

•Plain Language

Management •Manages metadata

•Ensures data integrity and data quality

•Data storage supports immediate access to 3 years of aeronautical information /NOTAM data

Analytics •Integrates with advanced data analytics capabilities

FAA seeks solutions providing data management capability with these characteristics

Future State of AIM Objectives – Implementation Approach

Solution •Innovative, flexible and modular

•Easy to maintain

•Adaptable to changing requirements

•Non-proprietary

•User-configurable workflow and rules

•Integrates with other systems and data

Delivery Model •Contemporary service model

•Assessment vendor ability to deliver within program parameters

•Delivery of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and subsequent deliveries with testable functionality

•Early user feedback

Aeronautical Information and NOTAM Capability •Initial capability: lifecycle management of dynamic/temporary changes to aeronautical information resulting in NOTAM issuance with expandable platform

•Future capability: Expanded platform to manage lifecycle of static aeronautical information

FAA seeks solutions delivered via modern development approaches

Future State of AIM Objectives – Industry Partnership

Partnership •High performing

•Mutually beneficial

•Clear, mutual accountabilities

•Customer satisfaction

•Proactive communication

Alignment •Service delivery aligned with FAA’s dynamic business needs

•Organization roles and responsibilities aligned for effective resource efficiency

Quality •Continuous improvement approach

•Transparency

•Industry leading practices for process and quality management

Planning •Comprehensive guiding roadmap

•Proactive risk identification and mitigation

Performance •Performance metrics and KPIs

•Visibility into operational status and health

•Cost-effective, competitive, and transparent cost structure

Innovation •Innovative, creative solutions

•Knowledge of industry leading technology, practices, and innovations

•New capabilities to optimize performance

FAA seeks solutions providing an architecture with these characteristics

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AIM and NOTAM Solution Challenge

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AIM and NOTAM Solution Challenge

• The Acquisition Management System establishes Policy and Guidance for all aspects of lifecycle acquisition management for the FAA.

• Challenge Based Acquisition Approach

• Innovation

• Minimal prescriptive environment

• Assess vendor offerings

• Procure Solution

Proposed Challenge Based Acquisition Approach

FAA releases Request for Vendor Concept Paper addressing Statement of Objectives.

FAA Evaluates Responses and makes down select decision.

FAA invites candidates with viable Concepts to discuss proposed solution.

FAA will provide a sample problem and Government Furnished Information.

FAA Evaluates Responses and makes down select decision.

FAA issues Request for Prototype Proposal (RFPP).

FAA Evaluates Prototype Proposals and makes down select decision.

FAA issues formal contractual agreement for solution development.

FAA Evaluates prototype(s) solution and makes final decision for award.

NOTAM Solution Challenge

• Summary:

– A modern, innovative NOTAM Solution that addresses origination – management – distribution of all NOTAM types and is scalable for future NOTAM or Aeronautical Data

– Empower and challenge the aviation and technology community with the FAA’s intent to find innovative solutions

– The NAS has a diverse and growing set of stakeholders and operations, ranging from traditional aviators to autonomous technologies. The FAA’s goal is to obtain a modern NOTAM solution designed to support current NAS operations and scale to these emerging operations.

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Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

FY24

Q2

FY24

Q3

FY24

Q4

TBD

Notional Timeline

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Questions and Answers

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Closing

Contact

• All contact/communication is permitted ONLY with designated POC, Angel

Jones. Submit questions regarding Industry Day via email to angel.jones@faa.gov by 5:00 PM EST, Monday, November 13, 2023

• All information regarding this requirement will be posted to https://sam.gov

If you contact a member of the Program Office regarding the information presented or shared in previous postings on https://sam.gov, you may create an

Organizational Conflict of Interest that can’t be mitigated and will preclude you from participating in a competition

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Backup

What constitutes Aeronautical Information?

Aeronautical Information is critical information required for the safe operation of the NAS. Aeronautical Information can be both static (permanent) and dynamic (temporary)

Surveys and Procedures

NAVAIDS Airport Configuration

Airspace Description & Restriction

Obstructions

• ANSPs (Air Traffic Controllers, Traffic Flow Managers, Supervisors)

• Flight Service Stations

• Airspace Users (FOCs, Aircrew, Industry)

Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) are temporary changes to Aeronautical Information features typically indicating abnormal status, or permanent changes of short notice.

Who Uses AI?

• Navigational aids and equipment (NAVAIDs)

• Frequencies, geospatial info, etc.

• Airports Configuration

• Runways, taxiways, geospatial info, etc.

• Airspace

• Airspace Restrictions (SUAs, MOAs, TFRs, etc.)

• Airspace Descriptions (sectors, class of airspace etc.)

• Obstructions

• Surveys and Procedures

• Other Pertinent Data

• Decision Support System Users

• Airport Operations

• Other Gov’t Entities (DOD, DHS)

Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) An enabler for digital transformation

Others… Uses XML and GML

Is modular and extendable

Accommodates ICAO standards and recommendations: Annex 4 and 15

Accommodates industry requirements: ARINC

424/EUROCAE ED-99/RTCA DO-272

Provides globally applicable conceptual model and exchange format for aeronautical information

Models temporality

AIXM supports digital transition by enabling the collection, verification, dissemination, and transformation of digital aeronautical data throughout the data chain

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Future State of AIM Objectives – Interfaces

Human and Machine •Supports full AI Lifecycle

Standardized •Maximizes automation

•Supports modern browser platforms

•Supports open standards-based information exchanges (e.g., APIs)

User Focused •User experience (UX) based on industry best practices

•Intuitive, interactive user interfaces

FAA seeks solutions providing both human and machine interfaces with these characteristics

Future State of AIM Objectives – AIM Lifecycle:

Origination

Digital Data Capture •Aeronautical information changes originated at the source

•Permanent and Temporary aeronautical information changes

Streamlined Origination •Direct NOTAM management by authorized originators

•Use of standardized, business-rule driven digital AIXM event scenarios

Non-Digital Support •Support AIM Lifecycle for non-digital (free text) NOTAMs

Automation

•Automated NOTAM origination triggered by NAS events

Machine Learning •Explore use of ML for creating non-digital NOTAMs

FAA seeks solutions that provide these characteristics for Aeronautical Information/NOTAM Origination capability

Future State of AIM Objectives – AIM Lifecycle:

Management

Workflow •Flexible and dynamic workflows

•Configurable changes without a software release

Business Rules •Supports changes, additions, deletions of digital NOTAM scenarios

•Flexibility to accommodate regulatory, standards, and technology changes •ICAO NOTAMs

•Configurable changes without a software release

Validation •Validates aeronautical information changes against rules prior to publication

•Explore use of advanced techniques to improve accuracy of data and reduce manual review

User Administration

•Single Sign-On

•Role-based user authorization

•Decentralized user management

FAA seeks solutions that provide these characteristics for Aeronautical Information/NOTAM Management capability

Future State of AIM Objectives – AIM Lifecycle:

Distribution

Distribute Changes •Human and machine interfaces

•Provides timely Aeronautical information changes to NAS users •Permanent changes via publication cycle

•Temporary changes (NOTAM) immediately

Query •Search

•Filter

•Sort

•Reports

Geospatial •Digital geospatial data

•Graphical representation

•Situational awareness

Legacy Support •Provides legacy formats aligned with a deprecation roadmap

FAA seeks solutions that provide these characteristics for Aeronautical Information/NOTAM Distribution capability

Future State of AIM Objectives – Security and Monitoring

Zero Trust

•Complies with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)

•Ensures data security in transit

•Restrict data access with least privileged ZTA principles

Authentication & Authorization •Implements Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) standards

•Role based, least privileged access principles

•Multi-factor authentication

Federal Security Compliance •FISMA security controls for high impact system

•Follows FedRamp requirements

Monitoring

•Real time monitoring, alerting, and reporting

•Key performance indicators (KPIs) for solution health, performance, and security status

FAA seeks secure and monitored solutions providing these characteristics

Future State of AIM Objectives – Performance

Availability •Minimizes downtime and operational disruptions

•Guarantees reliable, uninterrupted service

•Fault tolerances

Service Levels •Accommodates growth in system usage while balancing resource consumption

•Machine interface processing latency under 30 seconds

•Supports 50M UI hits/month for NOTAMs

•Scales to accommodate daily volumes:

•3-18K aeronautical data changes •Up to 50K NOTAMs

FAA seeks solutions supporting these performance characteristics