AIC - SUOMI / FINLAND
Aeronautical Information Service
www.ais.fi
AIC NR
 
A 006/2020
 
Publication date
11 JUN 2020
Fintraffic ANS, PL 157, FI-01531 VANTAA, ais@fintraffic.fi

AIP SUPPLEMENT AIXM ATTACHMENTS

Replaces AIC A 2/2017. Changed Luciad web address.
 

1 General

AIS Finland is testing AIXM 5.1 data exchange using AIP Supplement (AIP SUP) file attachments.
 
Aeronautical information users have requested a better way to distribute permanent and temporary airspace reservation data in digital format. AIP SUP publication contains location information as a text data, but using that data requires manual selection and copying.
 
Separate AIXM file enables automation and data conversion processes.
 
Pdf certificate covers also attached files inside pdf. All AIS Finland pdf publications are signed using globally trusted certificate. A certified document assures the recipient that the document is authentic, comes from a verified source, and has not been tampered with.
 

2 AIXM file attachment

The chosen file attachment format is Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) version 5.1. This model enables aeronautical information distribution in digital format. The model can contain various features and details, but at this phase only selected features are included.
 
More details about the AIXM can be found from:
http://www.aixm.aero/
 
The AIXM 5.1 data model based xml file will be attached to selected temporary airspace reservations published by AIP SUP. Attachment contains the following features:
 
  1. validity times
  2. airspace name
  3. horizontal limits
  4. vertical limits
     
The attached file is not for operational purposes but it is intended to test and develop electronic data delivery options.
 

3 Adobe Reader

The attached file can be found and saved in the base attachment panel of the Adobe Reader. Attached xml file is a simple text file and can be opened for example with notepad like programs for viewing.
 
 

4 Example

Example of features AIXM file features for airspace with four corner points.
 
 

5 Other programs

There are many commercial solutions and free software packages available for viewing and manipulating the AIXM
file. One software free of charge is Luciad AIXM 5 viewer: 
https://go.hexagongeospatial.com/luciad-aixm-5-viewerdownload.
Registration is required.
 

6 Future plans

If AIXM file distribution and usage is found feasible, future AIP SUP publications may always have AIXM file attached to temporary airspace reservations. Also distribution of permanent areas published in AIP will be studied.
 

7 Feedback

Feedback about the file attachment usage or possible problems can be sent to ais@fintraffic.fi