Ivars Aleksejenko, Maris Kalinka

Geodetic database for aeronautical purpose

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Abstract

Geodetic data and information is used for many applications: land cadastre, topography, civil engineering, scientifically, but lately aeronautical community start to used not only geodetic data (coordinates, height, magnetic variation, distance, bearing), but also information about them – metadata and evidence of integrity. Geodetic data and information in aero navigation is used for further calculation and design of movement for aircraft and safety areas in space, and on the ground. A specialized agency of the United Nations, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was created in 1944 to promote the safe and orderly development of international civil aviation throughout the world. It sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security, efficiency and regularity, as well as for aviation environmental protection. ICAO set down minimum geodetic data what is needed for aviation to design flight management in sky and on the ground. All data must satisfy quality requirements in accuracy, resolution and integrity. European Union (EU) adopted regulation No 73/2010 of 26 January 2010 laying down requirements on the quality of aeronautical data and aeronautical information for the single European sky. To support EU EUROCONTROL developed specifications to clarified metadata needed. Research focus on development a management system for full life cycle of the geodetic data, specially requirements to geodetic data base and evidence of integrity.

Keywords: aeronautical data and information; geodetic data base; data quality requirements.