Presentation by Leonardo Peinado and Javier Fenoll on Esri European User Conference 2011 about the Aeronautical Information Service of Spain.

1. Aeronautical Information
Management based on GIS
Production of Aerodrome Obstacle Charts
Aeronautical Information Service
Leonardo Peinado
AIS Spain Javier Fenoll
lpeinado@aena.es jfenoll@aena.es

2. Who we are? • Aeronautical Information Service (AIS)
Why • Transition of the aeronautical
changing? information service into a digital model
• Centralized system based on GIS
Geodatabase in a central location
for easy access and management
GIS Solution Different operations:
Chart production
Online maps
Data processing

3. Who we are?
Aeronautical Information Service
The Aeronautical Information Service provides aeronautical
information about the services, facilities, regulations and
procedures affecting air operations in the Spanish airspace in
order to assure security, regularity and efficiency
AIS is responsible for the information related to:
Airports Facilities Air space

4. Who we are?
Aeronautical Information Service
All the information is published and distributed in a global way as
an “Air Information Package“ (AIP)

5. Who we are?
Aeronautical Information Service
Furthermore, AIS Spain publishes specific aeronautical
cartography and operational manuals

6. Why changing?
AIS/AIM Transition
AIS/AIM Transition
New EU
Updating Regulation Chart products Digital services
(ADQ)
Dynamic Amendment Quality Short Data Electronic
Digital AIP
information cycles requirements deadlines integrity charts

7. GIS Solution
System Description
GIS technology enables an effective management of geographical
and aeronautical information
EAD System interconnections
Geographical data
Online maps
INSIGNIA
AERO
eTOD
Aeronautical data Analysis/Data processing
TOPO
Data edition Chart production

8. GIS Solution
System Description
The use of a GIS allows an optimal transition into a digital
model, providing an automated process that improves work
efficiency and quality while assuring data integrity throughout the
whole information process.
ArcGIS for Desktop enables the creation of a geodatabase that
stores all the information in a central location for easy access and
management.
Additionally the PLTS Aero and PLTS Foundation functionalities
are used to add all the aeronautical information and spatial data,
and the Data Interoperability extension to import data from
different sources and formats into the geodatabase.

9. GIS Solution
BBDD Edition

10. Chart Production
Aeronautical Charts
Enroute Chart (1/2.000.000)

11. Chart Production
Aeronautical Charts
Area Chart

12. Chart Production
Aeronautical Charts
Visual Approach Chart

13. Online maps
Aeronautical Information Web Viewer

14. Online maps
Aeronautical Information Web Viewer

15. Data processing
Aerodrome Obstacle Charts

16. Data processing
Aerodrome Obstacle Charts
Aerodrome Obstacle Charts shall be made available for all
aerodromes regularly used by international civil aviation,
except for those aerodromes where there are no obstacles in
the take-off flight path areas.
Obstacles to be represented are calculated depending on their
elevation and relative position with other obstacles and the
take-off flight path area according to ICAO Annex 4 to the
Convention on International Civil Aviation Aeronautical
Charts, 11th Edition July 2009.
Steps to calculate the obstacles to be represented:
• Load in the database all aerodrome obstacles
• Calculate the Take-off Flight Path Area according to Annex 4
• Calculate the obstacles to be represented according to Annex 4

17. Data processing
Aerodrome Obstacle Load

18. Data processing
Aerodrome Obstacle Load

19. Data processing
Aerodrome Obstacle Load

20. Data processing
Aerodrome Take-off Flight Path Area

21. Data processing
Aerodrome Take-off Flight Path Area

22. Data processing
Aerodrome Take-off Flight Path Area

23. Data processing
Aerodrome Obstacle Calculation

24. Data processing
Aerodrome Obstacle Calculation

25. Aeronautical Information
Management based on GIS
Production of Aerodrome Obstacle Charts
Thank you!
Aeronautical Information Service
Leonardo Peinado
AIS Spain Javier Fenoll
lpeinado@aena.es jfenoll@aena.es