GE Aviation said it is creating a new global set of airport mapping databases (AMDBs) and other geospatial data to bring the next-generation of airport situational awareness to business aviation.
In a release on Oct. 29, the Company said these "highly accurate" datasets enhance current business aviation surface movement applications while building the foundation for future airspace concepts. GE Aviation is showcasing this technology at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting and Convention.
"Future airspace technologies like digital notices to airmen (NOTAM), data comm taxi guidance, aeronautical information management (AIM) and system-wide information management (SWIM) require the highly precise digitized surface features embedded in GE's airport maps," said Dottie Hall, product leader for GE Aviation. "GE's 2D and 3D airport mapping databases enable these future concepts while immediately improving situational awareness and surface movements for business jet operators."
The shift from paper to digital information is necessary to facilitate the exchange of information between ground and aircraft-based systems. The AMDBs are highly accurate renditions of the spatial layout of the airport, including features such as runways, taxiways, aprons, gates and parking positions defined by points, lines and 2D and 3D polygons.
GE Aviation said its AMDBs are more than just a digital airport map -- they include important information characterizing individual features and functions of the airport layout in Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) format that most current digital airport moving maps lack, preventing interactivity.
Through an exclusive agreement with GeoEye, GE Aviation said its ICAO-compliant AMDBs are rendered from stereo terrain and obstacle imagery collected from GeoEye's highest accuracy satellites, and built to industry standards.
GE Aviation's PBN Services unit focuses on the design and deployment of PBN and is working with aircraft operators and air traffic management providers in Australia, Canada, Central and South America, China, Europe, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the United States to implement PBN solutions. Its RNP Service is an ecomagination qualified product.
GE Aviation, an operating unit of GE, is a provider of jet engines, components and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network to support these offerings.
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