Context
The AIXM model was initially developed by the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) for the needs of the European AIS Database (EAD). The latest versions AIXM 5.1/5.1.1 was developed in cooperation between the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and EUROCONTROL with support from the international community. The further evolution of the AIXM is managed in the interest of the largest number of AIXM stakeholders by a Change Control Board (“CCB”) with international participation (industry, ANSP, etc.).
At the global level, the AIS-AIMSG of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has finalised the development of a completely revisited Annex 15
to the ICAO Convention. Complemented by a new PANS-AIM document, this will enable the global transition towards the provision of digital data sets which will gradually replace the provision of paper documents. One of the key elements of the new PANS-AIM document is the definition of an “AIP Data Set”, which comprises a minimal list of features (such as navaids, points, airports, airspace, routes, etc.) and their properties that all States worldwide should be able to provide in order to effectively make the transition towards digital AIS data.
The AIXM 5 Coding Guidelines are documenting the minimal coding rules for the provision of the AIP Data Set in AIXM 5.1(.1) format, in order to ensure that such data sets can be effectively used by the downstream AIS data chain actors and in particular by Data Provider (DAT) organisations.