Operational environment

SWIM-DEFN-130

A service definition shall include or refer to information about:

• the operational needs used in the development of the service; and/or

• the capabilities offered by the service.

Information about the operational environment is useful to get an understanding of the service.

Information about the operational needs addressed by the service and the capabilities the service offers supports decision making in terms of service suitability within a particular operational context.

Completeness: Verify that operational environment information is included or referenced.

Consistency: Not Applicable.

Correctness: Not Applicable.

Example

• Operational needs:

  • ICAO Annex 15 details the aeronautical information products to be made available by Aeronautical Information Services. These include digital data sets. These are primarily to satisfy international requirements for the exchange of aeronautical information. The data sets can be used to populate a local database for use in applications.

• Capabilities:

  • The service supports the discovery and retrieval of the aeronautical digital data sets as defined by ICAO Annex 15:

    • AIP data set;

    • Obstacle data set;

    • Terrain data set;

    • Aerodrome mapping data set;

    • Instrument flight procedure data set

  • The service supports the discovery and retrieval of customised digital data sets that are designed for specific purposes.

Note: Capabilities are supported by functions. These are described in SWIM-DEFN-140.

Mandatory