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Published service category schemes
The current published service categories are at: https://reference.swim.aero/information-services/service-categories.html
Candidates for service category schemes
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1 | Information domains as mentioned in the Information Service Overview in PANS-IM, ICAO | This looks similar to https://reference.swim.aero/information-services/service-categories/CodeRegulatedInformationExchangeType.html but is different in purpose and in geographical applicability. Service Category | Value | Definition |
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CodeInformationDomainType |
| A categorisation of the information domains used in ICAO PANS-IM Information Overview. |
| Flight information (FLIGHT_INFORMATION) | Information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flight, including information on air traffic, meteorological conditions, aerodrome conditions or air route facilities. (ICAO) |
| Aeronautical information (AERONAUTICAL_INFORMATION) | Information resulting from the assembly, analysis and formatting of aeronautical data. (ICAO) |
| Meteorological information (METEOROLOGICAL_INFORMATION) | Meteorological report, analysis, forecast, and any other statement relating to existing or expected meteorological conditions. (ICAO, AIRM) |
| Environment information (ENVIRONMENT_INFORMATION) | Information about the environmental impact of air traffic and the measures taken to minimise the impact. (AIRM) |
| Capacity, demand and flow information (CAPACITY_DEMAND_AND_FLOW_INFORMATION) | Information about the strategic evaluation of the system-wide traffic flows and aerodrome capacities to allow airspace users to determine when, where and how they operate, while mitigating conflicting needs for airspace and aerodrome capacity. (AIRM) |
| Surveillance information (SURVEILLANCE_INFORMATION) | Information about a flight's position, vector, identity and flight path intent as reported by ground or on-board sensors. (AIRM) |
| Other information (OTHER INFORMATION) | Information not covered by an Information Domain. |
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2 | AIRM subjects (the packages within the AIRM also have URIs | This was raised in the context of datasets but is applicable to in general and, e.g. tools like semantic NOTAM in particular. At the moment the packages are not published but should be. An AIRM change request has been raised. The following table is an extract to show the potential result. Service Category | Value | Definition |
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AIRM subject |
| Fields of specific knowledge. |
| AirspaceInfrastructure | Information about airspace volumes and infrastructure. |
| | Information about the routes and procedures designed for channelling the flow of traffic en-route and while departing and landing. |
| BaseInfrastructure | Information about the identity, location, description, and configuration of the infrastructure assets including physical facilities and systems, and obstacles. |
| | The aerodrome including any installations and equipment. |
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Probably not service category schemes
| Potential service category | Notes |
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3 | PANS-IM, ICAO validation methods | For use in e.g. service overviews. Service Category | Value | Definition |
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validation |
| An activity whereby a service is checked for conformance with the service objectives and requirements. Note: The service objectives and requirements are captured in the service overview and the technical specifications. (SWIM Glossary) |
| Independent validation | A validation of service carried out by an independent authority. (SWIM Glossary) |
| Collaborative validation | A validation of service jointly carried out by the service provider together with service users. (SWIM Glossary) |
| User validation | A validation of service carried out by service users. (SWIM Glossary) |
| Self validation | A validation of service carried out by the service provider. (SWIM Glossary) |
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4 | PANS-IM, ICAO quality of service | For use in e.g. service overviews. Service Category | Value | Definition |
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quality of service |
| The degree or level of confidence that the performance of a service meets users requirements. (SWIM Glossary) |
| Availability | The degree to which a service is operational and accessible when required for use. (SWIM Glossary) |
| Capacity | The maximum rate at which a service can process transactions and the maximum message size of responses. Note: Measurements can include the number of items that can be stored, the number of concurrent users, the communication bandwidth, throughput of transactions, and size of messages. (SWIM Glossary) |
| Time behaviour | A measurement of the processing times of a service. Note: This parameter may be expressed as an indication of a maximum time needed for the service provider to complete the request, measured from the time instant the service provider receives the request to the time instant the service provider sends the response or makes it available. (SWIM Glossary) |
| Recoverability | The degree to which, in the event of an interruption or a failure, the desired state of the service can be re-established. (SWIM Glossary) |
| Confidentiality | The degree to which a service ensures that data are accessible only to those authorized to have access. (SWIM Glossary) |
| Integrity | An expression of the assurance that a system, product or component prevents unauthorized access to, or modification of, an information service interface or information. (SWIM Glossary) |
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Tasks
| Task | Status | Notes |
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1 | SWIM-SERV-009 will be updated to allow more flexible service categorisation. | Completed | Update has been discussed and proposal written. Now we wait for the formal publication process to run. |
2 | A set of service categorisation schemes will be hosted on https://reference.swim.aero/index.html. | Completed | Using https://reference.swim.aero/information-services/service-categories.html |
3 | The schemes will be published in HTML format with a URL/URI. | Completed |
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4 | We will also look to publish the schemes in an ontology language such as RDF. | Completed | Example shown in 2021-03-29-SSCONE-SITCOM meeting and accepted as way forward. Final file was approved at 2021-05-10-SSCONE-SITCOM. Now handed over to reference.swim.aero developers for publication. |
5 | We will write a "knowledge article" for the swim reference website. It will cover - what they are,
- how to use them - These schemes can then be used in a service description, service definition or service overview.
- and why - show the application of the categories.
It should also make it clear that they categorisation schemes are separate from e.g. governance and compliance processes. It will explain how to use other sources of categorisation schemes e.g. semantics.aero. |
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6 | The schemes will be evolved using SSCONE as the discussion forum. | Ongoing | Started discussion on candidate categorisation schemes |
7 | ensure the MEP documents can use the categories. See https://reference.swim.aero/resources.html |
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8 | some values in different categories need to be logically explained e.g. can you have a PROSPECTIVE SERVICE_DEFINITION or not? A matrix showing these sorts of business rules would be good to have. |
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