Service Sources

The following sources were used to identify services and their information exchange requirements.

SourceDescriptionLocation
European Union
EU Common Project One (2021/116) (CP1)
List the information exchanges to be implemented.https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0116
SESAR Deployment ProgrammeExplains how to deploy CP1.https://www.sesardeploymentmanager.eu/publications/deployment-programme/
ICAO
ICAO Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP)ICAO’s highest air navigation strategic document and the plan to drive the evolution of the global air navigation system.https://www4.icao.int/ganpportal/
ICAO Annex 3Meteorological Service for International Air Navigationhttps://store.icao.int/en/annex-3-meteorological-service-for-international-air-navigation
ICAO Doc 10003 Manual on the ICAO Meteorological Information Exchange Model (IWXXM)http://schemas.wmo.int/iwxxm

Identified Services and Information Exchange Requirements

Service definitions are needed for the following services.

Identified ServiceService Name in Service DefinitionService SourceInformation Exchange Requirement(s)
TAF information serviceIWXXM TAF Subscription and Request ServiceEU Common Project One (2021/116) (CP1)

TAF as specified in ICAO Annex 3


METAR-SPECI information serviceIWXXM METAR-SPECI Subscription and Request ServiceEU Common Project One (2021/116) (CP1)

METAR and SPECI as specified in ICAO Annex 3

En-route Significant Weather information serviceIWXXM SIGMET Subscription and Request ServiceEU Common Project One (2021/116) (CP1)the information currently included in the SIGMET as a minimum requirement
Quantitative Volcanic Ash information serviceQuantitative Volcanic Ash Information Subscription and Request ServiceEU Common Project One (2021/116) (CP1)volcanic ash concentration
(enhanced) Aerodrome Forecast information serviceMeteorological Aerodrome Forecast Subscription and Request Service
the information currently included in the TAF and TREND as a minimum requirement
(enhanced) Aerodrome Observation information serviceMeteorological Aerodrome Observation Subscription and Request Service
the information currently included in the METAR, SPECI, local routine report and local special report as a minimum requirement

The complete list of existing meteorological SWIM services:

The complete list of identified meteorological SWIM services:

including enhanced services:

Other identified services including those not related to the meteorological information domain are listed in the Service Portfolio maintained by the SWIM Service Community of Interest.

Explaining the split between observation and forecast

The enhanced aerodrome observation and aerodrome forecast services are kept separate. There is some argument that they could be merged into one service. However, it was felt that there are good reasons to keep them separate for now e.g.