Definitions
Term | Definition | Source |
aeronautical data | A representation of aeronautical facts, concepts or instructions in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation or processing. | ICAO Annex 15 |
aeronautical information | Information resulting from the assembly, analysis and formatting of aeronautical data. | ICAO Annex 15 |
Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) | A publication issued by or with the authority of a State and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation. | ICAO Annex 15 |
AIRAC | An acronym (aeronautical information regulation and control) signifying a system aimed at advanced notification, based on common effective dates, of circumstances that necessitate significant changes in operating practices. | ICAO Annex 15 |
confidence level | The probability that the true value of a parameter is within a certain interval around the estimate of its value. Note.— The interval is usually referred to as the accuracy of the estimate. | ICAO Annex 15 |
data integrity (assurance level) | A degree of assurance that an aeronautical data and its value has not been lost or altered since the origination or authorized amendment. | ICAO Annex 15 |
data product | Data set or data set series that conforms to a data product specification (ISO 19131*). | ICAO Annex 15 |
data product specification | Detailed description of a data set or data set series together with additional information that will enable it to be created, supplied to and used by another party (ISO 19131*). | ICAO Annex 15 |
data set | Identifiable collection of data (ISO 19101*). | ICAO Annex 15 |
data set series | Collection of data sets sharing the same product specification (ISO 19115*). | ICAO Annex 15 |
data traceability | The degree that a system or a data product can provide a record of the changes made to that product and thereby enable an audit trail to be followed from the end-user to the originator. | ICAO Annex 15 |
ICAO data set | A data set outlined in ICAO Annex 15. Note: The different forms of ICAO data sets are listed in ICAO Annex 15 5.3.1.1:Â a) AIP data set; | - |
metadata | Data about data (ISO 19115*). | ICAO Annex 15 |
temporal reference system | Reference system against which time is measured | ISO 19115 (2003) |
traceability | Ability to trace the history, application or location of that which is under consideration (ISO 9000*). | ICAO Annex 15 |