Use of extensions

Guidelines for the development of AIXM extensions are provided separately for AIXM 5.1 (http://www.aixm.aero/document/aixm-50-extensions) and for AIXM 5.1.1 (Extensions).

Permission

An AIS Data Set may include extension of the core model, on condition that:

Rule

The extension does not duplicate or replace features/properties that exist in the core AIXM model.

Rule

The Data Set shall remain valid against one of the AIXM BasicMessage schema mentioned.

Rule

The extension schema shall be made available through a public URL.

Rule

A document explaining the purpose of the extension and the usage of each extension element shall be made available to all recipients of the data set.

Recommendation

The UML representation of the extension should be made available to all the recipients of the data set.