service definitions

Information Exchange Requirements

Information exchange requirements drive the identification and definition of information services.

Information exchange requirements specify the who, why, what and how of information exchange and typically include the following aspects:

  • Actors (involved in the exchange of information)
    • Information Provider (E.g. AISP)
    • Information Consume (E.g. Airspace User)
  • Purpose (of the information exchange)
    • Operational Needs (E.g. Pre-flight Briefing)
  • Information (that is the "what" is exchanged)
    • Information Elements (E.g. Aeronautical Information Features)
  • Interaction (that specify how information is exchanged)
    • Information Exchange Initiation ( E.g. whenever required by information consumer,  whenever information changes,... )
    • Information Exchange Frequency (E.g. Monthly in accordance with AIRAC )
    • Filtering
  • Non Functional Requirements
    • Integrity required for the information exchanged
    • Confidentiality of the information exchanged
  • Constraints (additional considerations that influence the exchange of information) 
    • Technical Constraints (E.g. AIXM)
    • Operational Constraints
    • Legal Constraints


The below diagram illustrates the relationship between actors and the identified information exchange requirements in the context of the AIM CP1 SWIM services.