Visual identification of obstacles
- POROSNICU Eduard
- WILSON Scott
- Wolfgang Scheucher
The obstacle lighting, marking and material properties as listed in PANS-AIM Appendix 6 map to AIXM 5.1(.1) elements that appear in the following diagram.
The following table provides more information on the lighting, marking and material properties, including the corresponding names in Table A6-2 and the Data Catalogue. This is important as the two sources used to define the basic properties are not always consistent.
| lighting, marking and material | PANS-AIM Table A6-2 Obstacle attribute | PANS-AIM Data Catalogue A1-6 Obstacle data | Description (PANS-AIM data catalogue) | Corresponding AIXM 5.1 element | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighting | Lighting | Lighting | VerticalStructure.lighted | AIXM also supports the coding of the lighting operational status using the VerticalStructureLightingStatus. | |
| Lighting,type | Lighting | Lighting | Type of lighting | VerticalStructurePart.lighting.LightElement.type | |
| Lighting.colour | Lighting | Lighting | Colour of the obstacle lighting | VerticalStructurePart.lighting.LightElement.colour | AIXM also supports the coding of more details about each lighting element, such as horizontal position, elevation, intensity and operational status |
| Marking |  Marking seems to have been left out by mistake | Marking | Type of marking of obstacle | VerticalStructure.markingICAOStandard VerticalStructurePart.markingPattern VerticalStructurePart.markingFirstColour VerticalStructurePart.markingSecondColour | |
| Material | - | Material | Predominant surface material of the obstacle | VerticalStructurePart.visibleMaterial |