REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) selected Oracle(R) Database 10g and Oracle 10g
Spatial to create precise electronic maps of the skies. These highly complex
geographic information systems provide pilots with instrument flight
procedures to help them safely navigate airspace.
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Aviation System Standards, a department within the FAA, produces more than
10 million individual national airspace charting products per year for use by
military, commercial and private aviators. The FAA chose select Oracle
products to support automating the instrument procedure development and
distribution process to produce superior products for use by the aviation
community. The scalability and advanced spatial functions of Oracle's
offerings will allow the FAA to more easily manage large volumes of geospatial
data and produce charting that evolves with the changing terrain.
"Data integrity in our business is directly related to safety. Our
approach with these systems is to maintain zero tolerance for inaccuracy and
provide automation for updates to the National Airspace System," said Tom
Accardi, Director of Aviation System Standards, FAA. "We are extremely proud
of our development team's work and our recent ISO certified flight procedures
processes."
"Highways in the Sky"
The FAA's airspace navigation system includes on-ramps, off-ramps, and
"highways in the sky." Continuous maintenance is required to keep flight
procedures current with new obstructions to airspace such as cell-phone towers
and high-rise buildings.
With Oracle Database 10g's spatial functionality, including GeoRaster and
vector data capabilities, the FAA will be able to consolidate aeronautical
information into a virtual data store. Oracle Application Server 10g and
Oracle MapViewer are important in enabling the FAA to quickly identify which
flight routes are affected by a new structure and assist in taking the
necessary steps to help keep the airways flowing safely.
Beyond increasing flight safety and improving processes, the information
stored in the FAA's spatially enabled database will provide other federal
agencies with valuable data. For example, other government organizations
supporting programs with similar processes could layer specific geographic and
non-geographic information they manage to create more accurate intelligence
views and track anomalous patterns.
A Complex Process Simplified
Aviation System Standards publishes new flight procedures every 56 days
and issues change notices every 28 days. The FAA is moving away from manual
processes that result in new paper charts for distribution. With Oracle
products, the entire process is becoming automated. Previous versions of the
procedures will be stored in FAA systems, changes to the airspace and flight
routes will be managed electronically, and new chart generation will be
automated. Data integration, process tracking and spatial referencing will
help Aviation System Standards simplify production and maintenance of flight
procedures. This automation will remove potential for manual errors, reduce
time to chart delivery and increase work capacity.
Multiple applications capture data relevant to the chart creation process.
The FAA selected the Web services capabilities of Oracle Application Server
10g to integrate the numerous data sources, improve data accuracy and avoid
redundancy. In addition, Web services will allow Aviation System Standards to
share data with other applications and organizations that require spatial
information.
About Oracle
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For more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at
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About the Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), created by the Federal Aviation
Act of 1958, is responsible for the safety of civil aviation. Its major roles
include: regulating civil aviation to promote safety; encouraging and
developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology; developing
and operating a system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil
and military aircraft; researching and developing the National Airspace System
and civil aeronautics; developing and carrying out programs to control
aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation; and,
regulating U.S. commercial space transportation.
SOURCE Oracle Corporation
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