1. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Presented to CEISC John Loynes ATO Operations Planning Technology Development May 17, 2005

2. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N SWIM: “The right data to the right user at the right time” Overview SWIM: What it is and what it does for aviation weather applications Current Projects: Aviation weather in a SWIM environment –Integrating Corridor Integrated Weather System (CIWS) with traffic surveillance –Route Availability Planning Tool (RAPT) –SWIM weather information model design Summary

3. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N SWIM Concept of Use

4. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N A Future ATM All stakeholders require CDM, new DSTs & common information sharing … OceanicEn Route Departure Arrival Airlines TFM Takeoff Landing Interactive pre-flight and flight re-planning Arrival/Departure DSTs for sequence & spacing Trajectory-based exchange & planning Increased use of data link Airline & ATC exchange gate/runway preference data DSTs for CD, CR, and flow management Integrated strategic & tactical DSTs Enhanced A/P R/W and taxiway safety nets A/P DSTs for Arr/Dep planning, RW usage, user preferences Real-time info exchange between A/C & ground DSTs System-Wide Information Sharing (Surveillance, trajectory, weather, NAS resources) Infrastructure Mgt Increase use of data link at more airports High altitude sectors & dynamic re-sectorizing DST – Decision Support Tools CDM – Collaborative Decision Making A/P,A/S – Airport, Airspace CD, CR – Conflict Detection, Resolution

5. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N SWIM for Dummies SWIM is: NAS-wide information distribution and access mechanism for current and new applications Built on top of FTI for network connectivity and security 50% COTS, 30% custom software & 20% hardware providing services such as security, messaging, registry Non-proprietary, flexible, extensible, scalable solution to cost effectively meet current and future information requirements SWIM is Not: A big system in a new facility A giant database A substitute for NAS modernization programs A set of applications An FTI replacement SWIM implements a modern, system-wide approach to information management necessary to support improved operations and productivity in the NAS

6. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N Accessing Weather Products (Example: TDWR) 1.Buy a T1 line for each TDWR you need and physically connect it at each TDWR shelter 2.Develop custom ingest software that… –Meets security requirements –Manages QoS guarantees for application –Translates custom data format (based on TDWR ICD) 1.Leverage FTI via single SWIM gateway connection; receive compressed TDWR streams from all TDWRs of interest 2.Develop ingest software using COTS tools that… –Get system-wide security and QoS services from SWIM –Provide standard access methods to TDWR data The old way (pre-SWIM)…The new way (post-SWIM)… 1.Step 1 savings apply to any data source migrated from a custom distribution network to SWIM (e.g., CIWS, ASR-9 weather, etc.) 2.Step 2 savings apply to any systems using SWIM to access data

7. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N Corridor Integrated Weather System (CIWS) High res echo tops Lightning 0 to 2 hr forecast Accuracy Scores NEXRAD VIL Mosaic Storm Growth & Decay NEXRAD VIL Mosaic Satellite background Forecast Contours Cell Motion/SEP ASR-9/NEXRAD VIL Mosaic Echo Tops Labels # of aircraft CIWS 2004 Domain Air Traffic 09/12/02 1000 UTC – 09/13/02 1000 UTC Higher airport departure rates More efficient airport arrivals Fewer miles-in-trail constraints Fewer jet route closures − Identify opportunities to fly over storms Reopening jet routes sooner Improved transitions from en route to terminal airspace User Identified Benefits

8. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N Coordination for Decisions Davison and Hansman, ATC Quarterly 2002

9. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N CIWS SWIM adapter Integrated CIWS Weather / Surveillance on SWIM CIWS weather East coast traffic Integrated CIWS weather / real-time traffic display CIWS VIL mosaic Publishers Subscribers CORBA event channel Lincoln CORBA- based SWIM Infrastructure CIWS echotop mosaic SDN SWIM adapter Embry-Riddle enhanced ATC display Publishers: CIWS SWIM adapter publishes CIWS VIL and echo top mosaic products as contours; SDN adapter publishes traffic Subscribers: Integrated CIWS weather and traffic display, enhanced Embry-Riddle ATC display Status: In development for gate-to-gate demo SWIM enables rapid development of applications that integrate weather and traffic:

10. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N Potential SWIM Benefits to CIWS Distribution of CIWS output products on SWIM eliminates the need for CIWS product users to connect to private CIWS frame relay Inclusion of ASR-9 weather outputs on SWIM eliminates the need for direct connection to ASR-9 for CIWS inputs, further reducing the need for private CIWS frame relay Inclusion of compressed TDWR on SWIM makes TDWR available as CIWS input without direct T1 connections to individual radars SWIM security, bandwidth management services and COTS infrastructure reduce CIWS development and maintenance costs

11. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N RAPT Funded by PA NY/NJ. Used operationally since August 2002. Uses CIWS convective weather forecast and echo tops Objective is to improve the ability to get departures out of terminals during SWAP Supports achieving ATO metric for % of flights with taxi-out time < 40 minutes Operational users - EWR, LGA, JFK, TEB - NY TRACON - ZNY, ZDC, ZOB - COA, Jet Blue, NWA Operational images from June 2, 2004

12. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N RAPT SWIM adapter RAPT on SWIM CIWS weather + RAPT timelines RAPT SWIM-enabled RAPT display CIWS weather: VIL forecast Publisher: RAPT SWIM adapter publishes subset (RAPT domain) of CIWS convective weather forecast as contours Subscribers: SWIM-enabled RAPT display Status: Running since December, 2004 SWIM enables distribution of CIWS weather products without requiring connection to the private CIWS frame relay: Publishers Subscribers CORBA event channel Lincoln CORBA- based SWIM Infrastructure

13. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N Potential SWIM Benefits to RAPT SWIM provides ready access to flight plan data needed for next-generation RAPT SWIM security, bandwidth management services and COTS infrastructure reduce RAPT development and maintenance costs

14. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N SWIM Weather Information Model Design Definition of fundamental weather types and metadata: grids, contours, images, time series, point measurements Data transmission formats Publish subscribe mechanism: product definition, metadata format, multicast, etc. New types added to demonstrations as they are defined and implemented Status: Ongoing throughout 2005

15. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N Summary SWIM provides infrastructure and services critical to the distribution of aviation weather products, including security, bandwidth management and data discovery SWIM introduces potential cost savings in several areas: elimination of redundant communications infrastructure, decreased development costs by providing system-wide services, decreased maintenance cost due to expanded use of COTS software SWIM supports ready enhancement of existing applications and development of new, integrated weather and traffic management applications by providing all data through a single, SWIM network point of presence

16. SWIM_weather 051705.ppt F E D E R A L A V I A T I O N A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A I R T R A F F I C O R G A N I Z A T I O N John Loynes @ faa.gov 202-493-4801