PLTS for ArcGIS—Aeronautical Solution

Tools for Managing Aeronautical Information

Aeronautical Solution is an extension to ArcGIS that allows you to efficiently manage aeronautical information and produce high-quality charts. It supports the need of civil and military agencies, commercial airlines, and chart producers to create, maintain, or utilize standard aeronautical datasets based on the latest digital data. The solution provides utilities to exchange data in formats such as Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) and a robust editing environment. This editing canvas offers a map-based visual editing workspace and the precise control of feature parameters typically associated with non-spatial editing environments.

Database-driven Aeronautical Charting Products

	Enroute chart production using advanced cartographic tools
	Sample 1:500k VFR Sectional chart

Aeronautical Solution lets you produce complex aeronautical charts from a central database. The software is preconfigured to support ICAO Annex 4 specification charts, U.S. Defense, and EUROCONTROL planning charts. It provides direct loading of digital changes and a change verification workflow environment. Using samples and templates provided with the solution, you can configure the Aeronautical Solution to produce charts that meet your specifications.

Why Use Aeronautical Solution?

There are three excellent reasons to use the Aeronautical Solution.

Operational Advantages

• True database-driven system since a change is reflected on all related products automatically;
• Enhance quality through one-touch data maintenance and native spatial management of navigation objects in the database;
• Increase efficiency and standardized process through workflow implementation
• Produce data and chart products faster and with better quality

New Opportunities

• Add value by gaining and maintaining internal and external customers;
• Ability to offer new products and services from the centralized database;
• Expand information system to be enterprise-wide, providing Web services via a service-oriented architecture;
• Customize products and services for individual stakeholders.

Secure Investment

• ESRI established the GIS market in 1969 and has consistently been the world leader in GIS software and technology.
• ESRI has the largest GIS customer base and makes the largest annual R&D investment in the industry.
• As the leader in GIS standards compliance, ESRI is an active contributor in standards governance and is constantly evolving the technology to meet the latest standards.

Who Uses Aeronautical Solution?

NGA Enroute chart that is maintained by contractors using the Aeronautical Solution

• U.S. defense agencies and contractors
• National civil aviation authorities
• National defense aviation authorities
• Commercial chart producers