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An Aeronautical Temporal GIS for Post‐Flight Assessment of Navigation Performance
Author(s) -
Knighton Robert,
Claramunt Christophe
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
transactions in gis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9671
pISSN - 1361-1682
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9671.00067
Subject(s) - cockpit , global positioning system , chart , visualization , computer science , air navigation , real time computing , digital mapping , systems engineering , geographic information system , flight planning , nautical chart , remote sensing , engineering , aeronautics , geography , aerospace engineering , data mining , telecommunications , statistics , mathematics
This paper describes the design and development of an experimental GIS prototype that may be used to assist experienced pilots, student pilots and flight instructors for post‐flight evaluation of navigation performance. The system is developed as a GIS experimental application which employs geographical data derived from the Digital Chart of the World integrated with airspace data derived from the ICAO 1:500,000 Aeronautical Chart. Real‐time data are collected and integrated within a monitoring computing environment from external sensors which include GPS, altitude and relative motion sensors. This enables the generation of multi‐layered digital maps and navigation data capable of being rapidly re‐configured to enhance visualization by abstraction. The integration of real time navigation data with geographical data facilitates airborne decision‐making, cockpit management, and makes a valuable contribution to flight safety.