Functional Modelling of the Air Traffic Control and the Integration Perspectives of the Integrated Services

Abstract

Aviation is the sector within transportation which manages the most data during operation. Air traffic control has a specific position, because it needs a significant amount of data in order to fulfil its tasks and its complex processes require close cooperation between the organizational units within the whole sector. These data are provided by the industry partners on mandatory base, in their own interest, in good quality. This article explores the structure and organization of air traffic control, the functions fulfilled during the operation of the organization and the managed data connected to these functions as well as the strategic possibilities of forming integrated solutions. Necessary information for the tasks can be identified by the functional modelling of air traffic control. The elaborated model provides the basis for the establishment of complex content provider systems which can manage information regarding air traffic control and even aviation related data jointly. The application of these systems contributes to the increase of the efficiency of traffic operations and the more economical operations even in case of air or ground based aviation organizations. Keywords air traffic management, air traffic control, aviation information system, functional modelling, analysis of information systems, information structure IntroductionWithin transportation, aviation is the most standardized and most regulated sector due to its international nature. These processes started after the Second World War when the boom of the industry had begun. Nevertheless, it is the most under-documented sector from a scientific viewpoint. The international scientific literature contains few scientific publications which present research findings and methods conducted by a systemoriented approach in the field of comprehensive functional modelling of air traffic control.In connection with the shuttle of the aircrafts a significant amount of data is generated concerning the industry partners (airlines, airports, air navigation service centres, etc.) -more than in any other sector of transportation. However, the complex processing and usage of these data is not fulfilled, the data analysis is realized typically only on micro-level, although the need for the fulfilment of macro-level analyses also appears. Macro level analysis means the global summary of the available data, while micro level analysis refers to a more precise, detailed and comprehensive examination of the available data.Out of the collected data the actors process and storage only the ones that are necessary and useful date for their work. Partially it is because of the market competition and the fear of competitors, partially because of the significant fragmentation of the connected systems.This happens despite the fact that nowadays the computing and storage capacity can manage the data quantities which are generated in connection with aviation. Currently, air navigation service providers (ANSP) and airlines are those entities where aviation related dat...

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