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Navaids

 

Aeronautical Data Collection Service

 

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Instructions for Navaids

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Content

 

All information in blue and italics letters and/or in (brackets) are internal guidances from Skyguide

Registration Navaid expert

As an employee of Skyguide CNS, you must log in to the federal eIAM in the same way as a private individual. If you already have a login, this will continue to work. The eIAM will redirect you to the DCS page after logging in.

Connect with your organisation

Verbinden mit einer Organisation #Tutorial

Function

As soon as you have logged in and received the CNS roles, you can view the start page. This page contains the various functions offered by DCS.

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The user management section allows you to edit personal data, roles and organisations.

  1. Languages: allows you to select the language

  2. Personal information: contains your personal details entered during the Login

  3. User management: allows you to manage roles, organisations and other information.

    1. You have the required permissions to access the specified hierarchy structure.

  4. Requests lists the various change requests for navigation systems

  5. My actions lists the various navigation systems for which actions are pending.

  6. Navaid Explorer lists all navigation systems in your area of responsibility

    1. Map All navigation systems are also visible on a map

  7. Navaid Admin In regard to the organizational structure, provided you have the requisite permissions.

Request process

Registered users and can create an request. This process visualization informs you about the progress of your request. Red means that an action is expected from you, all green means that your obstacle application has been published.

 

Process indicator with technical status correlation

Process step

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Start, enter request

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Create navaid, can still be edited or corrected

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Naviad is reviewed and approved.

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The request is reviewed and approved

 

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Application process completed, navaid is approved.

Navaid

The first page “Request” allows you to open, amend or create a new Navaid

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Requests

Lists all accessable Change requests for Navaids.

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Create Requests

Will open a blank form, where the Project details can be entered.

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  1. chose a Name* (Project name, can be freely chosen, e.g."ILS Bern coordinate change")

  2. select a Effective Date (DD.MM.YYYY)* the next possible AIRAC date is preselected (typically AIRAC date, except for VDF)

  3. add a description*. (free text to describe the change)

  4. Select the Navaid concerned from the drop down list (all available Navaids are shown)

  5. Save information an selection

  6. Select a Co-Originator if needed. (select skyguide swiss air navigation ltd. / AIM)

  7. Add Remarks Markdowns are allowed in the text field, preview is shown below

  8. Invite

General: All fields marked with an asterisk (*) or a red label are mandatory.

following Tabs are shown

Navaid Edit

  • Navaids detail can be modified as soon as the "Edit" button is pressed, the layout always shows "Current Value" and "New Value", some of the modified values require a double entry, such as Position, Elevation, Distance, Frequency etc.

 

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Create New Navaid

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  1. select Originator* (Skyguide Departement)

  2. chose a Name* (Project name, can be freely chosen, e.g."ILS Bern coordinate change")

  3. select a Effective Date (DD.MM.YYYY)* the next possible AIRAC date is preselected (typically AIRAC date, except for VDF)

  4. add a description*. (free text to describe the change)

  5. Select the Navaid concerned from the drop down list (all available Navaids are shown)

  6. add Name (*Name of Station*)

  7. Save information an selection

 

1. Detail information for entries

  • no range check is done unless shown in list

  • Horizontal reference system: WGS84

 

1.1 Navaid Details

 

Field Name

Sub-prop / Type

Domain

Mandatory

Integrity

 

Field Name

Sub-prop / Type

Domain

Mandatory

Integrity

  1.  

Designator

Text

[AAA-ZZZ]

(e.g LDL, ISW)

GBAS: [AAA-ZZZ] AND a 4 alphanumeric character

e.g. GZH and G14A

1

 

2.

Name

Text

 

1

 

 

Type

Enum

  • VOR

  • DME

  • NDB

  • ILS (i.e. ILS without an associated DME)

  • ILS_DME

  • VOR_DME

  • DF

1

 

  1.  

Purpose

Enum

  • ALL

  • TERMINAL

  • ENROUTE

1

 

  1.  

Aerodromes Served

List<UUID>

  • Drop down menu AD in LS

 

 

  1.  

Runways Served
(Runway is identified by RunwayDirection)

List<UUID>

  • Drop down menu based on AD 

 

 

7.

Operational status

Enum

  • None

  • OPERATIONAL

  • UNSERVICABLE

  • PARTIAL

  • DECOMMISSIONED

 

 

  1.  

Hours of Operation

Text

H24

 

 

9.

Signal Performance

Enum:

  • I

  • II

  • III

  • NOCAT

  • UNCAT

1 (only in some cases, see B.2 for more)

 

10.

AIP Remarks

Text

 

 

 

11.

Operator
(Operating Authority)

UUID of AIM Organization

 

1

 

12.

Authority

UUID of AIM Organization

 

1

 

2. Navaid Equipment

2.1 DME

 

Field Name

Sub-prop / Type

Domain

Mandatory

Integrity

 

Field Name

Sub-prop / Type

Domain

Mandatory

Integrity

  1.  

Name

Text

Naming according CNS Guidance Equipment Naming Convention (ST0018E), e.g. "DME CVA"

 

 

  1.  

Position

LonLat

double entry

Enter full resolution of LonLat values (AIP entry will be rounded)

1

essential

  1.  

Horizontal Accuracy (95% / 2σ)

Text

unit ft / m or cm

 

 

  1.  

Elevation

Elevation: Numeric

1-4200 m (1-14000 ft)

 

 

 

 

Vertical Datum: Enum

  • LN02

  • LHN95

  • EGM96

  • UNKNOWN

Choose either LN02 or EGM96  and use the appropriate height (unit meter or feet), Note: both vertical datum are noted in the survey report

 

 

 

 

Vertical Accuracy (95% / 2σ): Numeric

Elevation unit must match with vertical accuracy unit

leave empty

 

 

5.

Channel

Text

DME: CH 1X-126Y

e.g. CH 79X, CH 1Y, CH 2X

 

 

6.

Ghost Frequency

Frequency

VOR: 108.000-117.950 MHz

AND

 

 

7.

Type DME

Enum

 

  • NARROW

  • PRECISON

  • WIDE

 

Use NARROW

1

 

8.

Emission Class

Enum

  • None

  • A2

  • A3A

  • A3B

  • A3E

  • A3H

  • A3J

  • A3L

  • A3U

  • A8W

  • A9W

  • G1D

  • J3E

  • NONA1A

  • NONA2A

  • NOX

  • PON

 

leave empty

 

 

9.

Collocation group

Numeric

 

 

 

10.

ILS DME Antenna TRSH Distance

Distance: Enum

 double entry

leave empty

 

essential

 

 

Accuracy (95% / 2σ): Numeric

leave empty

 

 

11.

DOC (Designated Operational Coverage)

Text

 leave empty

 

 

12.

Operational Status

Enum

  • None

  • OPERATIONAL

  • UNSERVICABLE

  • PARTIAL

  • DECOMMISSIONED

 

 

13.

AIP Remarks

Text

leave empty

 

 

 

2.2 VOR

 

Field Name

Sub-prop / Type

Domain

Mandatory

Integrity

 

Field Name

Sub-prop / Type

Domain

Mandatory

Integrity

  1.  

Name

Text

Naming according CNS Guidance Equipment Naming Convention (ST0018E), e.g. "DVOR ZUE"

 

 

  1.  

Position

LonLat

double entry

Enter full resolution of LonLat values (AIP entry will be rounded)

1

essential

  1.  

Horizontal Accuracy (95% / 2σ)

Text

unit ft / m or cm

 

 

  1.  

Elevation

Elevation: Numeric

1-4200 m (1-14000 ft)

 

 

 

 

Vertical Datum: Enum

  • LN02

  • LHN95

  • EGM96

  • UNKNOWN

 

Choose either LN02 or EGM96  and use the appropriate height (unit meter or feet), Note: both vertical datum are noted in the survey report

 

 

 

 

Vertical Accuracy (95% / 2σ): Numeric

Elevation unit must match with vertical accuracy unit

leave empty

 

 

5

Frequency

Frequency

VOR: 108.000-117.950 MHz

1

 

6.

Magnetic variation

Angle: Numeric

-30.00° - +30.00°

range check

Local MAGVAR

 

essential

 

 

Date: Year

2017-2050

 

 

 

 

Accuracy: Numeric

 

 

 

7.

Station Declination

Numeric

double entry

according FCS system setting

 

essential

 

 

Declination Accuracy (95% / 2σ): Numeric

 leave empty

 

 

8.

Zero Bearing Direction

Enum

  • GRID

  • MAGNETIC

  • TRUE

 

Chosse Magnetic

 

 

9.

Type VOR

Enum

  • VOR

  • DVOR

  • VOT

1

 

10.

Emission Class

Enum

  • None

  • A2

  • A3A

  • A3B

  • A3E

  • A3H

  • A3J

  • A3L

  • A3U

  • A8W

  • A9W

  • G1D

  • J3E

  • NONA1A

  • NONA2A

  • NOX

  • PON

 

Use PON

 

 

11.

Collocation group

Text

 

 

 

12.

Operational Status

Enum

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