ASDWire distribution date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:33:00 GMT +0100

Luciad AIXM 5 support enables efficient flight crew briefing

Luciad AIM client for OGC OWS-6 project demonstrates its AIXM 5 capabilities

Leuven, Belgium, August 17th 2009 --[ASDWire]-- Luciad, the specialist in high performance visualization of situational awareness applications in Aviation, offers the first commercially available decoding and visualization of AIXM 5, the Aeronautical Information eXchange Model of choice for future ATC/ATM/AIM systems. Already a leading player in AIM, Luciad demonstrated at the OGC Web Services Phase 6 (OWS-6) AIM thread its support for AIXM 5 in the Aeronautical Information Management client it built on top of its LuciadMap technology.

Luciad is a longstanding leader in aeronautical information management and visualization, covering all aspects of modern ATM systems, from airspace management and trajectory support tools to airport and terminal operations. Fully aligned with EUROCONTROL and FAA specifications, Luciad’s high-tech products already enable building advanced applications for the high performance handling (decoding, encoding and editing) and visualization of AIXM 5 based aeronautical data.

The AIXM 5 standard is defined jointly by EUROCONTROL and the FAA in order to support international air navigation information exchange using the latest international and ICAO standards. AIXM 5 allows leveraging existing technologies while at the same time enabling the digital handling of NOTAMs, and merging static and dynamic data into a single exchange format.

Today, Luciad’s AIXM 5 technology is already used in the EUROCONTROL Digital NOTAM trials, EUROCONTROL Skyview 2, and the FAA Special User Air Spaces project. The company’s advanced solutions are also featured in the OGC OWS-6 initiative for research on AIXM 5 in a Web Services environment.

The OWS-6 AIM thread, sponsored by the FAA and EUROCONTROL, focused on testing emerging standards and prototyping cutting edge technologies in support of a realistic aviation scenario. Luciad demonstrated its support for AIXM 5 via a LuciadMap-based Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) featuring temporality, digital NOTAM handling and OGC Web Feature Server integration, enabling pilots to gather up-to-date aeronautical and weather information.

“We are excited to be at the forefront of providing the first available commercial implementations of this important standard”, says Lode Missiaen, CEO of Luciad. “Our participation at the OGC OWS-6 AIM research project underlines our commitment to provide state-of-the art aeronautical information display technology that truly enables ATM organizations to achieve System Wide Information Management.”

More info on Luciad’s participation at the OWS-6 AIM thread, including slides and demo videos, are available at http://www.opengeospatial.org/pub/www/ows6/index.html

About Luciad

Luciad provides software solutions for high performance visualization of geospatial information. Luciad’s software components are the building blocks for mission-critical ATC/ATM and Air Command and Control systems.

Luciad’s core product is LuciadMap, a software solution that system integrators and original equipment manufactures can easily integrate into their existing systems. LuciadMap can handle large numbers of static and moving data on top of geographical information, including maps, satellite imagery, and terrain elevation in many different formats and references to achieve a high situational awareness.

Luciad also offers an end-user product, based on LuciadMap’s technology: ATCPlayback, a viewing capability to play back, review, and analyze simulated or recorded air traffic data. It is a powerful, user-friendly suite that graphically replays and intuitively analyzes ATC simulation results by enabling users to interactively refine the analysis process and graphically visualize the results.

Dedicated to providing its clients with the best possible service, Luciad Professional Services will assess advanced system requirements and assist system integrators with the implementation of fully integrated solutions.

Luciad’s international customer base includes EUROCONTROL, FAA, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, NATO, Saab, Belgocontrol, NLR, DGAC, DFS, LVNL, NATS, AENA, Skyguide, NavCanada and ENAV.

Visit www.luciad.com for more information

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