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Adapting Information Engineering for the
National Airspace System and Its Application to Flight Planning
September 1999
Michael A. Hermes, The MITRE Corporation
Sally E. Stalnaker, The MITRE Corporation
Dr. Nels A. Broste, The MITRE Corporation
Gary L. Smith, The MITRE Corporation
ABSTRACT
A combined team from the FAA, the aviation community, contractors, and CAASD
jointly adapted the information engineering process for the information flows in the National
Airspace System. Information engineering was then applied to the information flows
necessary for flight planning in a Free Flight environment. The combined team created high
level information engineering products and an interactive prototype. CAASD documented
an overview of the information engineering approach in this assessment. The application of
information engineering to flight planning shows that an enhanced and more dynamic flight
planning process is necessary to implement Free Flight advances for improved access,
predictability, flexibility, and capacity in the National Airspace System. The study also
demonstrates the power of the information engineering process in assessing system needs.
Additional Search Keywords
Free Flight, Flight plan, information engineering, object-oriented
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