Skip to main content

Interim Report of a Review of the Next Generation Air Transportation System Enterprise Architecture, Software, Safety, and Human Factors (2014) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

Summary
Pages 1-3

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 1...
... enterprise software development approach and safety and human factor design. This interim report of the Committee to Review the Enterprise Architecture, Software Development Approach, and Safety and Human Factor Design of the Next Generation Air Transportation System briefly describes issues that have surfaced so far in the study. NextGen aims to overhaul the nation's air transportation by introducing technological improvements -- including use of the Global Positioning System and digital communications -- and procedural changes that exploit those technologies.
Read the entire page →
From page 2...
... The enterprise architecture defined for NextGen addresses these matters, but does not, in the committee's view, address key technical and performance parameters and relationships (including organizational and human factors considerations) that are essential for managing system development.
Read the entire page →
From page 3...
... However, experience has shown that human factors and human-system integration challenges arise when different systems and different people interact. The committee is interested in current and anticipated automation and decision support capabilities, along with plans for managing their integration and the transitions from existing tools and processes to NextGen.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • enterprise architecture
  • anticipated nextgen
  • generation air
  • human factor
  • anticipated plans

  • software development
  • factor design
  • organizational culture
  • nextgen aims
  • examine nextgen

  • federal enterprise
  • nextgen architecture
  • nextgen requires
  • enterprise software
  • nextgen addresses

  • nextgen programs
  • nextgen provides
  • goals include
  • subject include
  • procedural changes

  • legacy software
  • committee refers
  • threat models
  • development approach
  • engineering judgments

  • security administration
  • security risks
  • appropriate threat
  • historic safety
  • developing appropriate


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.