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Appendix A: Acronyms & Initialisms | 65 A Acronyms & Initialisms ACRONYM DEFINITION AC Advisory Circular ACARS Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADF Automatic Direction Finder ADO Airports District Office (FAA) ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast AEDT Aviation Environmental Design Tool AEFS Advanced Electronic Flight Strips AFSS Automated Flight Service Stations AGIS Airports Geographic Information Systems AIP Airport Improvement Program AIRAC Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control AIRNAV Airport Navigation Aid Database Application AIXM Aeronautical Information Exchange Model ALP Airport Layout Plan AMDB Airport Mapping Database API Application Programming Interface AR Authorization Required ARINC Aeronautical Radio ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ASD Aircraft Situational Display ASDE-X Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X ASDI Aircraft Situation Display to Industry ASIAS Aviation Safety Information and Analysis System ASSC Airport Surface Surveillance Capability ATC Air Traffic Control ATM Air Traffic Management ATS Air Transportation System CAD Computer-Aided Design CAEG Computer-Aided Engineering Graphics CAP Civil Air Patrol CatEx Categorical Exclusion CDTI Cockpit Display of Traffic Information COA Certificate of Waiver or Authorization CONOPS Concept of Operations
66 | LEVERAGING NEXTGEN SPATIAL DATA TO BENEFIT AIRPORTS ACRONYM DEFINITION COO Chief Operating Officer CPDLC Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications CRDA Converging Runway Display Aid CSPRO Closely Spaced Parallel Runway Operations DCL Departure Clearance DNL Day-Night Average Sound Level DOF Digital Obstacle File DOT Department of Transportation DSR Display System Replacement EA Environmental Assessment eALP Electronic Airport Layout Plan EFVS Enhanced Flight Vision Systems EoR Established on RNP ERAM En Route Automation Modernization ESRI Environmental Systems Research Institute EUROCAE European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAF Final Approach Fix FANS Future Air Navigation Systems FAR Federal Aviation Regulation FBO Fixed-Base Operator FIDS Flight Information Display System FIS-B Flight Information Services-Broadcast FIXM Flight Information Exchange Model FOIA Freedom of Information Act FTI Flight Telecommunications Infrastructure GA General Aviation GBAS Ground-Based Augmentation System GIS Geographic Information System GPS Global Positioning System HCS Host Computer System IAF Initial Approach Fix IAPA Instrument Approach Procedures Automation ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IF Intermediate Fix IFP Instrument Flight Procedures IFR Instrument Flight Rules ILS Instrument Landing System IM Inner Marker IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions IPDS Instrument Procedure Development System JAIS Aeronautical Information Services LiDAR Light Detection and Ranging
Appendix A: Acronyms & Initialisms | 67 ACRONYM DEFINITION MHz Megahertz MLAT Multi-Lateration MRO Multiple Runway Operations MSL Mean Sea Level NAS National Airspace System NASR National Airspace System Resources NAV Lean Navigation Procedures Implementation Plan NAVAID Navigational Aid NDB Non-Directional Radio Homing Beacon NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 NextGen Next Generation Air Transportation System NFDC National Flight Data Center NGS National Geodetic Survey NIWG NextGen Implementation Working Groups NMI Nautical Mile NOTAM Notice to Airmen NPIAS National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems OAPM Optimization of Airspace and Procedures in the Metroplex OARS Operational Analysis and Reporting System ODC Open Data Consortium OE/AAA Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis OPD Optimized Profile Descent PBN Performance-Based Navigation PFC Passenger Facility Charge RECAT Recategorization of Separation Standards RF Radio Frequency RNAV Area Navigation RNP Required Navigation Performance ROI Return on Investment RPZ Runway Protection Zone RSA Runway Safety Area RTCA RTCA (see Glossary) SATNAV Satellite Navigation SME Subject Matter Expert SMS Safety Management System SOW Statement of Work SRTM Shuttle Radar Topography Mission STAR Standard Terminal Arrival Route STDSS SWIM Terminal Data Distribution System SUE Subsurface Utility Engineering SWIM System Wide Information Management TAMR Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement TARGETS Terminal Area Route Generation and Traffic Simulation
68 | LEVERAGING NEXTGEN SPATIAL DATA TO BENEFIT AIRPORTS ACRONYM DEFINITION TBFM Time-Based Flow Management TBM Time-Based Metering TERPS Terminal Instrument Procedures TFMS Traffic Flow Management System TIS-B Traffic Information Services-Broadcast TMA Traffic Management Advisor TMI Traffic Management Initiative TPSS Third-Party Surveying System TRACON Terminal Radar Approach Control UAS Unmanned Aerial Systems UAT Universal Access Transceiver UDDF Universal Data Delivery Format URL Uniform Resource Locator USGS United States Geological Survey VDL VHF Data Link VFR Visual Flight Rules VHF Very High Frequency VOR VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System WTMD Wake Turbulence Mitigation for Departures WXXM Weather Information Exchange Model
