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NextGen for Airports, Volume 4: Leveraging NextGen Spatial Data to Benefit Airports: Guidebook (2016) / Chapter Skim
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... 52 | LEVERAGING NEXTGEN SPATIAL DATA TO BENEFIT AIRPORTS Guidance for Airport Sponsors and the Aviation Community6 This chapter builds upon the findings and conclusions of the previous chapter to offer guidance that will help airports submit and use spatial data that is required by the FAA specifically for NextGen. Fundamental Resources • Airports interested in or impacted by NextGen can become familiar with the FAA's NextGen website (http://www.faa.gov/nextgen)
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... Guidance for Airport Sponsors and the Aviation Community | 53 through an AGIS project -- or any GIS project -- but that is not maintained over time is a wasted investment. • Record and store metadata sufficient to determine the source, quality, and methods used to create spatial data.
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... 54 | LEVERAGING NEXTGEN SPATIAL DATA TO BENEFIT AIRPORTS • Avoid redundant and repetitive data collection efforts that do not consider or trust existing data. Airports and airport sponsors can encourage consultants and contractors that are concerned about the liability of using data collected by others to review and attempt to validate existing data to determine if it can meet their needs.
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... Guidance for Airport Sponsors and the Aviation Community | 55 that this happens, it is important that all entities at the local, district, regional, and national level stay in constant communication. Such communication can happen through one-on-one meetings, international conferences and workshops, or other mechanisms.
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