Table 2 Example of glossary of terms and concepts
From: Ontology generation for flight safety messages in air traffic management
Name | Synonyms | Acronyms | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aeronautical fixed service | – | AFS | A telecommunication service between specified fixed points provided primarily for the safety of air navigation and for the regular, efficient and economical operation of air services (ICAO Doc 4444) | Concept |
Assisted flight plan exchange service | – | AFPEx | A gateway via the internet into the Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications network (AFTN) and allows pilots or small airfields access to file their own flight plans and other flight related messages (UK AIP) | Concept |
The aeronautical information publication | – | AIP | A publication issued by or with the authority of a State and containing aeronautical information of a lasting character essential to air navigation (ICAO Doc 4444) | Concept |
Airborne collision Avoidance system | – | ACAS | An aircraft system based on secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder signals which operates independently of ground-based equipment to provide advice to the pilot on potential conflicting aircraft that are equipped with SSR transponders (ICAO Doc 4444) | Concept |
Air traffic flow Management | – | ATFM | A service established with the objective of contributing to a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic by ensuring that ATC capacity is utilized to the maximum extent possible, and that the traffic volume is compatible with the capacities declared by the appropriate ATS authority (UK AIP) | Concept |
Current flight plan | – | CPL | The flight plan, including changes, if any, brought about by subsequent clearances (ICAO Annex 2/ICAO Doc 4444) | Concept |
Estimated elapsed time | – | EET | The estimated time required to proceed from one significant point to another (ICAO Doc 4444) | Concept |
Aeronautical fixed telecommunication network | – | AFTN | A world-wide system of aeronautical fixed circuits provided, as part of the aeronautical fixed service, for the exchange of messages and/or digital data between aeronautical fixed stations having the same or compatible communications characteristics | Concept |
Departure time | – | – | A time record when an aircraft take off from and airport | Instance Attribute |
Aircraft passenger capacity | – | – | Maximum of passenger that load in an aircraft | Concept |
Company name | – | – | Name of airline in IATA book | Instance Attribute |
Delay time | – | – | Time for DLA register after file in FPL | Instance Attribute |
Flight plan | FPL | The flight plan as filed with an ATS unit by the pilot or a designated representative, without any subsequent changes | Concept | |
DLAY | DLA | The DLAY message as filed with an ATS unit by the pilot or a designated representative, for delay time of flight | Concept | |
Airport | AP | A defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft | Concept | |
Type of flights | Aircraft category that fill in flight plan | Instance Attribute | ||
Is arrival airport of | Flight arrival in airport that is fill in flight plan as arrival airport | Relation | ||
Is departure airport of | Flight departure from airport that is fill in flight plan as departure airport | Relation | ||
Fill flight plan | A flight plan is filled for a flight | Relation | ||
Cancel flight plan | A flight plan is cancel of a flight | Relation |