Detailed Proposal - SES Awards 2016

Optimizing trajectories over

the 4DWeatherCube

Airbus Defence and Space : dirk.schindler@airbus.com

Luciad : robin.houtmeyers@luciad.com

Eumetnet : kamel.rebai@meteo.fr

Plan

Introduction

Partnership presentation

EUMETNET solution

Airbus Defence and Space / Luciad solution

Benefits, conclusion and way forward

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Introduction

The partnership would have never come out

without the SWIM Master Class.

This competition has been very valuable to us in

terms of innovation, partnership and business

opportunities.

It gave birth to an unique application dedicated

to address ATM capacity and aviation

environmental impact.

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EUMETNET presentation

EIG EUMETNET is a grouping of 31 European National

Meteorological Services that provides a framework to organise co-

operative programmes between its Members in the various fields of

basic meteorological activities.

The technical solution presented was developed in task11.2.2.2 lead

by THALES with three main certified European Met Service

provider: France, Germany, United Kingdom

Météo France leads the proposal for the EUMETNET participation in

the Single European Sky Awards 2016

Airbus Defence and Space Airbus Defence and Space is Europe’s largest and most innovative defence and space

company. We develop and manufacture world-class aerospace products. Our exceptional

platforms and services allow our customers to address even their most challenging

operational needs.

We drive the market in Defence and Space:

Airbus Defence and Space currently participates in the SESAR programme, developing

the future 4D Mission Trajectory concept under WP11.01 as partner in the fly4D

consortium together with Airbus Group, Sabre, Lufthansa Systems and Honeywell.

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Future-proof

with growth in order intake, a strong

order book above € 40 bn and ca.

one third of revenues in services

Europe´s #1

in defence and space

with € 13 bn revenues

in 2014

Investing in growth

with an R&D spent

2014 at € 360 M,

4.7% more than 2013

38.000 people

with more than 80 different

nationalities working together

around the world

at almost 100 sites

across 24 countries

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Luciad

World experts in real-time situational awareness geospatial software

components. Luciad builds software components that allow developers

to deliver geospatial situational awareness applications.

– Luciad is valued for high performance fusion, visualization, and analysis of large

volumes of static and dynamic data, maps, satellite imagery and terrain elevation in

many different formats and references

Strong focus on Aviation

– Support for a wide range of aeronautical standards and data formats

– Long-time supporter and implementer of SWIM-enabled standards and services

– Participating member in OGC Aviation and SESAR-related research initiatives

– Applications include Aeronautical Data Quality and Data Validation, Aeronautical

Mapping Database Management, Flight Planning and Tracking, Central Flow

Management, Air Command & Control, Electronic Flight Bags and En-Route Systems

Cross-platform

– Browser, desktop, server, mobile

ATM MET cooperation

ATM high Level objectives adressed by the

Airbus Defence and Space / Luciad solution (as per ATM Master Plan ed. 2015)

– Optimization of the SES by combining 4D trajectory

and airspace reservation (ARES) planning

– Reduction of air traffic impact on the environment

Integration of MET services coming from the

4DWeatherCube in 2015

Fully weather-ready solution

EUMETNET Solution

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MET usage in ATM

Today’s business relies on ICAO annex 3 regulated products defined in the 1950’s.

New products coming out from science not fully

integrated into ATM

– Hazardous weather such as icing, convection, clear air turbulence

Sub-optimal use of Weather information– 60% of ATM delays due to meteorological factors

– 43% of accidents occurred during operations in adverse weather (source IATA

safety report 2006).

SESAR MET Solution: the 4DWeatherCube

Two high level objectives

– One stop shop for MET

– Delivers a seamless consistent view of weather for ATM

Additional technical objectives

– SWIM compliance

– Fit-for-purpose MET information

Strong European cooperation (research and IT) through

SESAR WP11.2

– France (MéteoFrance) , Germany (Deutsche Wetterdienst) and United Kingdom (UK

Met Office) under EUMETNET aegis

Consolidation example: nowcasting of

convection

Merging the convection

products from UK,

Germany and France to

have a pan European

product

Erasing and smoothing

the boundaries

Ensuring best MET

information at every point

in space

Translation example: Icing contours

Using ATM units instead of MET units (for example FL instead of hPa)

Converting physical parameters into severity levels

Extracting only useful information (contours instead of gridded data)

4DWeatherCube Users in SESAR1

8 MET services that the whole ATM community can discover through the European SWIM registry

4DWeatherCubeaccessed by multiple ATM partners : mainly industry in SESAR1

Validation exercise, SWIM Master Class, TOPLINK

Airbus Defence and Space / Luciad

Application

4DWeatherCube Services used to optimize trajectories

– CAPS : Collaborative Airspace Provision Service-Application Consume hazardous weather service from 4DWeatherCube

– ConSA : Contrail Service for Aviation Consume temperature and humidity 4D grids from

4DWeatherCube

Airbus Defence and Space / Luciad solution:

CAPS based on SWIM[Collaborative Airspace Provision Service-Application]

The key to success of future SESAR is to manage the 4D trajectory

of all SES- flights in the best possible way.

Optimization of BTs (Business Trajectories) seems to conflict with

static volumes of reserved airspace (ARES).

To flexibly integrate ARES into the SES maintaining optimal network

performance Airbus Defence and Space together with Luciad

developed the CAPS application in the scope of the SWIM Master

Class 2014.

Business Problem..– With an increasing number of flights following the rules of Free Route Airspace in the

Single European Sky, the available airspace becomes more and more occupied.

– Naturally the number of conflicts between Business Flights (4D Trajectories) and

reserved portions of airspace (ARES = Airspace Reservation) will increase.

..and SWIM-based Solution– CAPS based on SWIM searches for a reservable airspace, optimally suiting the

Airspace Users’ needs.

– On-the-fly calculated conflict detection to assisst users in proposal of ARES with

minimal impact onto the network

Use Cases– Mission planning (Tactical Training of military Aircraft, Technical Flights, RPAS, etc.)

– What-if analysis (based on Weather Data, Volceuro service, etc.)

CAPS based on SWIM

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Technical architecture

CAPS based on SWIM

CAPS based on SWIM

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The geographical situational awareness display includes flightplan data from the NOP (Network

Operation Portal), static reserved Airspace (ARES) and a calculated dynamic volume of airspace with

least amount of conflicts to the ATM network!

Airspace Users fill the form to request an ARES

CAPS based on SWIM

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This screenshot shows the same ARES (as on the slide before), but providing

a 4D view of the situation by taking the time factor into consideration!

CAPS based on SWIM

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A closer view on the output of the solution calculated by CAPS.

CAPS based on SWIM

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The calculated ARES from CAPS after data import into a fielded Multi-Mission-Planning-System.

CAPS based on SWIM

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3 separated volumes of ARES from CAPS to demonstrate enhanced analysis options for the operator,

using dynamic calculation of multiple volumes of ARES.

CAPS based on SWIM

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Optimizing the calculated ARES for environment by the use of icing information.

Airbus Defence and Space / Luciad solution:

ConSA[Contrail Service for Aviation]

For the SWIM Master Class 2015, AIRBUS Defence and Space

together with Luciad developed a SWIM-based service to support

ATM stakeholders in the effort to reduce aviation’s impact to the Earth’s environment.

Partnership were established with EUMETNET for meteorological

support.

The objective is to reduce forming of contrails as those, whilst

converting into cirrus cloud, cause a net warming effect.

The contrails algorithm has been developed by Dr. Schumann from

DLR.

The solution is in line with SESAR’s prime objective “Reduction of environmental impact by 10% per flight”.

Business Problem..– With an increasing number of flights around the globe the need for environmental

protection will become much more important. Although regulations for contrail generation from aircraft are not in place today the importance of environmental protection has already been recognized word wide.

– ATM stakeholders’ need to considerall aspects of environmental impactwill raise over time. Any possiblereduction of environmentaldisadvantage needs to be evaluatedin future.

..and SWIM-based Solution– ConSA calculates probable forming of

contrails on given weather conditionsprovided there are flights in those areas.

Use cases

– 4D Trajectory planning and management

– ’Environmental’ Awareness for ATM operators

ConSA

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Technical architecture

ConSA

ConSA

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The geographical situational awareness display calculates and shows the predicted

amount of contrail formation for a flight trajectory at different altitudes.

ConSA

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Zones of high contrail formation can be automatically identified and visualized.

ConSA

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Contrail formation prediction for a trajectory can be combined with other weather products

CAPS and ConSA combined

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Optimizing the calculated ARES for environment by the use of contrail prediction information

Combining both applications on the basis of

weather data service from the 4DWeatherCube and

very high performance geospatial engine

brings cutting edge technology to ATM operators.

User benefits

CAPS/ConSA:– Support SESAR concepts, by

smoothly combining 4D-Trajectory-

with ARES-planning

providing improved transparency,

better situational awareness and

enhanced efficiency

– Supporting SWIM-based collaborative

coordinating processess in ATM

– Fast development using flexible

components

– Solution built on open standards

4DWeatherCube– Consolidated and harmonized view

– Translated to relevant data format

– Best MET information available

– Fit-for-purpose

– No MET expertise required to use advanced

MET products

– Easily integrable in ATM systems

– SWIM compliant web services

– Single access point for 8 MET services : the

MET-GATE

One tool addressing ATFCM, ATM and MET

Conclusion

Video of the final product :

– https://vimeo.com/153516896

MET ATM integration and technical solution have been

validated

Dealing with new partners opens new horizons and

business opportunities

Next steps are moving to operations and business

development

Way forward

On going work between partners to improve and promote the solution

Airbus Defence and Space / Luciad:

– Evaluation of other SWIM services – could they add reasonable

information and/or functionality to CAPS based on SWIM?

– Evaluation of enhancement by adding stereoscopic 3D view

– World ATM Congress 2016

EUMETNET

– SWIM Global Demo 2016

– Operational in Sesar Deployment Manager

– Keep integrating and promoting new MET products

– SESAR workshop in 2016 for the whole meteorological community

End of Presentation