Differences between ICAO and EASA Aeronautical Data Catalogue
February 19, 2024
Differences between ICAO and EASA Aeronautical Data Catalogue
The ICAO Aeronautical Data Catalogue is defined in the ICAO Doc 10066 (PANS-AIM) Appendix 1. The EASA Aeronautical Data Catalogue is defined in the Regulation (EU) 2017/373 Annex III (Part-ATM/ANS.OR) Appendix 1 (subject to change as per EASA NPA 2023-08). The EASA Aeronautical Data Catalogue is based on the content of ICAO PANS-AIM Appendix 1.
One of the EUROCONTROL working groups (i.e., AIRI SG 08) produced a report concerning the differences between the EASA and ICAO Aeronautical Data Catalogue. The report is available to download at https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/differences-aeronautical-data-catalogues.
The differences between the EASA and ICAO Aeronautical Data Catalogue are:
- Minor differences such as editorial differences, differences in wording and use of abbreviations
- Change proposals to update the EASA Aeronautical Data Catalogue to reflect the information as it is in the ICAO Aeronautical Data Catalogue
In the end, it is important to understand that there will constantly be a delay regarding the adoption of ICAO changes due to the update process of EASA. Thus, the EASA Aeronautical Data Catalogue is less extensive than the ICAO one.
Besides the presence in several working group and offering its expertise, ITV has implemented several AIM Data Catalogues:
- ITV has established an online AIM Data Catalogue based on the ICAO PANS-AIM Appendix 1 and have included a mapping of the data elements to the current version of AIXM 5.1(1) which has been initially developed by EUROCONTROL and further maintained by the AIXM Community.
Here is the ICAO AIM Data Catalogue: https://www.datacat.aero
- ITV has established an online AIM Data Catalogue based on the ICAO PANS-AIM Appendix 1 and customed to the requirements of Switzerland for civil and VFR traffic by including additional national data elements and national data quality requirements.
Here is the Swiss AIM Data Catalogue: https://www.aerodatacat.ch/
- ITV has established an online AIM Data Catalogue based on the ICAO PANS-AIM Appendix 1 and customed to the requirements of Luxembourg.
Here is the Luxembourg AIM Data Catalogue: https://www.datacat.lu/
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