Terminal Procedrues Publication (TPPs)

This is the link for this data: http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_tpp

I don't think these procedures are part of DAFIF according to this link (http://www.mission-planning.com/DAFIF8.htm) or at least the weren't in 2005.

Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts
Depatrue Procedure (DP) Charts
Standard Visual Flight Procedure (STAR) Charts
Charted Visual Flight Procedures (CVFP)
Airport Diagrams (AD)
Air Traffic Control (ATC)

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)

Here is the site: http://www.nga.mil

High-Resolution Terrain Information (HRTI)

NGA is volentarally under Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

Small Business Innoration Research (SBIR)

NGA is part of the Intelligence Community (IC)

NGA Academic Research Program (NARP)

Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)

NGA University Research Initiatives (NURI)

Aeronautical NAV/PLAN Charts

This has some good information with pictures of the different map formats: http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc06/papers/papers/pap_2385.pdf

• Joint Operations Graphic (JOG)
• Tactical Pilotage Chart (TPC)
• Operational Navigation Chart (ONC)
• Jet Navigation Chart (JNC)
• Global Navigation and Planning Chart (GNC)

Above Ground Level (AGL)

Chart Updating Manual (CHUM)

electronic CHUM (ECHUM)

Digital Vertical Obstruction File (DVOF)

Geospatial Intelligence Database integration (GIDI)

Geospatial Intelligence Feature Database (GIFD)

WebDVOF

e-JOG-A
e-TPC
e-ONC

Enhanced Compressed Raster Graphic (ECRG)

Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics (CADRG)

Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF)

Wikipedia has some but not much: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAFIF
A little of it's history but nothing on the format.

Found some information here: http://www.pdc.org/mde/full_metadata.jsp...

The product name DAFIF is a registered trademark of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA).

DAFIF has a 28 day cycle when it is valid. This cycle is based on the International Civil Aviaiton Organization (ICAO) Aeronautical Information and Control (AIRAC) cycle.

Safety of Flight.

Airspace Classes

From the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace_class

• Class A: All operation mu be conducted under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) or Special visual flight rules (SVFR)
• Class B: Like Class A but can also Visual flight rules (VFR)
• Class C: Like B but flights can be separated by VFR.
  

See reference for rest of classes.

A-E are controlled airspace.

F and G uncontrolled airspace.

Airspace verse Air Space

Seem like Air Space is a misnomer.

A search of Air Space only really yields Airspace.

Federal Aviation Administration says Airspace: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/.../airspace_rules/


The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association says Airspace: http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/sa02.pdf


The Wikipedia says Airspace: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace

Special Use Air Space (SUAS?) (SUA)

It seems like the web uses the SUA but no SUAS acronyms.

Federal Aviation Administration uses SUA: http://sua.faa.gov/sua/Welcome.do
This site has maps of SUAs etc. Pretty neat.
This is a government site.

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association uses SUA: http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2006/060309ca.html

Is this a new turn that the military is trying to switch to?

National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF)

http://www.dtic.mil/ieb_cctwg/contrib-docs/VTC001/annx-b3.htm

NITF: National Imagery Transmission Format. The format for secondary imagery transmission defined in the NITFS.

Wikipedia also has a could article on the standard. BAE has implemented this standard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Imagery_Transmission_Format

Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)

Used in NAVAID. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_Measuring_Equipment