FFP1 Core Capabilities Limited Deployment FFP1 is the limited deployment of the following core air traffic management capabilities: • • • FFP1 Performance Metrics • User Request Evaluation Tool - URET Traffic Management Advisor, Single Center - TMA (SC) Passive Final Approach Spacing Tool - pFAST Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) with Airline Operations Centers – NEXTOR Research Symposium – 30 November 1999 – • Ground Delay Program Enhancements NAS Status Information Collaborative Routing Surface Movement Advisor - SMA 2 FFP1 Evaluation By Phase of Flight FFP1 Performance Metrics - Background December 1998 • Core Performance Metrics established with RTCA – April 1999 • Initial Draft FFP1 Performance Metrics Plan – August 1999 • based on expected operational impacts to airspace users and service providers coordination with government, airlines, industry, and academia FFP1 Performance Metrics Plan Version 1 3 Collaboration on Metrics and Evaluation 4 Performance Metrics Status • CDM • URET – – Free Flight Select Committee Metrics Working Group • • • • • Airlines FAA Industry MITRE CAASD NATCA – FFP1 Metrics Team • • • • • FFP1 Program Office MITRE CAASD NEXTOR TRW/SETA Performance Metrics Summary Report - December 1999 Analysis of detailed usage data at ZID and ZME Analysis of Center time and distance, amendments CTAS (TMA and pFAST) Analysis at ZFW/DFW Demonstrate metrics and evaluation methods at CTAS sites – Established data collection processes – – Sites TRACONs: DFW, MSP, SCT, DEN Centers: ZMP, ZLA, ZDV – – 5 Sources – ARTS and Host track data – Log Files (TRACON, Center TMU, Command Center) – Weather data – OOOI 6 Evaluation Schedule and CY00 Activities Site CY 98 CY 99 CY 00 CY 01 CY 02 Evaluation Schedule and CY00 Activities Site CY 03 CY 98 CY 99 CY 00 CY 01 CY 02 CY 03 Deployed Tools TMA pFAST Indianapolis Memphis SMA Deployments Atlanta CDM FAA/industry SMA Detroit Philadelphia Chicago Dallas URET Chicago URET Future URET and CTAS Deployments Prototype Sites URET TMA pFAST Dallas SMA Newark Cleveland URET Denver TMA Kansas City URET TMA Los Angeles pFAST Miami TMA TMA Minneapolis Baseline Data Collection In-Use Data Collection Observation Period Prototype Data Collection Initial Daily Use Planned Capability Available pFAST TMA Oakland Data collection process established St. Louis Preliminary data analysis / site feedback Washington Baseline Data Collection Interim analysis report pFAST URET Observation Period In-Use Data Collection Prototype Data Data collection process established Baseline analysis report Preliminary data analysis / site feedback Summary report Initial Daily Use Planned Capability Available Summary report 7 Database Overview for CTAS Analysis FFP1 Metrics Team is building a valuable database that can be used for future research and analysis on NAS performance Analysis Database Data Wrapper Metrics Analysis Raw Database Flight Data Ingestion Host/ARTS tape Contains information for all flights recorded by the respective computer (ARTS or Host) Aircraft Track Weather Airport Data Ingestion NCDC Weather Data Ingestion Contains airport Logs Contains winds, visibility, precipitation, etc. at the airport AAR, runway configuration, and restrictions 9 8