Help WG-76 AIS/MET Datalink Services Develop EDS MOPS for AIS/MET
EUROCAE WG-76, together with RTCA SC-206, have published ED-335/DO-364A, the “Minimum Aviation Systems Performance Standard (MASPS) for AIS/MET Data Link Services”. This Standard contained requirements for 11 Services used for the exchange of Aeronautical and Meteorological information. One of the services is the Emergency Diversion Service (EDS).
The Emergency Diversion Service (EDS) consolidates Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) and Meteorological (MET) information to support flight crew, dispatchers, air traffic services, and airlines during in-flight diversions and emergency reroutes. As described in ED-335/DO-364, the EDS will also provide a minimum set of AIS/MET Information necessary to assist in an emergency situation in which the safety of the aircraft or of persons onboard or on the ground is endangered for any reason.
The EDS provides prioritised AIS (NOTAMs, aerodrome charts, operating restrictions) and MET (METAR, TAF, SIGMET, significant weather charts, wind/temperature aloft) in a role-tailored, time-critical way which can improve safety and operational outcomes.
EUROCAE and RTCA are encouraging participation to develop a Minimum Operational Performance Standard (MOPS) for the EDS. This MOPS will detail the requirements for the implementation of the Service. Please note that in addition to active participation in the activity, we are also seeking someone to lead the activities of the group.
For further information, please contact the responsible Technical Programme Manager Mark Watson.
Contribute to WG-124’s New Document on Spectrum
This joint Working Group is focused on ensuring that the radio frequency (RF) characteristics of aeronautical Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) systems are designed to use spectrum resources efficiently while maintaining the necessary safety margins. The Guidance Document will provide best practices to help the aviation industry work collaboratively with non-aviation spectrum users and ensure the safe integration of new technologies, an essential step toward advancing the aviation ecosystem.
The group is especially looking for experts involved in the design of RF avionics equipment. Their input will ensure that the guidance reflects a practical engineering perspective, especially in terms of spectrum compatibility and technical feasibility. The ultimate goal is to deliver a document that is both actionable and implementable by RF systems engineers across the industry.
If you are interested in this Working Group, please contact the responsible Technical Programme Manager Mark Watson.
WG-126 VCS-ATC Systems Integration for ATM Information Exchange is Seeking Experts for a New Sub-Group
ATC systems and VCS form the essential pair for effective air traffic control, one manages aircraft position and identification, the other enables pilot communication. Despite their complementary roles, no standard currently exists for their integration. WG-126 is actively working on a new standard to address this gap, aiming to reduce workload, improve safety, and bridge the ATM and ATC domains through seamless information exchange.
WG-126 is creating a Sub-Group to develop a standard ontology for ASRU in Air Traffic Control environments. The ontology will provide a common, machine readable vocabulary and data model describing spoken interactions between controllers and pilots. The use-cases already envisioned are pilot readback monitoring, ATCO clearance automatic entry or conformance monitoring, but could be expanded to e.g. pilot request handling or inter-ATCO coordination automation. Those use-cases will provide improved safety and efficiency to the ATC community.
WG 126 seeks subject matter experts, system architects, and end users who can contribute to the definition, validation, and evolution of the ontology.
Desired expertise includes, but is not limited to: ATC Operations (Air Traffic Controllers, Supervisors, ATC Training Organisations and Service Providers representatives, or ANSPs), and ATC/VCS systems (Developers with knowledge or interest in speech recognition and language understanding technologies)
For further information, please contact the responsible Technical Programme Manager Andrea Trimarchi.