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Avion et conteneurs

PAOLA – The Aeronautical Protection Zones Assessment Platform

PAOLA is an innovative web platform developed to simplify the assessment of protection zones and obstacle limitations related to flight trajectories. Accessible even to non-experts, it facilitates the management of aeronautical easements in compliance with international standards.

Context and Challenges

Air safety relies on accurate and timely access to aeronautical data. Authorities, aviation professionals, and non-experts such as urban developers or project managers need to quickly understand and analyze protected zones and obstacle limitations to ensure safe operations and informed decision-making.

Traditional tools were often complex and time-consuming, limiting accessibility for users outside the aviation domain. In close collaboration with CGX AERO, CGX AME developed PAOLA to address these challenges by making aeronautical data easy to access, process, and understand. The platform simplifies the visualization and evaluation of protection zones, enabling faster, more reliable decisions for all stakeholders, regardless of their expertise in aviation.

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Project Objectives

Digitalize and modernize AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication) data

Convert AIXM 4.5 formats to AIXM 5.1, better suited for modern tools

Digitalize AIP charts for faster and more reliable usage

Ensure compliance with PANS-OPS and ICAO Annex 14 standard

Validate data to guarantee integrity and quality

Actions Carried out by CGX AME

Data Modernization

Complete transformation of AIP data from AIXM 4.5 to AIXM 5.1

Chart digitalization

Digitalization and updating of AIP charts

Platform Integration

Integration of data into the PAOLA platform

Compliance Verification

Rigorous verification according to international standards

Collaborative Engineering

Close collaboration with CGX AERO teams to ensure technical consistency

Technologies
and Tools Used

AIXM 5.1 : standard for aeronautical data exchange

Data4Flight® : database management and validation

AIP-GIS Charting® : automated aeronautical charting

GéoTITAN® : advanced solution for flight trajectory management and design

Internal tools for data quality control and validation

Collaboration d'équipe tardive

Results Achieved

A platform accessible to both professionals and non-experts

Significant improvement in the speed of protected zone assessments

Enhanced regulatory compliance guarantees

Up-to-date and reliable data for all stakeholders

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