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NAMA
By Adekunle Williams/Solomon Asowata
Lagos, Nov. 7, 2016 (NAN) The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Monday solicited the co-operation of data originators and other stakeholders to ensure a smooth take-off of the Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) project.
Speaking at a meeting of the AIS Automation stakeholders’ in Lagos, the Ag. Managing Director of NAMA, Mr Emma Anasi, noted that all the key agencies or data originators included the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
“Others are the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nigerian Air Force.
“These agencies would need to enhance their data collation, origination, processing, storage and exchange systems, to meet the requirement for data integrity, accuracy and availability under the AIS Automation.
“On completion, the facility will link the country to a centralised aeronautical database, which will be connected to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) AFI Region Centralized Aeronautical Information Data Base (AFI-CAT),” he said.
Anasi noted that the agency was soliciting the support ahead of December 2016, when the expected completion of the Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) Automation would be achieved in 11 locations.
Anasi affirmed that on completion of the project by December 2017, the 26 VSAT facilities located at various airports nationwide, under the AIS Automation project, would provide a structure for the exchange and management of flights.
He said others were the operational, aerodrome, safety, meteorological, financial, as well as administrative information.
Anasi added that this network of information flow from service providers or data originators to the airlines or airspace users would create the required environment for Airport Collaborative Decision Making.
Other deliverables, according to the NAMA boss, would include the enhancement of e-NOTAM, e-Flight Planning, e-AIP, e-TOD, e-Charts, e-Flight briefings and also boost capacity for voice and data communication for both air to ground and ground to ground communication.
Earlier, in his remarks, the Director-General of NIMET, Dr Anthony Anuforom, had called for regular meetings of stakeholders to monitor the progress of the automation project.
Anuforom stated that such interaction would fast-track the process and ensure sustainability over time.
Present at the forum were representatives of the Military Air Command, NCAA, FAAN, and NIMET. (NAN)
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Edited by Idonije Obakhedo