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Section
1.
INTRODUCTION
2.
EVITA FUNCTIONS
3.
PLOT AFFECTED AREA AND/OR DANGER AREA
4.
DISPLAY IMPACTED FLIGHTS
5.
DISPLAY IMPACTED AIRSPACE
6.
DISPLAY IMPACTED AERODROMES
7.
UPLOADING AND DISPLAYING AREAS
8.
AIR REPORTS (AIREPS) ON VOLCANIC ASH
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DEFINITIONS
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ABBREVIATIONS
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Table of Contents
1
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 2
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EVITA.................................................................................2
USE OF EVITA IN NM OPERATIONS ...............................................................................2
SERVICE LIMITATIONS ....................................................................................................2
SCOPE OF THIS DOCUMENT ...........................................................................................2
INTENDED AUDIENCE OF THIS DOCUMENT .................................................................2
2
EVITA FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................... 4
2.1
LOGIN TO EVITA (PROTECTED NOP) .............................................................................4
3
PLOT AFFECTED AREA AND/OR DANGER AREA ...................................... 6
3.1
SELECTION VIA SELECTOR .............................................................................................6
4
DISPLAY IMPACTED FLIGHTS .................................................................... 12
4.1
SELECTION VIA THE FLIGHTS PORTLET .........................................................................12
5
DISPLAY IMPACTED AIRSPACE ................................................................. 20
5.1
SELECTION VIA THE AIRSPACE DATA PORTLET .............................................................20
6
DISPLAY IMPACTED AERODROMES ......................................................... 22
7
UPLOADING AND DISPLAYING AREAS ..................................................... 24
7.1
7.2
PUBLICATION OF AO AREA ..........................................................................................30
UN-PUBLICATION OF AO AREA .....................................................................................30
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AIR REPORTS (AIREPS) ON VOLCANIC ASH ............................................ 32
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
TACTICAL AND POST-TACTICAL OBJECTIVES ..................................................................32
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .....................................................................................32
THE COMMUNICATION LINES ........................................................................................33
GUIDANCE FOR ACCESSING AND UPLOADING AIREPS ON THE NM NOP/EVITA..............33
CRISIS (SPECIAL) AIREP ELECTRONIC FORM – EXPLANATION OF EACH FIELD ..................36
8.5.1
8.5.2
8.5.3
8.5.3.1
SECTION 1 - FLIGHT DATA ENTRY ....................................................................................... 36
SECTION 2 – CRISIS AIREP – ENCOUNTER OBSERVATION ............................................. 38
SECTION 3 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION........................................................................... 41
SAVE/PUBLISH/EDIT/CANCEL............................................................................................... 42
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DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................. 46
9.1
FAQ ..........................................................................................................................48
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ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................... 50
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Introduction
1.1
General Description of EVITA
The European crisis Visualisation Interactive Tool for ATFCM (EVITA) is a
visualisation tool that supports decision making in times of crises. EVITA is available
on the Network Operations Portal (NOP) to all NOP registered users with a token. It
gives the possibility for users to identify which flights, aerodromes or airspaces are
affected by a specific crisis.
1.2
Use of EVITA IN NM Operations
In practice, EVITA:
1.3
1.4
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displays ash concentration data received from VAAC London and VAAC Toulouse on
the NOP Portal map;
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displays coordinates of Danger Areas, as declared by States via NOTAM, on the NOP
Portal map;
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detects sectors, aerodromes and flights impacted by either ash concentration data or
Danger Areas.
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assists with re-routings, avoiding areas that are affected by ash.
Service limitations
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EVITA is currently available for training and exercise purposes. During a crisis (e.g. a
volcanic eruption) it should be used in conjunction with other official aeronautical
sources of information (e.g. NOTAM, SIGMET, etc). It is not intended to replace
any official sources of information but should be used for supporting the
decision making process.
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EVITA is valid for the IFPS Zone/NM area of responsiblity only.
Scope of this Document
This document is intended to describe the basic functionalities of EVITA for use
during a crisis or during Exercise i.e. ICAO Volcanic Ash Exercises - VOLCEX.
Updated Editions will be published when changes are made to EVITA.
1.5
INTENDED AUDIENCE of this document
This document is intended for the use of Aircraft Operators, Airspace Navigation
Service Providers, Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres, MET Watch offices, Regulators
and NOTAM offices during crises, exercises and training with regard to the upload of
data into EVITA (depending on token access, i.e. read-only or read/write) and how to
display the various impacted flights, airspace and aerodromes in EVITA.
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EVITA Functions
2.1
Login to EVITA (Protected NOP)
Login to the NOP Portal is via token, it is recommended to use Firefox as it works
faster than Internet Explorer with EVITA: open Firefox from the Windows
Start>Programs menu and copy the link below:
https://www.nm.eurocontrol.int/PORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html.
At login, select:
Role: AO/ANSP Log in (role)
Domain: Your domain
The EVITA portlet is available on the right side of the window, below the Network
Headline News.
EVITA will show the following depending on whether a crisis is ongoing or not or if an
exercise is taking place:
No ongoing crisis
Simulated (Exercise) ongoing
Real crisis ongoing
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Plot Affected Area and/or Danger Area
3.1
Selection via Selector
In the EVITA portlet, click on Selector.
The Selector window opens.
The following explanations are for information:
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Filter Tab: The first three colour codes are used to display ash concentration levels for
affected areas (i.e. High, Medium and Low). They are also used to display Danger
areas defined by NOTAM and a number of other areas that are assigned to AOs so they
can display their own areas (company no fly zone, met area etc).
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Fore/Dang tab: Where it is possible to select All or only Forecasts or only Danger
Area
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Crisis tab: Where it is possible to select all or one specific Crisis
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Crisis type tab: it is currently only possible to select volcanic ash or All (in the future it
may be possible to select Nuclear, Severe Weather, etc)
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Crisis state tab: Where it is possible to select an ongoing, archived or hidden crisis
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Crisis Real/Simul: Where it is possible to select All or Real crisis (if one is ongoing)
or Simulated (exercise)
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Source tab: Where it is possible to display the information from All or the VAAC’s or
only the selected ANU
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To be able to display Affected Areas and/or Danger Areas on the EVITA map it is
necessary to click on Filter Mode and then select Custom Mode, then click the
Refresh button above, this gives access to Selector:
Filter Mode
Custom Mode
Here it is possible to define what is to be displayed, click on the + (plus) button to
display/open the drop down menu:
One crisis is currently selected (indicated by the green coloured box) the other crisis
is not currently selected. To also display information from this other crisis it is
necessary to select the box. To access/expand the crisis details click on the + (plus)
button next to the crisis.
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Danger Areas – are the areas published by NMOC on behalf of States, based upon
the information they have recieved i.e. NOTAMs
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Forecasts – are the affected areas provided by the VAAC’s (London and Toulouse)
based on concentration levels and then published by NMOC
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Click on the + button to expand/see each of them (by default they are all selected: it is
possible to deselect them individually, but bear in mind that once deselected they will
not appear on the map)
Once the selection has been made, click on Plot button to open the map.
The EVITA map window opens. The map shows Forecast Areas according to the ash
concentration levels (High-Red, Medium-Grey and Low-Blue) and Danger Areas
(yellow) as defined by NOTAM. During a simulated/exercise crisis the letter S appears
on the map
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To zoom into a particular area on the map - click on the Zoom button, position the
mouse cursor on the map accordingly, left click and then ‘draw/move over’ the area to
be zoomed into (from the top towards the bottom of the screen), then left click again.
To zoom out, click on the Zoom button and perform the reverse action, left click the
mouse and then ‘draw/move over’ (from the bottom towards the top of screen), then
left click again.
An alternative to Plot is Auto-fit - if this button is clicked on, the EVITA map window
opens, but the area shown on the map is dictated by what has been selected in the
selector window (formerly known as Re-bound)
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Display Impacted Flights
4.1
Selection via the Flights Portlet
In the Flights portlet, click on Flight List…
The Flight List window opens.
From this screen it is possible to query a flight list for any operator
Click on Aircraft Operator tab, in Operator type in the ICAO operator code - for
example BAW, enter the time period to be queried, then press Go. The flight list is
displayed.
Note: Currently the maximum number of flights possible to query for impacted is 100
Click on ‘Compute Impacted Flights” to see which flights in the current display are
actually impacted.
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Flights which are impacted are shown by a tick in the impacted column.
It is now possible to select the chosen flights by placing a tick in the box next to the
call sign. Once the selection has been made, it is necessary to click on the Plot
EVITA button to see the flights on the map.
In the EVITA Interactive Map Window - Click on the Zoom button, position the mouse
cursor on the map accordingly, left click and then ‘draw/move over’ the area to be
zoomed into (from the top towards the bottom of the screen), then left click again. To
zoom out, click on the Zoom button and perform the reverse action, left click the
mouse and then ‘draw/move over’ (from the bottom towards the top of screen), then
left click again.
The following explanations are for information:
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Red; shows which part of the flights route is impacted
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Green; shows which part of the flights route is not impacted
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To see the flight/route vertically, click on the Gather Info button; by performing the
same action as in Zoom, it is possible to detect more information for the flight.
The Feature Summary Window opens, displaying all flights zoomed in on. Highlight
the flight of interest by clicking on it, then click on the magnifying glass ‘box’ to show
details
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The Feature Summary window now shows the flight details (ARCID, ADEP, ADES,
and IOBDT). Now click on Vertical View.
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Filtering Information in the map:
Using the Flight Level slider; left click with the mouse to select the flight level, hold
down the left mouse button, select the new desired level and then release the mouse
button.
Click on the Apply button to validate the change.
The map is updated to only show the ash concentration levels in the height range
chosen: in this case at FL365 and above.
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Route and/or Point Information in the map:
It is possible to display ‘Nav point’ information and/or route information by clicking on
the following buttons.
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Display Impacted Airspace
5.1
Selection via the Airspace Data Portlet
In the Airspace Data Portlet, in Airspace Id (*) type the ‘ANSP’ of interest, for
example LFE* meaning all airspace in Reims ACC ( * = wildcard ). Click Go.
The Airspace Data Window is displayed, listing all the airspace of the selected ACC.
Click on ‘Compute Impacted Airspace’ to see which airspaces in the current display
are actually impacted. Airspaces which are impacted are shown by a tick in the
impacted column.
It is now possible to choose which airspace to be displayed by placing a tick in the
box next to the NM id.
Once the selection has been made, it is then possible to click on the Plot EVITA tab
to see the airspace on the map.
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To see the Impacted Airspace on the map, it may be necessary to zoom into the area
in question. Airspace that is impacted will be shown with a red border; those that are
not impacted will remain with a white border.
Once again it is possible to filter (see filtering information in 4.1)
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Display Impacted Aerodromes
In the Airspace Data portlet, click on the Aerodrome tab.
The Aerodrome query window is opened. Click on the Aerodrome List tab, in the
Aerodrome (*) box type the ‘Aerodrome reference’ of interest, for example LFE*
meaning all aerodromes in Reims area ( * = wildcard ) Click Go.
The Airspace Data window is displayed listing all the aerodromes chosen.
Click on ‘Compute Impacted Aerodromes” to see which aerodromes in the current
display are actually impacted.
Note:
Currently there is a limitation on the number of Aerodromes that can be
queried (100).
Aerodromes which are impacted are shown by a tick in the impacted column.
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It is now possible to choose which aerodromes are to be displayed by placing a tick in
the box next to the NM id. Once the selection has been made, it is necessary to click
on the Plot EVITA tab to see the airspace on the map.
To see the Impacted Aerodromes on the map, it may be necessary to zoom into the
area in question. Aerodromes that are impacted will be shown with in red; those that
are not impacted will remain in white. Aerodromes that are close to a contaminated
area may also appear in red due to the defined aerodrome buffer set in EVITA.
Note: The definition of Impacted Aerodrome is – (vertically up to FL100 and
laterally a radius of 40 Nm)
Once again it is possible to filter (see filtering information in 4.1)
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Uploading and Displaying Areas
In the EVITA portlet, click on F (for Forecasts) this is a shortcut that goes directly to
the Crisis details window (go to 7-2)
Another option is in the EVITA portlet, click on Crises.
The EVITA Crisis window opens.
Select the Crises for which a forecast is to be created, e.g. training_evita
The crisis details appear in the lower part of the window.
In the lower part of the window, click on the Forecasts.
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The Crisis details window opens. Click on the Create Forecast button.
It is now necessary to input/define the forecast details –
First, enter the forecast validity period i.e. from 02/01/2013 0600 to 02/01/2013 1800
Note: It is also possible to input the dates from the calendar function by clicking on
the square box to the right of the valid from/to boxes.
Next, under Owner It is necessary to select the lower circle and give a name to the
forecast, for example ‘AO’ no fly zone, ‘AO’ met area. It is possible to add a comment
in the Comment box if necessary. Next tick the box Pub ANU only. Click on Save. The
forecast has been created.
Now it is necessary to define the affected area: under Forecast Details, click the
Create Affected Area tab
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The Affected Area Details pane opens:
First it is necessary to define the ‘Concentration Level’ (colour for the area) currently
these are defined by NM. Chose one of the following from the list AO Area, AO Met
forecast, then click on the Save button. A draft is then created with the chosen
colour/area.
Next, click on Create Prism
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Now it is possible to define the area by Flight Level (lower limit and upper limit) by
entering the levels in the boxes.
Next – define the area by:
a.
Note:
b.
Typing in the individual Latitude and Longitude of the polygon/shape by clicking
under the Lat tab and then entering the coordinates, then press enter (on the
keyboard) to be able to enter the next coordinates.
The polygon must be closed by repeating the first coordinates. Clicking on
the Close Polygon tab will automatically close the polygon (see example
above)
Copying the coordinates from another source and then pasting them into the box
in the right of Prism Details. Next click on To Table tab to transfer them into the
Lat/Long columns (see example below)
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Next check that the polygon is correct by clicking the Validate Polygon tab, the
polygon is valid or is not valid popup appears, click ok.
If the not valid box shows, check the coordinates entered. Click Save, the Forecast
Area has now been created.
Under Prism Details it is possible to plot this area, click on the Plot Prism tab to see it
on the map.
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It is also possible to display defined areas with that of the Crisis: in the Crisis Details
window click on Plot Crisis tab to see all these areas on the map. Further filtering is
possible via the Selector. (see Selector section in 3.1)
It is also possible to delete a forecast that has been made: under Crisis Details
select the forecast to be deleted and in the column to the far left of that forecast, click
on the x symbol; this will now turn red, and a popup box will be displayed. To delete
the forecast press yes.
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7.1
Publication of AO Area
Click on Publish to publish the ‘Your Area’ in EVITA.
The following report should appear:
Click on OK…
7.2
Un-publication of AO Area
Where it is necessary to cancel the selected area or it has expired, the corresponding
AO Area must be un-published.
In the Forecast Area List, select the concerned AO Area, and in the Forecast Area
Details below, click on Unpublish.
The following report should be generated
Click on OK.
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Air reports (Aireps) on volcanic ash
Air Reports (AIREP) are part of EVITA. The following is necessary to know
about AIREP:
Tactical and post-tactical objectives
Technical requirements for being able to upload the AIREP on the NM
NOP/EVITA
Roles and responsibilities and
Communication lines
Guidance for accessing and uploading AIREPs on the NM NOP/EVITA
8.1
Tactical and post-tactical objectives
The main tactical and post-tactical objectives are:
Upload of the AIREP information on the NOP with and without volcanic effects
(ash, cloud, smell, eruption, etc.)
Assistance to AOs in decision making process to make the decision to fly or
not to fly
Access to the AIREP reports by all interested stakeholders, on the first place
AOs and ANSPs
Comparison by VAAC of Special AIREPs received from ANSPs via MWOs with
Special AIREPs on the NOP
Data support to MET and other experts and their work on the volcanic forecast
8.2
Roles and responsibilities
Main participants who will deal with AIREP are: AOs dispatch offices, ANSPs,
EUROCONTROL NM, VAAC, ICAO, MWO etc.
AOs dispatch offices and ANSPs (ATC units)
As shown in the below graph pilots are the first in the reporting chain. They
report to the ATC directly on the frequency and to their dispatch offices. After
receiving the report from pilots AOs dispatch offices and ANSPs upload the
information on EVITA using the AIREP application.
EUROCONTROL NM
EUROCONTROL is responsible for the maintenance and the provision of the
AIREP link and web page and maintenance and saving of the stored data.
Others
Other stakeholders linked with AIREP are: VAACs, ICAO, MET watch offices etc.
They do not have the role of uploading the information but using it for their
purposes.
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The communication lines
Special AIREPs will be sent via the following communications lines:
Airline Dispatch after receiving the Pilot AIREP will upload it on the NM
NOP/EVITA and
ANSPs after receiving the report from Pilot will upload it on the NM NOP/EVITA .
In the majority of cases ANSPs will do that through the FMP.
8.4
Guidance for accessing and uploading AIREPs on the NM
NOP/EVITA
Opening of the Special AIREP
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Crisis AIREP is placed on the NOP portal within the area of the restricted
approach where is necessary to apply for the access and to have user name,
password and TOKEN. After accessing the NOP portal find EVITA section and
press ‘Crisis’ to have EVITA Crisis List.
EVITA Crisis list
Select the crisis and press the button ‘AIREP’ to get the Crisis AIREP list.
Crisis AIREP list
Press button ‘Create AIREP’ to get the Crisis AIREP form and to start filling the
report. For reading previous reports select the one from the list and open it by
double click.
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Crisis AIREP Form
Start filling the crisis AIREP.
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Crisis (special) AIREP electronic form – explanation of each
field
Crisis AIREP form is consisted of 3 main sections:
Section 1 - Aircraft flight data;
Section 2 - Crisis AIREP – encounter observation
Section 3 - Additional information
8.5.1
Section 1 - FLIGHT DATA ENTRY
Section 1 represents aircraft position at the moment of the encounter
observation and is obligatory. It is consisted of: Call Sign, a/c type, departure
aerodrome, destination aerodrome, altitude (Ft or FL) temperature and lat and
long coordinates.
Call Sign
Aircraft radiotelephony call sign (aircraft identification) as prescribed in ICAO
Annex 10, Volume II, Chapter 5.
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Aircraft type
The aircraft designator as specified in ICAO Doc 8643, Aircraft Type
Designators or if no such designator has been assigned, or in case of formation
flights comprising more than one type, insert ZZZZ and specify in the field
‘Additional information’.
Aerodrome of departure
ICAO four-letter location indicator of the departure aerodrome as specified in
Doc 7910.
Aerodrome of destination
ICAO four-letter location indicator of the departure aerodrome as specified in
Doc 7910.
Altitude
Altitude is expressed in Feet (FT) and Flight Level (FL);
Altitude is expressed in thousands of feet, by 4 numeric (e.g. 3500) when on
QNH.
Flight Level is expressed in feet by 3 numeric (e.g. 250; 320) when on standard
pressure altimeter setting.
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Air Temperature (C°)
Air temperature for the altitude at which the aircraft was at the moment of the
encounter observation and is expressed in Celsius (e.g. -23; +1.).
Coordinates (Position report)
Coordinates (Position report) of the aircraft presented in terms of LATITUDE
and LONGITUDE at the moment of the encounter observation.
Latitude is presented in degrees as 2 numeric, minutes and seconds in 2
numeric values between 1-59 (e.g. 4620).
Longitude is presented in degrees as 3 numeric, minutes and seconds in 2
numeric values between 1-59 (e.g. 07805). by defining “East” or “West”.
8.5.2
Section 2 – CRISIS AIREP – Encounter observation
Section 2 represents information about the encounter observation and is
obligatory. It is consisted of: date and UTC time, type of the encounter,
encounter altitude and location in terms of lat and long coordinates, description
of the point with the bearing and distance in NM and spot wind with the
direction and speed in Kits.
Date and UTC time
The date is the actual date of the encounter observation and is expressed in
day (two numeric), month (two numeric) and year (four numeric).
UTC time is expressed in hours in two numeric and minutes in two numeric.
The time reported must be the actual time of the encounter observation.
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Type of encounter observed
Type of the encounter observation is mandatory field. From the falling menu it
is necessary to choose one the offered items: Cloud, Ash, Eruption, Smell,
Other or NO ENCOUNTER.
Altitude of the encounter observed
Altitude is expressed in Feet (FT) and Flight Level (FL);
Altitude is expressed in thousands of feet, by 4 numeric (e.g. 3500) when on
QNH.
Flight Level is expressed in feet by 3 numeric (e.g. 250; 320) when on standard
pressure altimeter setting.
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Encounter observed at – Coordinates
Coordinates of the encounter observed are given in terms of LATITUDE and
LONGITUDE at the moment of the observation.
Latitude (N/S) is presented in degrees as 2 numeric and minutes as 2 numeric
and seconds as two numeric values between 1-59 by defining N/S (e.g. 4620).
Longitude (E/W) is presented in degrees as 3 numeric and minutes as 2
numeric values between 1-59, by defining “East” or “West” (e.g. 07805).
Provision of seconds is not obligatory.
Encounter observed – Bearing from the point
The observed encounter can be defined by the name of the closest point (2-5
numeric depending of the type of the point – NDB, VOR, five letter name code);
magnetic bearing (3 numeric) and distance in nautical miles from the point (e.g.
DUB 180 40 NM; BENAM 150 30NM; LN 090 55NM.).
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Spot wind at the moment of encounter observation
Spot wind is described by the direction (degrees) and speed (knots). Direction
is given in three numerics (e.g. 090) and speed is given in three numerics (e.g.
085).
8.5.3
Section 3 – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Section 3 is the additional information about the observed encounter. It is given
as free text and descriptions of the encounter as given in the falling menu.
Additional information free text
Free text of the observed encounter should not have more than 255 characters.
It should contain the information other than given in the falling menu.
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Additional information falling menu
For each item from the falling menu choose the description which corresponds
the most to the observed encounter or ‘Not observed’ if it does not correspond
to the observation.
8.5.3.1
SAVE/PUBLISH/EDIT/CANCEL
Filling of the Crisis AIREP is ended by one of the following functions: Save,
Publish, Edit, or Cancel.
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Cancel AIREP
If the report is in-correct cancel the Crisis AIREP before it has been locally
saved or published on the NOP.
Save
By pressing ‘Save’ button local saving of the filled Crisis AIREP is done. The
filled information still is not visible for the outside world. The report still can be
changed.
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Publish
By pressing ‘Publish’ button locally saved Crisis AIREP is published on the
NOP.
Published Crisis AIREP
Published Crisis AIREP is automatically uploaded and published on the
Network Manager NOP portal within the AIREPs list.
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Withdrawal of the uploaded Crisis AIREP
Once published AIREP cannot be withdrawn. However when it is a draft and not
visible for the outside world it can be deleted by pressing the cross of the
selected report.
Editing of the published Crisis AIREP
For editing published Crisis AIREP select the report from the AIREP list which
has to be edited. After selecting the published Crisis AIREP make double click
to have the full report. Make the change and press ‘EDIT’. Edited report will be
shown as a new report within the list of the AIREPs.
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Definitions
EVITA Selector – has the central role, whereby the EVITA objects may be ‘selected’
i.e. Ash Concentration Areas, Danger Areas, No fly Areas etc. This selection is then
used for all other EVITA use cases/queries, namely plotting and computing impacted.
This is until the choice is modified via the Selector.
Co-ordinate Formats – EVITA supports the following co-ordinates format:
“L co-ordinates format”:
i) The latitude direction is represented on the left of the latitude digits, and
ii) The longitude direction is represented on the left of the longitude digits
E.g. “N063122” or “W0093122”
“R coordinates format”:
i) The latitude direction is represented on the right of the latitude digits, and
ii) The longitude direction is represented on the right of the longitude digits
E.g. “063122N” or “0093122W”
In input:
a) The latitude digit representation is either:
i) dd: interpreted as dd0000, or
ii) ddmm: interpreted as ddmm00, or
iii) ddmmss: the latitude representation is then said to be “complete”
where:
iv) dd is in [ 00, 90 ]
v) mm is in [ 00, 59 ]
vi) ss is in [ 00, 59 ]
vii) If dd is 90, mm and ss are both 00
b) The longitude digit representation is either:
i) ddd: interpreted as ddd0000, or
ii) dddmm: interpreted as dddmm00, or
iii) dddmmss: the longitude representation is then said to be “complete”
where:
i) ddd is in [ 000, 180 ]
ii) mm is in [ 00, 59 ]
iii) ss is in [ 00, 59 ]
iv) If ddd is 180, mm and ss are both 00
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A “co-ordinates character” is defined as a character appearing within a latitude or a
longitude representation, namely:
a) “N” or “S”, and
b) “W” or “E”, and
c) [ 0-9 ]
Co-ordinate Text – As described below, a polygon can be input as a “co-ordinates
text”:
A valid co-ordinates text in input is formatted as follows:
a) It is entirely consistent with either the L coordinates format or the R coordinates
format, i.e. it does not contain some coordinates in the L format and others in the R
format
b) It is not mandatory to have a separator between the latitude and the longitude of a
point, or between the longitude of a point and the latitude of the next point (i.e.
between points). If a separator is provided:
i) It may contain any number of characters, but
ii) These characters must be printable and cannot be coordinates characters
A few examples:
a) 5323N 00514W - 5318N 00446W - 5318N 00433W 5243N 00116W - 5233N 00003W - 5157N 00208W 5235N 00444W - 5305N 00511W - 5323N 00514W
[ Note the new lines and the loose separators ]
b) 5522N 00841W - 5506N 00455W - 5445N 00544W 5413N 00456W - 5357N 00305W - 5340N 00105W 5135N 00045W - 5413N 00717W - 5522N00841W
[ Note the new lines and the loose separators ]
c) 5243N 00853W - 5330N 00618W - 5150N 00829W - 5243N 00853W
d) 6416N01716W – 6100N01930W – 6100N02800W – 7200N02800W
7800N01000W – 7800N0L- 7230N0L – 7300N00800W – 6416N01716W.
–
[ Note the presence of a dot at the end ]
[ Note the presence of “7800N0L” and “7230N0L”: NOT supported ]
Hence, on input of co-ordinates text, EVITA may raise the following error:
INVALID_FORMAT:
i) EVITA could not identify the very first latitude in the coordinates text and therefore
could not deduce if the next points are to be interpreted as L or R format, or
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ii) EVITA could identify the very first latitude in the coordinates text and therefore
could deduce the L/R format, but following coordinates did not match that format: in
such a case, EVITA displays the last valid coordinates identified
When EVITA outputs a co-ordinates text, its format is:
a) Always and entirely based on the L format
b) All latitudes and longitudes are represented as complete
c) A line displays a maximum of three points on a line, and certainly three points if
there are still three points to output
d) The separator between a latitude and a longitude is a single blank character
e) The separator between two points on an output line is “ - ”, namely:
i) BLANK, followed by
ii) HYPHEN-MINUS (ASCII 45), followed by
iii) BLANK
Prism Details – A prism is geometrically valid if and only if:
Its flight level range is not flat, i.e. its upper bound is strictly superior to its lower
bound, and
a)
Its polygon is geometrically valid.
A polygon (“simple polygon” in geometrical jargon) is geometrically valid if and only
if:
b)
It is explicitly closed, i.e. its last point is equal to its first point;
c)
Apart from its first and last points, all its points are different;
d)
It contains at least 3 different points; hence, the minimum number of points
to describe a polygon is 4 (3 + closing one);
e)
It describes a single polygon, i.e. segments joining the polygon points do
not intersect, and
f)
The maximum number of polygon points is limited to 1,000, including the
closing one, hence 999 different points.
The points of a polygon are to be provided in the clockwise direction in order to avoid
any ambiguity with regards to what is inside the polygon and what is outside: the
inside of the polygon is what is on the right side of the first segment vector.
8.19.1
FAQ
What does the ‘S’ character on the map stand for – this appears on the map when
the crisis is simulated
Shortcuts now available from the EVITA portlet – see diagrams below
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Maximum number of flights that EVITA accepts to compute impact = 100
Maximum number of aerodromes that EVITA accepts to compute impact = 100
Maximum number of airspaces that EVITA accepts to compute impact = 100
Maximum size of an EVITA polygon size, in points = 100
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ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations and acronyms used in this document are available in the
EUROCONTROL Air Navigation Inter-site Acronym List (AIRIAL) which may be found
here:
http://www.eurocontrol.int/airial/definitionListInit.do?skipLogon=true&glossaryUid=AIR
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