As modelling requirements continue to place increasing levels of demand on existing and future study tools, it has become evident that the adoption of a collaborative modelling approach will provide the solution to future concept validation studies.

Common ATM Information State Space for ATM Modelling

The Common ATM Information State Space (CAISS) provides a standard container for ATM state space information that can be used to maintain relevant ATM oriented information and furnish that information to any participating model in a distributed simulation environment in a fast and efficient manner. In its interoperable model-based variant, CAISS provides a fully functional AIS data store which is used by all of the ATM modelling systems participating in a simulation to exchange Aeronautical and ATM data. CAISS, in its model-based form also provides a working demonstrator for ISA Softwares Centralised Aeronautical Information System Service.

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Ongoing activities in collaboration with the FAA and several other parties in the USA and Europe will see an increasing number of ATM modelling components beginning to interact with the CAISS to continue enhancing the FAA ability to study and model future operational concepts, collaborative decision making tools and future procedures.