SWIM is Operational NEMS and data standards are making SWIM a NextGen success

摘要

The examples here seem like they are far off in the future; in fact, they are not. The SWIM program, as described in this article, is currently operational and deploying additional infrastructure and capabilities that will make flight, aeronautical, surveillance, and weather information widely available. In fact, surface surveillance, aeronautical, and weather products are using SWIM in the FAA's operational environment today. Airline operations, researchers, vendors, and NAS systems are using SWIM in operations today! Expanding on this success will require a concerted effort by the community to migrate and adhere to open standards. Data standards and information management, infrastructure services based on open systems, and enterprise policy and governance are the critical success factors to achieving these capabilities today.