Intelligent Semantic Query of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs)

摘要

The goal of this project was to develop computer technology to make NOTAM information available to Air Mobility Command (AMC) flight personnel (flight planners, managers and pilots), in a more timely and effective way. NOTAMs are notices containing information on the conditions, or changes to, aeronautical facilities, services, procedures, or hazards, which are essential information for flight operations. This project was part of the AFRL/IF Integrated Flight Management (IFM) Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD), whose goals were to 'advance the search, retrieval, handling, use and dissemination of raw resource data &required by Air Mobility Command (AMC) as it pertains to their mission planning and the optimal use of available mobility resources.' To automate the search, retrieval, and dissemination of NOTAMs, it is essential that the critical parts of the information content of NOTAMs be made understandable to computers. There are two components to this, parsing which extracts key information from NOTAM free text and representation which provides formal display of the extracted NOTAM content. This work developed a new parsing system and innovative displays to address the needs of Mobility flight planners. Though originally developed strictly for AMC, this work has been successfully transitioned beyond just AF and DOD applications.