SM@LL AIS

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World Wide Web Pilot Briefing

In the mid-90.s the European Commission completed a study of an integrated and standardized electronic flight planning and briefing system to be used at airfields and for home briefing activities throughout the European Union.

At the same time Airservices Australia, the Australian air navigation service provider, began the implementation of a home briefing system via the World Wide Web using their National Aeronautical Information Processing System (NAIPS). This service provides full flight planning and briefing services for pilots in Australia and the pacific regions.

Services

Airservices and Avitech have joined together to offer the aviation industry the New Sm@ll.AIS

Home and Self Briefing System.

The Sm@ll.AIS product has been designed to provide all sections of the aviation industry, including Airlines, General Aviation and Military, with easy access to all necessary information from anywhere of their choosing. This product runs on any computer with a web browser through the World Wide Web or with a direct dial-in facility to an intranet.

Sm@ll.AIS supports the activities to harmonise and integrate the aeronautical and meteorological pre-flight briefing services as recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Eurocontrol Agency.

Human Machine Interface

The HMI for Sm@ll.AIS is provided by either a user-friendly web browser using HTML/XML technology or a purpose built Graphic User Interface (GUI) using XML/ Java technology.

Both of these versions can be customised to specific user requirements to include other services.