CHALLENGE OVERVIEW
The ASECNA, the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, based in Dakar, faced the critical challenge of managing aeronautical data over 30 international airports. In compliance with International Civil Aviation requirements (ICAO Annex 15), ASECNA needed to establish electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data (eTOD) and Aerodrome Mapping Database (AMDB) datasets for these airports, a task demanding significant investment, meticulous planning, and high precision.
To address this challenge, ASECNA started with Dakar’s new airport (GOBD) as a pilot project and partnered with CGX AERO and Airbus for its implementation. The project required adherence to ICAO’s stringent eTOD and AMDB requirements, which demand the highest standards of accuracy, freshness, completeness and integrity.
This approach included comprehensive support, such as knowledge transfer on regulations, formats, processes and quality assurance, as well as best practices for digital dataset origination and maintenance.
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