In aviation, safety and accuracy play a major role in ensuring the smooth running of air traffic. A key function in this process falls to the airport operators. Their task is to ensure that all flight operations areas and facilities are always in an operationally safe condition. These areas include in particular the runways, but also the taxiways and aprons, which are exposed to special requirements and loads due to their intensive use by aircraft and therefore require regular inspection, maintenance and repair.
However, the complexity and consequences of this task, especially with regard to the presentation and knowledge of the existing situation of the airport, is often underestimated. A huge amount of inventory data and documents needs to be managed. Often this information is not up-to-date, decentrally managed, available multiple times or is even missing completely. This problem is not only an organizational challenge, but also has a direct impact on the safety and efficiency of airport operations. In order to obtain operating licenses, check the infrastructure and make business decisions, this data and documents of the existing situation are indispensable.
But how can this challenge be met? How can airport operators ensure that they always have up-to-date and complete inventory data? This is where Central Inventory Data Management (ZDM) comes into play.
ZDM enables process-driven collection and database-based management of information that is critical to airport operations. By linking it to applications for visualization, analysis and documentation, this data can be collected, processed and managed on a user-specific basis. Together with its partner g.on experience, AviaCert configures a central inventory data management (CDM) at airports according to individual requirements and transfers inventory data and documents in a structured manner into the new object-oriented database system.
The advantages of ZDM are manifold: Users have direct access to a central database, which avoids annoying detours and loss of time. For example, damage to flight operations areas can be recorded, visualized and documented precisely and categorized, which enables efficient maintenance control. Due to the constant updating and categorization of a large number of inventory data, valid status overviews of the infrastructure are available at all times. The basic philosophy and object-oriented nature of ZDM with the possibilities of user-specific design of the human-machine interface (GUI) enable a variety of applications that can be of great use, for example, in monitoring the accessibility in the area of the airfield or for an FOD control program.
Efficient inventory data continuation in the form of digital (binding) processes serves to secure the current inventory database of ZDM and thus the as-built and sectoral plans to be generated in the context of efficient and cost-effective infrastructure management at the airport.
AviaCert, together with its partner g.on experience, plays a central role in the implementation of ZDM solutions for airports. As experienced experts in airport operations, airport equipment and data management, we work closely with airport operators to develop customized CDM solutions that meet the unique needs of each airport. From configuring the system to training employees, we help our customers realize the full potential of ZDM and ensure efficient management of airport infrastructure.
