AIXM 5.

1 – High Level Structure Diagram

• The purpose of these diagrams is to provide an overview of AIXM 5.1 UML model, seen from a “hierarchical” perspective.
However, it shall be kept in mind that the model is not really a hierarchical one, therefore the view presented here is simplified as
compared with the complexity of the real model. Associations and classes considered of secondary importance are not shown.
• The high level features are placed on the left side and the lower level features on the right side of the diagram.
• The diagram should be read as high level features containing lower level features, for instance: AiportHeliport containing
Runway, HelicopterSurfaces, Taxiway,… and in turn Runway containing RunwayDirection, Marking, Element, … In fact, this
“containment” view is the opposite of the real model navigability, in which, for example, the association between AirportHeliport
and Runway is navigable from Runway towards AirportHeliport.
• Each box in the diagram represents an AIXM class (feature or object). Boxes with dashed lines are abstract, they are used for
grouping together classes that have common attributes and associations.
• The colours are meant to indicate the ‘home’ diagram of each class. For example, the AeronauticalGroundLight

Airport AeronauticalGround
Heliport Light

RunwayCentreline RunwayDeclared
Runway RunwayDirection ElevatedPoint
Point Distance

RunwayMarking RunwayLightSystem

RunwayElement ManoeuvringArea
Availability
Surface
Characteristics ArrestingGear

HelicopterSurfaces TouchDownLiftOff ElevatedSurface

Surface TLOFSafeArea ElevatedSurface

Characteristics
TLOFMarking

Taxiway TaxiwayMarking TLOFLighting

TaxiwayElement ElevatedSurface

TaxiwayLightSystem

Surface
Characteristics

Apron ApronMarking

ApronElement AircraftStand ElevatedSurface

ApronLightSystem

Surface
Characteristics

AirportGround
AirportSupplyService Fuel
Service

AircraftGround Oil
Service
Nitrogen
FireFightingService
Oxygen
AirportClearance
Service

PassengerService

SeaplaneLanding 1
FloatingDockSite ElevatedSurface
Area

SeaplaneRampSite ElevatedCurve
Navaid

MarkingBuoy ElevatedPoint
AirportHeliport
Contamination
AirportHeliport
Usage
AirportHeliport
Availability
PropertiesWith
Schedule
AirportHeliport
Collocation

RulesProcedures

Geometry ElevatedSurface

ElevatedCurve

ElevatedPoint

Holding HoldingPattern

UnplannedHolding

1 The association between SeaplaneLandingArea and AirportHeliport is not available in AIXM 5.1. This

problem should be corrected in a future version.

Created by: Louis Goossens, TU Delft

(EUROCONTROL internship, April 2014)
 Navaid NavaidEquipment VOR CkeckpointVOR

ElevatedPoint DME ProcedureDME

NDB
NavaidOperational
Status
TACAN

MarkerBeacon

Glidepath

2
Localizer

3
Azimuth

4
Elevation

DirectionFinder

SDF

Special
SpecialNavigation SpecialNavigation
Navigation
Station StationStatus
System

ElevatedPoint

Aeronautical
ElevatedPoint
GroundLight

Navigation
System CkeckpointINS
Checkpoint
CkeckpointVOR

ElevatedPoint

Significant
Point

Designated
PointReference DistanceIndication
Point

ElevatedPoint AngleIndication
ElevatedPoint

Navaid RunwayCenterline
Point

TLOF

AirportHeliport

Route RouteSegment EnRouteSegmentPoint SignificantPoint

Flight
Restrictions

SegmentLeg DistanceIndication

InstrumentApproach
Procedure ApproachLeg
Procedure AngleIndication

ArrivalFeederLeg
StandardInstrument ElevatedCurve
ArrivalLeg
Arrival
InitialLeg
TerminalSegment
StandardInstrument IntermediateLeg Point
DepartureLeg
Departure
FinalLeg
NavigationArea
Resctriction ProcedureDME
MissedAppraoch
Leg
ProcedureAvailability

Rules
Procedures

2 This feature refers to the Instrument Landing System (ILS) equipment.

3, 4 These features refer to Microwave Landing System (MLS) equipment.

Created by: Louis Goossens, TU Delft

(EUROCONTROL internship, April 2014)
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AirspaceVolume
Dependency

Airspace AirspaceVolume ElavatedSurface SignificantPoint

AirspaceLayerClass ElevatedCurve GeoBorder

PropertiesWith
AirspaceActivation
Schedule

RulesProcedures

StandardLevelSector StandardLevelColumn StandardLevelTable

AerialRefueling

Organisation OrganizationAuthority
Authority Association

AirportHeliport Contact Information

Unit PropertiesWith
UnitAvailability SpecialDate
Schedule

AirTrafficManagement
Service AerialRefueling
Service

Contact Information InformationService Airspace

SearchRescueService Route

TrafficSeparation AirTrafficControl
Service Service

GroundTrafficControl
Service

RadioCommunication RadioFrequency
Channel Limitation

AirportGroundService

VerticalStructure Geometry
ObstacleArea VerticalStructure
LightingStatus

ElevatedSurface
ObstacleAreaOrigin
VerticalStructurePart
ElevatedCurve

ElevatedSurface Aeronautical
ElevatedPoint
GroundLight

PrimarySurveillance
RadarSystem RadarEquipment SurveillanceRadar
Radar

PrecisionApproach
Radar SecondarySurveillance
Radar
ElevatedPoint

ElevatedSurface
AerialRefueling
AerialRefueling
Anchor
AerialRefueling
Point
AerialRefueling
Track ElevatedCurve

RadioFrequency
EquipmentChoice
Area

CircleSector

ElevatedSurface

5 The meaning of the link back from ‘’AirspaceVolumeDependency’’ to ‘’Airspace’’ is that ‘’AirspaceVolume’’ can be also a reference to another
Airspace, from which either the complete geometry or just the horizontal projection is reused.

Created by: Louis Goossens, TU Delft

(EUROCONTROL internship, April 2014)