The enterprise GIS developed by a Louisiana airport helps not only to meet federal reporting requirements but also to save money and better connect the airport with its customers.
Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began implementing NextGen data requirements for airports. NextGen is an umbrella term for the ongoing transformation of the National Airspace System (NAS) in the United States from a ground-based system of air traffic control to a satellite-based system of air traffic management. The NextGen initiative mandates that airports collect survey-grade datasets, called Airport GIS (A-GIS), so the FAA can manage the spatial data needed to support safe aviation. Although many small- to medium-sized airports without major IT resources are fulfilling the requirements of the FAA, many do not fully benefit from the A-GIS data they collect.