98-10681. RTCA Special Committee 193; Terrain and Airport Databases

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19997]
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[FR Doc No: 98-10681]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


RTCA Special Committee 193; Terrain and Airport Databases

    Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(P.L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby given for a 
Special Committee 193 meeting to be held May 12-14, 1998, starting at 
9:00 a.m. on May 12. The meeting will be held at RTCA, Suite 1020, 1140 
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
    This new Special Committee (SC)-193 has been established to 
identify industry requirements for terrain, obstacles, and airport 
information to support current and future airborne and ground systems 
which store and use this information in databases. SC-193 will work 
cooperatively with EUROCAE Working Group 44 to achieve its objective. 
The committee will initially establish two working groups: (1) Industry 
Requirements for Terrain and Obstacle Information for Aeronautical Use; 
(2) Industry Requirements for Airport Mapping Information.
    The agenda will be as follows: (1) Chairman's Introductory Remarks; 
(2) Review/Approval of Meeting Agenda; (3) Establish Structure and 
Organization of the Committee and Working Groups; (4) Review Proposed 
Terms of Reference; (5) Presentations: a. 3-D Cockpit Terrain Displays; 
b. Highway in the Sky; c. Terrain Accuracy Considerations; (6) Identify 
Goals, Develop Work Program, and Determine Milestones; (7) Prepare a 
recommendation on whether SC-193/WG-44 will be a joint committee 
(common terms of reference and joint meetings); (8) Prepare a 
recommendation of whether jointly to develop a GCAS document; (9) 
Assign Tasks; (10) Date and Location of Next Meeting.
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space 
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public 
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present 
statements or obtain information should contact the RTCA Secretariat, 
1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington DC, 20036; [phone] 
(phone), [phone] (fax), or http://www.rtca.org (web site). 
Members of the public may present a written statement to the committee 
at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16, 1998.
Janice L. Peters,
Designated Official.
[FR Doc. 98-10681 Filed 4-21-98; 8:45 am]
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