GIS DATA STANDARD - Los Angeles World Airports

1392 Pages·2004·5.01 MB·English

Do cument No: Revision Letter Last Revision Date:
LA WA-AIMS-LUSAD-2300 A August 9, 2004

Point of Contact: Total Pages:

Paul Burns [phone] Ext. 3008 15 (w/o Appendices)
Los Angeles World Airports

Approved By: Parent Document(s):
(LAWA) Utilities Survey and

Documentation (LUSAD) LAWA-AIMS-LUSAD-2000
Consultant Project Manager Electronic Data Interchange
(EDI) Standard
Airport Information Management

System (AIMS)
Consultant Project Director

Standards Document
Consultant Principal

Document Title:
GIS DATA STANDARD
Document Purpose:
This technical document serves as LAWA’s data standard for Geographic Information System
(GIS).
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LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS
GIS DATA STANDARD

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Title Page

1.0 INTRODUCTION 3
1.1 Purpose 3
1.2 Scope 3
1.3 Reference Documents 3
1.4 Proposing Revisions 4
1.5 Acronyms 5

2.0 REQUIREMENTS 6
2.1 Data Organization 6
2.1.1 Use of the SDSFIE Version 2.3 7
2.1.2 Entity Sets 7
2.1.3 Entity Classes 9
2.1.4 Entity Types 9
2.1.5 Entities 10
2.1.6 Tables 11
2.1.6.1 Attributes 11
2.1.6.2 Domain Values 12
2.1.7 SDSFIE Data Dictionary 13
2.2 Acceptable GIS File Formats 13
2.3 Coordinate Systems 14
2.4 Property Addressing Grid 14
2.5 GIS Line Types, Colors, and Symbology 14
2.6 Translating CADD Layers to GIS Layers 14

APPENDIX-A DATA STANDARD SYMBOL INDEX A-1

APPENDIX-B LINE TYPE DATA STANDARD B-1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTINUED
Section Title Page

APPENDIX-C CADD/GIS LAYERING TRANSLATION TABLE C-1

APPENDIX-D AIMS GIS ATTRIBUTES DATA DICTIONARY D-1

APPENDIX-E AIMS GIS FEATURES DATA DICTIONARY E-1

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The following introductory sections will help the reader understand this document and its overall
relationship to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Utility Survey and Documentation
(LUSAD) Program and Airport Information Management System (AIMS). This document is part
of the overall LAWA-AIMS-LUSAD-2000, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Standards
Documentation, which contains additional introductory information. This -2300 document was
prepared by the Carter & Burgess (C&B) Professional Consulting Team. If you have any
questions, please call Jeff Smith or Paul Burns of LAWA Engineering at [phone], or
David Tamir or Behzad Mohammadi of the C&B Consulting Team at [phone].

1.1 Purpose
This Technical document establishes the data standard for Geographic Information System (GIS)
data submittals to LAWA and for the organizations of GIS data within the AIMS data repository.
This standard is necessary to ensure efficient EDI between LAWA and its consultants,
contractors, and local, state, and federal government agencies including city, police, state DOT,
FAA, and TSA. This standard is designed to enforce commonality amongst data required
throughout the lifecycle of LAWA’s airport facilities. The GIS data, addressed herein, will be
incorporated into LAWA’s AIMS-LUSAD repository containing spatial and attribute data. By
organizing data for better accessibility and maintainability, these GIS data standards are critical
to supporting an airport’s infrastructure throughout its lifecycle.

1.2 Scope
This document provides instructions for standardizing various aspects of GIS data produced for
LAWA (i.e. acceptable GIS file formats, feature and attribute data organization, line types and
colors, symbology, coordinate system, grids, etc.). This document covers the requirements for
GIS data which is often related to CADD data. For the CADD Data Standards and how they
relate to this document please see LAWA-AIMS-LUSAD-2200 and Section 2.6 of this document.
This LAWA GIS standard is directly based on the ANSI Spatial Data Standard for Facilities
Infrastructure and Environment (SDSFIE), Release 2.30 (October 2003) developed and
maintained by the Federal CADD/GIS Technology Center, Vicksburg, MS. This -2300 document
presents the most critical aspects of the SDSFIE standard pertaining to LAWA, including unique
airport aspects. For further details on the GIS Data standard refer to the SDSFIE. The complete
SDSFIE standard is available for download with a browser free of charge, from the internet at
http://tsc.wes.army.mil/PRODUCTS/TSSDS-TSFMS/TSSDS/HTML/.

1.3 Reference Documents
The following documents are referenced herein:
LAWA-AIMS-0001 Documentation Tree Specification
LAWA-AIMS-2000 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Standards.
LAWA-AIMS-2200 CADD Data Standard
LAWA-AIMS-2510 Property Addressing Grid Data Standard
ANSI Spatial Data Standard for Facilities Infrastructure and Environment Release 2.30 (SDSFIE)

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National Institute of Building Sciences, (NIBS) (2001), “U.S. National CADD Standard, 2nd
Edition”, Version 2.0, National Institute of Building Sciences, (NIBS), Washington, D.C
American Institute of Architects. (2001). AIA CAD layer guidelines: U.S. national CAD standard
version 2. American Institute of Architects Press, Washington, DC.
The CADD/GIS Technology Center. (2001). “A/E/C CADD standard: Main text and appendices
A-E,” Release 2.0, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

1.4 Proposing Revisions
This standard is intended to be updated and enhanced as appropriate over time. Recommended
additions and suggested changes are to be directed to:

Jeff Smith or Paul Burns
LAWA Engineering Project Management Division (EPMD)
Tel: [phone]
E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Los Angeles International Airport
LAWA Administration West Bldg
7301 World Way
Los Angeles, CA 90045

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1.5 Acronyms (listed in alphabetical order)

A/E/C - Architectural / Engineering / Construction
AIMS - Airport Information Management System
ALP - Airport Layout Plan
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
C&B - Carter & Burgess Team
CADD - Computer Aided Design and Drafting
DBMS - Data Base Management System
EPMD - LAWA’s Engineering Project Management Division
DDMS - Document & Drawing Management System
EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
GIS - Geographic Information System
HW - Hardware LUSAD
LAX - FAA Aeronautical Designation for Los Angeles International Airport
LUSAD - LAWA Utilities Survey and Documentation
ONT - FAA Aeronautical Designation for Ontario Airport
PMD - FAA Aeronautical Designation for Palmdale Airport
QC/QA - Quality Control / Quality Assurance
SDSFIE - Spatial Data Standard for Facilities Infrastructure and Environment
TSA - Transportation Security Administration
VNY - FAA Aeronautical Designation for Van Nuys Airport

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2.0 REQUIREMENTS
This section addresses the requirements for submitting GIS data including Data Organization,
Acceptable GIS File Formats, Coordinate Systems, Property Addressing Grid, GIS Line Types,
Colors, and Symbology, and Translating CADD Layers to GIS Layers.

2.1 Data Organization
This section addresses the GIS data organization. The Data Organization for this standard is
based upon the ANSI standard SDSFIE Release 2.30. The SDSFIE organizes real world
features such as runways, roads and water pipes into a hierarchical structure. The hierarchy is
based on distinctions between Entity Sets, Entity Classes and Entity Types. For example, the
SDSFIE defines a type of real world feature, such as storm water inlet, as an Entity Type. A
specific inlet such as the one at the southeast corner of Century Blvd. And Airport Ave. would be
an Entity. The Entity Type is then grouped along with other similar entity types into an Entity
Class, in this case Storm Water. Similarly, the Entity Class is grouped with other similar entity
classes into an Entity Set, in this case Utilities. Figure 2.1 specifies the structure of the SDSFIE
and an example of how it will be used for the LUSAD project.

Figure 2.1: SDSFIE Structure

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2.1.1 Use of the SDSFIE Version 2.30
The SDSFIE Version 2.30 was used to develop the LAWA GIS Layering Standard. The SDSFIE
has evolved from GIS standardization efforts initiated in 1992 by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. The American Association of Airport Executives GIS Standards Subcommittee, as
well as many military and civilian airports nationwide, has selected this standard as the best for
airport GIS implementations.
Due to its military origin, the SDSFIE, however, does not capture all of the features required by a
commercial airport. To resolve this, C&B has added entity types and attributes to the SDSFIE
based on its experience with other airport GIS implementations and work helping to establish
national airport GIS standards with the FAA and U.S. Department of Transportation.

2.1.2 Entity Sets
An Entity is an individual graphic element which is stored to represent a geospatial object. An
Entity Set is in the highest division of data within the SDSFIE data standard. There are 26 Entity
Sets, each covering broad data disciplines. Entity Set hierarchy represents data organized at a
project level. The Entity Sets with their corresponding two-character representation can be
reviewed and/or printed from the Spatial Data Standards Browser. For more information on the
SDSFIE data browser see Section 1.2 of this document. Figure 2.1.2-1 displays a view of the
browser of the Entity Sets. The Entity Sets button on the browser opens a window that lists all
Entity Sets and its definition.
Figure 2.1.2-1: The SDSFIE Browser

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The complete list of Entity Sets in the SDSFIE is found below in Figure 2.1.2-2. This document
addresses only the Entity Sets that directly relate to the operations of the airport and the
surrounding area.
Figure 2.1.2-2: SDSFIE Top Level Data Structure

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2.1.3 Entity Classes
Entity Classes are the logical grouping of geographical features or entities within a given Entity
Set. An Entity Class is a subdivision of data in an Entity Set. In CADD applications, for example,
this grouping corresponds to a drawing file. The names of the Entity Classes are chosen to
logically group the entities. Figure 2.1.3 displays the browser with the Entity Classes window
open. Double clicking on an individual Entity Set in the Entity Sets window will open this window.
This window lists the Entity Class, its definition, and the Entity Set it belongs to.
Figure 2.1.3: The SDSFIE Browser – Entity Classes

2.1.4 Entity Types
Entity Types are the logical name of an object that can be graphically depicted on maps. Entity
Types reflect similar graphic features. These Entity Types represent a collection of Entities that
point to a single table. This means that every Entity Type in the SDSFIE has one corresponding
Table. Figure 2.1.4 displays the browser with the Entity Types window open. Double clicking on
an individual Entity Class in the Entity Classes window can open this window. This window lists
the Entity Type, its definition, the Entity Class and the Entity Set it belongs to. Additional tabs in
the Entity Type window displays the Table that belongs to the Entity Type and the recommended
symbology for the Entity Type.

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