Guide to the eAIP Specimen

The eAIS package samples were developed by EUROCONTROL in order to test the eAIP Specification and to demonstrate some of its capabilities. Its data content is entirely fictitious and is based on the ICAO Specimen AIP, as included into ICAO Doc 8126 - AIS Manual. The eAIP samples are available separately from the eAIP tools.

Six Samples

The eAIP samples are composed of 6 eAIS packages, with different content to illustrate possible compositions of eAIS packages.

Directory Content
2004-06-10-AIRAC Initial eAIP issue
2004-07-08-AIRAC AIRAC AMDT, 2 Supplements, 2 Circulars
2004-08-05 1 Supplement
2004-09-02 1 Circular
2004-09-30 Non-AIRAC AMDT
2004-10-28 1 Supplement cancelled

Features

Navigation and tool tips

  • "Hint" text for abbreviations and location indicators:

    • Put the mouse pointer over certain indicators and the name of the location will be displayed (for example, within the AD 2.x titles);

    • Put the mouse pointer on abbreviations displayed in "small caps" and the meaning will be displayed (ex: GEN 0.1.1); Netscape 7 adds a dotted underline to the abbreviations, so they are easily identifiable;

  • Internal links:

    • From 0.6 (ToC) sections to various sections

    • Textual references, for example in GEN 0.1

    • From ENR 4.3 (designated points) to the routes where the points are used

    • From GEN 2.4 to the aerodromes or heliports

  • Remarks: in ENR 3.x route tables, move the mouse over remark references (ex: (1))

Amendments

The Specimen contains a lot of fictitious amendments, notably in GEN 0.1, GEN 1.1, GEN 2.4, GEN 3.1, ENR 3.1, ENR 3.2, ENR 3.3, ENR 4.1, ENR 4.3, ENR 6, AD-2.EADZ, AD-2.EAZZ.

PDF Format

The samples are not provided with any PDF file, in order to save space. Interested users should generate these files using MakeAIP.bat or a similar tool. The PDF files are available on EUROCONTROL's eAIP Web site.

Limitations

System requirements

The eAIP samples have been tested with Internet Explorer 5.5 or later with Adobe SVG Viewer 3.0 plug-in. Other browsers such as Mozilla 1.x and Netscape 7 will generally work, but visualising SVG graphics will be restricted by the availability of an appropriate SVG viewer plug-in.

Graphics

It is recommended that the graphics included into the eAIP are made available in SVG format. For technical reasons, most of the graphics included into the ICAO Specimen AIP were available only in raster format. For examples of graphics in SVG format, please see ENR 6 - En-route charts.

Language

The sample eAIS package named 2004-09-30 simulates a dual-language eAIP (in HTML only for the moment). From the AIP, only sections titles have been translated, not the AIP text itself. The eAIS package interface has been translated in French, though. This simulation shows how to deal with documents in 2 languages.