NextGen for Airports, Volume 4: Leveraging NextGen Spatial Data to Benefit Airports: Guidebook (2016) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B: Glossary of Terms | 69 B Glossary of Terms TERM DEFINITION Above Ground Level (AGL) The altitude expressed in the actual number of feet measured with respect to the underlying ground surface.
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70 | LEVERAGING NEXTGEN SPATIAL DATA TO BENEFIT AIRPORTS TERM DEFINITION Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) An element of the U.S.
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Appendix B: Glossary of Terms | 71 TERM DEFINITION Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) A document required by NEPA for certain actions that may significantly affect the quality of the human environment.
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72 | LEVERAGING NEXTGEN SPATIAL DATA TO BENEFIT AIRPORTS TERM DEFINITION Instrument Flight Procedures (IFR) A description of a series of predetermined flight maneuvers by reference to flight instruments, published by electronic and/or printed means.
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Appendix B: Glossary of Terms | 73 TERM DEFINITION Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) A term used to describe the broad range of technologies that move aviation away from a ground-based navigation system toward a system that relies more on the performance and capabilities of equipment on board the aircraft.
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74 | LEVERAGING NEXTGEN SPATIAL DATA TO BENEFIT AIRPORTS TERM DEFINITION Vertical Navigation (VNAV) A form of precise vertical (altitude)
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