Specialists at KB "Panorama" have prepared a video tutorial on working with the "Maintaining a Standard Arrival Route (STAR) database" mode within the "Aeronautical Information Document Preparation" application task in GIS "Panorama". This mode handles the storage of arrival routes that comply with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), connecting a main en-route point with the initial point of an instrument approach procedure.

The video tutorial demonstrates maintaining an arrival route database for a specific airport runway threshold. Before creating a route, it is necessary to ensure the selected airport has defined thresholds. If needed, missing runways and thresholds must be added using the airport editing form. The new route is assigned a name and an en-route point from which descent to the airport begins.

Each segment of the route starts at a corresponding waypoint and has its own purpose.

The initial segment is designed for descending the aircraft to a specified altitude while simultaneously aligning it with the final approach course at the required distance from the runway.

The intermediate segment typically involves level flight to adjust the aircraft's position relative to the final approach course and prepare for the descent on the final segment.

The final segment involves an instrument descent until the pilot establishes visual contact with the runway or its landmarks, after which a transition to visual flight and landing execution occurs. Guidance onto the final approach course is provided by landing systems (ILS, MLS, GLS, PAR), individual navigation aids (VOR, NDB, LOC), or RNAV systems.

This video material will be useful for specialists involved in preparing and updating aeronautical data, developing and maintaining flight procedures, and ensuring the functioning of the air traffic management system. The training materials can be found in the "Video Tutorials" section.

KB "Panorama" has developed Databank of digital maps and remote sensing data version 9.4.0. The new version adds support for all types of aeronautical charts in the international AIXM 5.1 format - en-route charts, area charts, Standard Instrument Departure and Arrival (SID/STAR) charts, Visual and Instrument Approach (IAP) charts, aerodrome charts, aerodrome ground movement and parking charts, as well as obstacle charts of various classes.

Versioning of the stored data is ensured—different versions for different dates can be stored. Support is provided for storing both source data and data processed in the Complex for preparing aeronautical information documents for GIS "Panorama". For preparing and using aeronautical data on mobile devices, GIS "Panorama Mobile" for Android OS can be used.

The generation of geocoverage links has been added. This allows organizing access from third-party applications for external users. The capability to export metadata of geodetic points to the USRN (Unified State Register of Real Estate) has been implemented.

For creating simplified regional data funds, a version has been developed - Databank Mini. The Mini version processes only vector maps, remote sensing data (rasters and images), elevation matrices, and terrain models. It lacks the capability to work with geodetic materials (geodetic points, catalogs, GNSS lines, GNSS network data), digital and analog documents, analog maps and images, and classifiers. There is a limitation on the number of simultaneous connections for data loading (no more than 10).

Data security is ensured through access rights restriction based on security tools included in the operating system. It supports standard authentication, digest authentication, system authentication (via web server tools), and domain authentication (Kerberos or ActiveDirectory). Additional security is provided by using pass-through authentication when working with the database. The connection to the database occurs with the rights of the user working with the system. The complex is adapted to work on a wide range of operating systems (Astra Linux SE, Ubuntu, RED OS, MS Windows, and others) and architectures (Intel, Elbrus, Baikal). The program is registered in the Russian software registry under number 1862.

The Digital Maps and Remote Sensing Data Bank serves as the foundation for building spatial data infrastructure at federal, regional, and municipal levels, as well as in corporate information systems. Within a unified geoinformation space, the Data Bank implements the collection, storage, quality control, search, and delivery of spatial data in exchange formats. Spatial data selected using the program can be placed for multi-user access on a GIS Server and published according to international OGC standards (WFS, WFS-T, WMS, WMTS, WCS) on the application server GIS WebService SE. Users can access the data both from a thin client (via GIS WebServer SE) and from desktop applications (GIS "Panorama", GIS "Operator"). The Data Bank enables the construction of a cloud storage for spatial data, provides access to this data, and automates the generation and updating of geocoverages.

The current state of spatial data is displayed using index maps (schemes), which are maintained for each type of stored data: vector maps, remote sensing data, elevation matrices, and terrain models. The system provides remote placement of spatial datasets into file storage, versioning of stored datasets, updating of data availability index maps, automated collection and generation of metadata, and generation/updating of geocoverages. Automated metadata collection and generation are performed according to standards ISO 19115:2003, Geographic information — Metadata and ISO/TS 19139, Geographic information — Metadata — XML schema implementation. Thumbnail images of data are automatically generated, file checksums are verified, and dataset completeness is checked. Placing spatial data into file storage involves integrity checks, control of data structure and content. Operation results are logged and entered into the metadata database. Automatic backup of metadata and spatial data storage is ensured, including integrity control and data recovery. A multilingual interface is supported.

The "Spatial Data Bank" portal demonstrates capabilities for organizing storage, accounting, and distribution of vector maps, remote sensing data, elevation matrices, and terrain models. The portal contains vector maps in SXF format, generated based on data from open sources (OpenStreetMap, VMap0). The spatial data includes maps of Russian Federation subjects, countries, and cities of the near and far abroad—over 450 vector maps and 6,700 matrix datasets with a total volume of more than 250 GB. Specialists from KB "Panorama" update and refresh the portal's information weekly. All published data is distributed free of charge under a free license.

The new version of the program is available for download on the Download page.

Geoportal "Bank of spatial data" has been supplemented with a map of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, formed according to OpenStreetMap data. To work with the map, you can use the GIS Panorama Mini program or other software products of KB "Panorama".

The map was led to the modernised classifier of large-scale plans of scale 1: 5 000 (map5000m). Publishing of updates in bank of spatial data is made by using the program of Databank of digital maps and remote sensing data. Publishing contents of bank of spatial data on the geoportal and data access for downloading are implemented by means of GIS WebServer SE.

Free maps on the basis of OpenStreetMap data are available for download on the page "Digital maps".

KB "Panorama" has developed GIS "Panorama Mobile" version 1.11 for Android OS. The new version implements import and export in the AIXM aeronautical data exchange format and tools for editing semantics of vector map objects. The ability to directly open packed data projects in MPTZ format has been added.

The program supports the import/export of aeronautical data charts in the international AIXM 5.1 format. This enables working with AIXM data on mobile devices: viewing flight schemes, departure, approach, and landing routes, making changes to them, and, using the export task, exchanging modified data with other consumers of aeronautical information. When saving data in AIXM format, an analysis is performed on how correctly and fully the object attributes on the map are filled: elements lacking necessary aeronautical information are automatically skipped.

Company specialists have updated the digital classifier for creating aeronautical charts, dfc.rscz. Significant changes have been made in the new edition to enhance the detail and accuracy of aeronautical data. The structure of airspace has been updated, including air traffic services, airspace restrictions, ATS routes, waypoints, and radio navigation aids. In the classifier, the conventional symbols of the "Obstacles" layer have been aligned with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), new objects have been added to the "Aerodrome Network" and "Waypoints and NAVAIDs" layers. Furthermore, attribute characteristics for objects in the "Routes" layer have been expanded. These changes ensure an up-to-date representation of airspace structure, air traffic services, aerodrome network, and obstacles. GIS supports working with various types of digital classifiers, which define the organization and presentation of spatial data. In addition to aeronautical ones, the application can use classifiers for nautical charts (s57navy.rscz) and other specialized sets of conventional symbols. Classifiers contain a complete description of map layers, objects, their properties, and display rules, defining the appearance of various objects on screen and when printing. Current versions of symbol sets are available for download in the "Classifiers" section.

In the new version, capabilities for working with object semantics have been expanded: users can add new characteristics, modify existing data, and delete outdated ones. Changes are applied to the map after user confirmation, and a built-in undo mechanism protects against accidental errors, ensuring full control at all stages of work. At the same time, a simple and intuitive interface makes interacting with maps comfortable even when solving complex tasks.

The program implements the ability to add project files in MPTZ format to the application storage without using a ZIP archive. A packed MPTZ project is an archive of spatial data containing a comprehensive representation of a territory in the form of vector maps of varying detail levels, rasters (terrain images) in RSW format, digital elevation models (DEMs) and digital terrain models (DTMs), insets from the same data, references to data from GIS Server and geoportals via various protocols. A packed MPTZ project can be prepared in advance in desktop versions of GIS "Panorama".

GIS "Panorama Mobile" allows opening the main digital map formats of GIS "Panorama" on mobile devices running Android and processing information from the built-in GPS/GLONASS receiver. The user can prepare the necessary set of spatial data in advance, pack it into a ZIP format archive using standard tools, and transfer it to the mobile GIS "Panorama Mobile". The data processing is performed offline, without an Internet connection. As the user moves, their current position is dynamically displayed based on coordinates received from the GPS/GLONASS receiver. For ease of use, the ability to synchronize the map position with the current location is provided. To save the coordinates obtained during movement, a track recording mode is available, which creates a separate map and plots the movement trajectory on it. Basic information is provided for all map objects during work.

The source code for GIS "Panorama Mobile" for Android is part of the GIS Constructor for Android and can be used as a basis for creating one's own mobile application in the Kotlin programming language. GIS "Panorama Mobile" uses the MAPAPI software interface, which implements extensive capabilities for performing calculations and ensuring the display of spatial data in standard and user-defined symbol systems. Access to the MAPAPI software interface is provided through the Java Native Interface (JNI). The JNI software interface allows Java/Kotlin code to call MAPAPI libraries implemented in C/C++. An example implementation of this interface is included in the GIS Constructor for Android package.

New versions of GIS "Panorama Mobile" and GIS Constructor for Android are available for download in the Download section.

Specialists from KB "Panorama" together with students of MIIGAiK have prepared a video tutorial on working with the "Object Recoding" mode. The considered task is available to users of GIS "Panorama". The recoding procedure is used to change the map classifier. The process uses two classifiers and a recoding table containing lists of correspondences for object keys and semantic characteristic codes between the classifiers of the source and derived maps.

The video tutorial demonstrates an example of using the map object recoding mode. To identify objects with identical keys but different names, the "Object Control Table" is used. To recode only objects with specified properties, the semantic characteristics table is used. Correspondence tables for object keys, codes, and semantic characteristic values are saved in a file with the IRC extension, and the corresponding settings file in text format with the TXT extension. Both files are placed in the same directory.

The transfer of objects from the source map to the derived one is performed automatically by changing their type according to the recoding tables. If an object key is absent in the new classifier, its code is preserved, and the object itself is displayed as a service object.

This video material will be useful for specialists involved in preparing cartographic data for territorial planning, urban planning activities, creating thematic collections, and solving other tasks. The training materials can be found in the "Video Tutorials" section.