ICAO Data in the CloudWhen clouds are a good thing for aviation

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Marco MerensChief Integrated Aviation

Analysis

Air Navigation Bureau

ICAO

mmerens@icao.int

@marcomerens

UN World Data Forum

Cape Town, 2017

Analysis Process

Needs Analysis Global Plans SARPs & PANS Implementation

Planning Assess & Measure Compliance and Verification

Comsumes Data Produces Data

Assess & Measure

Global & Regional

Global Plans SARPs & PANS

Training & Guidance

Implementation Planning

if needed

Compliance & VerificationNeeds Analysis / Validation

The way ICAO works

Our Data Customers

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PeopleStates

ICAO/UN

Industry

1. Faster2. Scales better and3. Is more flexible than in-house infrastructure

Cloud Advantages

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• What comes from the cloud, can stay in the cloud• What comes from in-house should stay in-house if

private, or can be synced with the cloud if public

ICAO’s Cloudability Principles

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Moving to the cloud should ALWAYS change something for your customers

Data Synchronisation

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Data

Basic UI

CreateReadUpdateDelete

syncData

FancyUI

Read

Metrics

• Use most cutting edge tools• Choose between local and

distributed tools• Become infrastructure

agnostic

Software As A Service (SAAS)

Technological Advantages

Choose The Right Tool for the Right Job

Safety Audit Information

Manage data LocallyCompute and Distribute through

the Cloud to various platforms

Amazon S3Datafeed

https://s3.amazonaws.com/icaoout/….

Store data productsDistribute in various

format

Airport Information

Accident Notifications

Web

News Partners

Amazon EMR Amazon S3 Amazon SNS/SES

Aggregate Store Notify

Amazon EC2

Query

SDG Indicators

9.1.2 Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

Travel DB

Agencies Data

State Reports

Amazon EMR Amazon S3 Amazon API Gateway

Aggregate Store Share

Getting Started• Talk to your IT People and get them on board• Enhance your teams data science skills• Do a case study involving key decision makers

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