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1. Filter ID Cluster Start Date Time End Date Time Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Service Provider 133 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 07 50 11 03 11 10 50 EBTRAS1 045 UNL SQN Ei mil Acc a 2148 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 16 15 11 03 11 19 15 EBTRAS2 045 UNL C MED SQN Ei Milacc pane CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1114 30 11 03 11 17 30 EBTRAS4 045 UNL A SQN Fl civacc 12224 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 10 10 11 03 11 14 10 EBTRAS2 045 UNL Civ Sup fi civacc The Match Planning Chart Rows Filter has an effect on the PID and the AVD The Filter Menu on the PID itself allows filtering the reservations on the PID according to their status All states that are check marked will be visible Reservations with the checkmark removed will be hidden from view ions AUPsIUUPs g Expired _ Completed Cancelled Filter the PID according to Status End Date Time Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Serice Provider Piannea 08 03 11 20 00 08 03 11 22 00 EBTRAS2 045 UNL CANCELLED WOPS E CivAcc i 18 03 11 16 35 18 03 1119 35 EBTRAS2 045 UNL EARMARKED d AMC El MilACC Earmarked 11103111 09 10 11 03 1111 10 EBTRAN1 195 UNL SQN E MilLACC Hinta 11103711 11 15 11 03 1115 15 EBTRAN 2 095 UNL SQN bo Mil ACC 11 03 11 07 50 11 03 1110 50 EBTRAS1 045 UNL SQN El Mil ACC Reference Allocated 11 03 11 16 15 11 03 11 19 15 EBTRAS2 045 UNL SQN bo MiAcc Pandin 1103 11 14 30
2. E There is a problem with Reservation 156477CLUSTER_BE e It conflicts with Reservation 14740CLUSTER_ BE LARA Confirmation Do you wish to continue with this Reservation The window warning the user about a conflict 71 Conflicts are displayed in red at various places on the HMI to ensure they do not go unnoticed 4 The reservation bars of all reservations involved in the conflict are surrounded by a red border same is true for the pop ups when hovering over the reservation bars As explained above this is not the case for the shadow bookings My Reservations Reservations Filter AUPsiUUPs Start Dates End DaterTi Airspace Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Service Pro 07 03 11 09 07 03 711 12 EBTRAN1 PENTAX AG QTX104 El MilACC 0703 11 13 07 0311 14 EBTRAN1 C ET MilAcc OF 03 11 14 07 03 711 15 EBTRAN1 x El Mil ACC 08 03 11 18 08 03 11 20 EBTRAS3 REQUESTED El MilAcc 08 03 11 20 08 0311 22 EBTRAS2 fi CivAcc 08 03 1117 08 03 11 20 EBTRANB El MilAcc CLUSTER_ 08 03 1119 08 03 11 21 EBTRAS3 CONFIRMED El milAcc Conflict Display on the Airspace Planning Display and Planning Information Display 4 The Area of Interest Tab on the left side of the Airspace Planning Chart is coloured red for all airspaces involved in the conflict Clicking with the right mouse button on the tabs will open the Airspace
3. Actual Mon Permeable f Start Date oamos2011 12 Ge 20 S End Date oanorzo11 13 i 20 f Airspace Airspace Lower init Lipper Init Shion ell EBTRAVWA O46 FL 194 FL Remarks Submit lose The ARE has a new field which allows specifying the permeability The LARA User Group has requested the option to allow specifying and displaying the permeability status of an airspace reservation on LARA As a first step and implemented in LARA V2 1 is the option to mark and display a reservation on the planning chart as permeable or non permeable Non permeable reservations are considered the default in LARA and are indicated as normal reservation bars filled with a single color Permeable reservations are indicated by a hashed shading of the reservation bar as displayed in the screenshot below The shadow booking of a reservation receives the same hashing if applicable GND 550 99 250 550 99 Hashing indicating the permeability of this reservation In order to allow this distinction the size of the reservation bars and the fonts had to be adapted to be able to simultaneously display the hashing and the text inside the reservation bar This display might as well improve readability of the HMI The option to make a reservation permeable or non permeable can be found in the Activity Section of the Airspace Reservation Editor The default setting is Non Permeable The LARA Admin can
4. 90 U LARA Booking Tool User SQN File View Bigicig Tools window Help Eog Planning Prediction Tool ca r Airspace Status Display A NoTime Interval LL 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 Seale 18H To Planning Chart Interval ica nen O Tolnteval days ago Fri 11 Mai 18 00 days ahead 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 d V Ta Events Match Planning Chart Rows a EBCBAIC 115 UNL EBTRAN1 EBTRAN2 EBTRANS3 EBTRANA EBTRANB EBTRAS EBTRAS1 Filter ID Cluster Start Date Time End Date Time Airspace NOTAM Creator Service Provider 2110 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 09 10 11 039111 10 EBTRAN 195 UNL SQN El MilACC a l 2122 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1111 15 11 03 11 15 15 EBTRAN2 095 UNL SQN El Mil ACC 2133 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 07 50 11 03 110 50 EBTRAS1 045 UNL SQN El MilAcc 2148 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1116 15 11 03 1119 15 EBTRAS2 045 UNL CONFIR SQN ET Mil ACC 2159 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1114 30 11 034117 30 EBTRAS4 045 UNL ETETE A SQN El CivACC 2224 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1110 10 11 03 11 14 10 EBTRAS2 045 UNL EARMARKED Civ Sup bi Civ ACC 2233 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1112 15 11 0341 15 15 UM150 1 DIK 195 660 EARMARKED Civ Sup Pl CiwACC 2251 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1111 00 11 03 11 15 00 EBCBA1C 115 UNL REQUESTED SQN be MilACC The Planning Information Display is now filtered to the Planning Chart Interval selecting the filter option To Planning Char
5. LARA Collaboration This window will be sliding into view at the upper right corner of the screen This message will appear even if the LARA Application is minimized or hidden beneath other applications and will be removed after a certain time A blinking blue bubble symbol will be displayed in the lower right corner of the status bar This bubble will remain there as long as the chat window is not accessed to read the message The number next to the bubble indicates the number of unread chat messages The AMC can access the incoming chat directly by clicking on either of these notifications i e clicking on the blue bubble or the sliding window The chat window will open and the user can read and reply to the incoming message In case additional users are required for coordination LARA s Collaboration Facility supports multiple users to join a chat session Selecting the Invite Others Button will open a window with additional contacts which can be selected for joining the discussion Using the Add and Remove Button users can be selected for joining Once users have joined the chat they cannot be removed again All participating users will be displayed on the right side of the main collaboration window 78 r Invite Others Remaining Contacts Contacts to Add Add lt Remove OK Cancel Add contacts to the collaboration session There is additionally the option to follow multiple chats in par
6. Pl Change Password ser AMC Current Password New Password 9 Confirm Password Passwords Do Not Match Ck Cancel In case the passwords do not match the system will warn you appropriately After the new password is inserted twice the Ok button will become available After pressing Ok the password will have changed successfully The system will inform the user about the successful change and send an email confirming the new password Note The email functionality is only available if the LARA System has been configured for email exchange Please contact the LARA System Administrator for more information 2 4 Request New Password In case the password is lost or forgotten the user can request a new password from the LARA System by selecting the Request New Password Button This will open a new window which allows the user to specify his login name and email address A new password will be sent to the user s email address The system checks the entered email address against the pre configured email address for this user If it does not match an error will be displayed and a new password will not be sent Again this functionality is only available if email exchange is configured for the LARA Cluster fol Reset Password x gt Email SQN airforce mil Cancel By specifying our User Name and Email Address the system will provide you with a new password Note
7. ARDENNES 03 EBTSA25 CLUSTER_BE TSA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 01 EBTSA26A CLUSTER_BE TSA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 04 EBTSA26B CLUSTER_BE TSA O45 FL 095 FL NOT_ACTIVE ELSENBORN 02 EBTSA28A4 CLUSTER_BE TSA GND 105 FL NOT_ACTIVE ELSENBORN 03 EBTSA28B CLUSTER_BE TSA GND 105 FL NOT_ACTIVE CROSS BORDER LFCBAIA CLUSTER_BE CBA 115 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE CROSS BORDER LFCBAIB CLUSTER_BE CBA 225 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE Network iSiS0RT0 Connected LARA i Powered by GrafficaSDK After moving the Prediction Time Slider into the future the stati of the selected airspaces changed 96 Note The use of green or red is dependent on the Agency a user belongs to If the user s agency is selected as the Service Provider for a reservation the areas will be displayed in green indicating availability For other agencies or for users not connected to any agencies it will be displayed red Users not assigned to any agency can select which agencies view they prefer to see via selecting the appropriate agency from the Activations Menu on the Airspace Display If no agency view is selected all active areas are displayed in red Display PEARIVE else sleet lela EE 1m 1p 660 No Agency Selected LatiLong 51 43 43 N 001 51 11 E 660 Civ ACC Mil ACC The user is not assigned to an agency and can select the view as required 5 2 3 PPT Vertical View Per default the vertical status display is located beneath the lateral display The Vertica
8. amaw All EBTRASS 045 Proposed StartDate 08032011 5 3 45 EndDate 08 03 2011 Airspace Airspace Lower Unit Upper Unit Shaw All EBTRASS O45 Remarks Panel Euit Accept Reject Cancel Reservation Quit The requestor can compare the original request with the proposal 67 The user has several options to react on a proposal indicated by the buttons Start time changed from 08 0391 17 45 to 080311 18 45 End time changed from 08 0311 18 40 to 080311 20 40 Airspace EBTRASS Upper level changed from UNL to 345 In order to obtain details about the proposal press the blue info button at the bottom of the Airspace Reservation Editor E L Edit button will allow changing inessential fields as described earlier Accept button will accept the proposal as is The reservation will change from the proposed status to the original requested status and will be sent through the approval chain again to ensure awareness of the changes to all involved The reservation bar on the Planning Chart will be moved to the new location in line with the changes and the blue border will be removed Reject button will reject the proposal and leaves the user two options o make a counter proposal using the now available fields in the Actual Section which will change the reservation to the Original status and send it with this counter proposal through the approval chain or o leave
9. 03 2011 200 EBRRZANC EBTRANA FLO45 FL195 L Os 2011l 09 00 le O3 2011 200 ERBRBRZANC EBTS AZO FLO45 FLOSS l os 2011 09 00 16 03 2011 tia Bl EBRBRZANC EBTRAWA FLO45 FLIS5 l os 2011 09 10 18 03 2011 10 ERBRRZ ANC EBTRAWE FL195 16 03 2011 220 EBRRZANC FLUNL l Os 2011l l 20 DESIGNATOR FLIGHT LEVEL BLOCE VALIDITY FERIOD RESPONSIBLE UNIT Export Edit Cancel The AUP UUP View in LARA From this view the AUP UUP can be exported and edited Pressing the Export Button will open a dialogue allowing the user to choose the directory name and format for the exported file The following formats are available 4 ACA is the format used by CIAM and will be used to export and import files with this CFMU System 4 ADEXP stands for Air Traffic Services Data Exchange Presentation and is a commonly used format in Air Traffic Control and Command and Control Systems 4 Plain Text will export the file in a human readable text format for any other use 110 Look In C Desktop M a a a es ischolz LARA Connection ToolP2 LARA1 0 ij Pc ij LARA DATABASES LARA V2B4 B caco LARA latest DB LARA V2b4 CANDIDATE ij Downloads ij LARA RELEASE V2 0 Beta2 f LARAV2b5_2 B IMPORT B LARAV1 AUTO LARA V2b6 FileName 180311_AUP_DRAFT Files of Type ACA 7 Save Cancel Exporting an AUP UUP via the appropriate dialogue In order to export the data to CIA
10. 11 4 Help gt Legends Provides an overview over colors used on the HMI 4 Help gt About Presents details on the Version of the LARA software and the underlying Graffica Software Development kit GSDk 3 2 Status Bar At the bottom of the HMI certain fields indicate network status cluster connections and attention getters for the system In the lower left corner the status of the network connection can be monitored A green color indicates that the connection to the server is alive the Return Trio Time RTD indicates the speed and responsiveness of the network If the network connection to the cluster server is lost it will turn red and the client will be automatically logged out Networki MTeSRTE Connected ROMY The LARA Network Indicator The green indication showing the words FULLY provides information on the connections to other clusters If the mouse cursor hovers over this field a pop up window will show details on the cluster connections If this field turns to Orange the connection to certain clusters have been lost or are not established yet The LARA Cluster Connection Indicator Here only a local cluster connection is used The lower right corner is reserved for symbols used as attention getters Three different symbols are available 12 Ly Ly L Clicking on any of these symbols will take the user to the appropriate window to complete the task More details on the individual actions will be expla
11. Approval NOTAMs Additional Info Basic information Activity Information ee A Creator AME i Booking Type AD 7 POC AMG i Activity Not Specified 7 Number of Aircraft 0 k Event Sevice Provider MiLACC 7 Status 1992 BLUE LIZARD Actual Start Date 18 03 2011 12 i gt RE i End Date 18 03 2011 14 S ay 15 S Braet Airspace Lower Unit Upper Unit Show All EBTRAN2 095 FL UNL FL Remarks Panel a A Submit Quit Linking an event to this reservation in the Airspace Reservation Editor Events created and managed in LARA can be exported to the calendar standard format iCal which is readable by other systems and third party software To access this functionality select the Export Events Option from the Tools Menu This functionality is available to all users File view Filter ERE window Help fee pee USe Radnik ei Airspace Pt O Mission Management aia Seale 18 Hours Export Events gt fraiche Aer ew Client Collaboration Fri 18 Mar 2011 q4 0g 00 10 00 11 00 1200 3 00 t BLUE LIZARD Events The Export Functionality is accessible from the Menu Bar This will open the Export Events Window allowing the user to specify the date and time frame to be considered for export After selecting the Export Button a standard window will open for saving the resulting file on a local hard disk drive or memory stick 85 Export Events F3 From
12. EBTRAN1 EBTRAS3 EBTRAS4 EBTRASS es ce B A EBTRAN2 ER_B EBCBAIC EBTRAN1 i F TRA N3 MEEUWE EBTRAN3 CLUSTER_BE TRA 095 FL NL NOT_ACTIVE TRANORTHALPHA EBTRANA CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL 195 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRANORTH BRAVO EBTRANB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH EBTRAS CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRASOUTH1 NA EBTRASI CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 2 BEA EBTRAS2 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 3 GI EBTRAS3 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 4 CH EBTRAS4 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 5 NE EBTRASS CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 6 DU EBTRASB CLUSTER_BE TRA 055 FL 165 F NOT_ACTIVE TRASOUTHALPHA EBTRASA CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL 195 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH BRAVO EBTRASB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL NL NOT_ACTIVE TRAWESTALPHA EBTRAWA CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL 195 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRAWEST B RAWB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRAWEST CHARLIE EBTRAWC CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL 115 FL NOT_ACTIVE A WEST D TRAWD CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 02 EBTSA24 CLUSTER_BE TSA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 03 EBTSA25 CLUSTER_BE TSA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 01 EBTSA26A CLUSTER_BE TSA 096 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 04 EBTSA26B CLUSTER_BE TSA 045 FL 095 FL NOT_ACTIVE ELSENBORNO2 EBTSA28A CLUSTER_BE TSA GND 105 FL NOT_ACTIVE ELSENBORNO3 EBTSA28B LUSTER_BE TSA GND 105 FL NOT_ACTIVE CROSS BORDER LFCBAIA
13. It can be accessed via the Tools Menu on the Menu Bar or via the Contact Info Window by selecting Start New Conversation File View Filter IER Window Help Airspace Use Planning P Mission Management Export Events 07 00 08 00 The Client Collaboration Facility can be accessed directly from the Tools Menu Selecting the latter option will open directly a chat window with the selected user Accessing the functionality via the Tools Menu will open the Collaboration Window displaying all available contacts Online contacts will be written out in black font while offline users appear grayed out 75 When first opening this tool the list will most likely be empty To add or eventually remove contacts to the list click on the phone book symbol at the bottom of the window a SON Collaboration Siarthiew Conversation a The Contacts List is configurable and displays the contacts and their online status This will open the Organize Contacts Window which works in a similar fashion as the Preferences Window for selecting which airspace to display on LARA explained earlier On the left side all users are shown which are currently not displayed on the main Contact List the right side displays the contacts selected for display 23 In order to add users to the Contact List select them on the left hand side multiple selections are possible and select the Add gt gt Button 4 To remove users from the Contac
14. ROWZ UY157 MOKOM REMGO 245 660 18 03 2011408 00 00418 03 2011414 00 00 0 0 0 0 FALSE Y 2 N EBTRASS ROWS UM1S5O 1 KOK DIK 195 660 18 03 2011 08 00 00 18 03 2011 12 15 00 0 0 0 0 FALSE Y 2 N EBTRAS ROW4 UM150 1 DIK PITES 19546605 18 03 2011408 00 00418 03 2011412 15 004 044 0 0 0 FALSES 2 N EBTRAS Eln pS Problems Line Type Scope Message Import Saya The AUP Import Window displaying the contents of the AUP UUP from CIAM 112 Inconsistencies between the imported information and the information contained within LARA will trigger certain warning messages lf a mistake is obvious to the system it will be displayed in the Problems Section placed at the lower end of the AUP Import Window e g if the number of rows stated in the file does not match the actual number of rows Another type of warning is a message window that appears after pressing the Import Button stating the reason for the warning These reasons can be 4 The airspace does not exist or is spelled differently 4 The details of a reservation does not match the data in LARA Note The alignment of the data in CIAM and LARA is very important to allow seamless operability between the two systems and enable exchange of the AUP ACA Files Once the import is successfully done the GANTT Chart of the APD will change for the applicable time frame 4 The reservations which were published in the AUP will advance to status ALLOCAT
15. TRA WEST D EBTRAWD CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 02 EBTSA24 CLUSTER_BE TSA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 03 EBTSA25 CLUSTER_BE TSA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 01 EBTSA264 CLUSTER_BE TSA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 04 EBTSA26B CLUSTER_BE TSA 045 FL 095 FL NOT_ACTIVE ELSENBORN 02 EBTSA28A4 CLUSTER_BE TSA GND 405 FL NOT_ACTIVE pa pa ELSENBORN 03 EBTSA288 CLUSTER_BE TSA GND 105 FL NOT_ACTIVE 7 p CROSS BORDER LFCBAIA CLUSTER_BE CBA 415 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE X X CROSS BORDER LFCBAIB CLUSTER_BE CBA 225 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE gt a v Networki MARTS Connected BRR LARA Powered by GrafficasDK 4 The colours used for the different stati on the PPT until moving the Prediction Time Slider lt 4 LARA Booking Tool User AMC File View Filter Tools Window Help Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday 16 Marchi2011 06 59 59 Airspace Planning Display Airspace Status Display Scale 18Hours Indicators Planning Buffers Mode ActivityType Display Activations No Agency Selected ra ei i mn RTA fes LatiLong 49 16 34 N 002 01 10 E Fri 18 Mar 2011 O 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 SAT 01 00 02 00 03 0 a EBCBA1IC EBTRAN1 EBTRAN2 095 285 99 EBTRANS EBTRANA 085 495 59 EBTRANB 195 285 99 EBTRAS EBTRAS1 EBTRAS2 EBTRAS3 EBTRAS4 EBTRASS EBTRAS6 EBTRASA 045 196 2 S sanel ERI
16. reservation has accepted the proposal 4 PROPOSAL REJECTED The user that has created this reservation has rejected the proposal 4 EDITED by the originator after a Proposal has been issued the user has not accepted a proposal but made a counter proposal by rejecting and then editing the figures 4 CANCELLED the reservation has been cancelled The cancellation reason is available in the information window 4 EXPIRED the Reservation has passed without being approved 57 4 6 Display of Reservations Once the reservation has been submitted to the system the server will process it and provide access to all connected LARA working positions The information on this reservation is now accessible from various places in various ways On the Planning Chart a reservation bar is visually depicted corresponding to the time and airspace selected for the airspace reservation The color of the bar is in line with the current status of the reservation request The reservation will additionally be visible in the Planning Information Tab and the related airspace will be highlighted on the AVD when hovering over the reservation File View Filter Tools Window Help Coordinated Universal Time Friday 04 March 2011 09 15 14 Filter ID Cluster Start Date Time End Date Time Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Seri 1041 CLUSTER_BE 07 0341 09 00 07 03 11
17. 101 Note Creating a What If will only be visible on the PPT of the local LARA Client The actual airspace allocation will not be touched until What Ifs are turned into Proposals This process will be explained later in this chapter F Reservation Editor ID 2386 CLUSTER _BE Basic Airspace Approval NOTAMs Additional Info Basic Information Activity Information Creator Sih Booking Type AD j POC SoM Activity Mot Spaced r Callsign s emmy Priority ag Number of Aircraft sk Event Service Provider MIAGE bi Status EAR MARKED Actual Stat Date 17 03 2011 e 00 EndDate l 7201 10 Airspace Airspace Show All ERBTRAS2 a45 Remarks Create ihatif iait The Reservation Editor on the PPT offering the option to create a What lf selecting the Create What If Button opens a window to allow changing the essential fields of the reservation to create a What f It allows the following changes 4 Moving the reservation in time via changing the time and date fields or dragging the reservation bar on the planning chart of the PPT 4 Changing the vertical placement of the reservation by adapting the lower and upper limits of the reservation 4 Choosing a different area or a different combination of areas for the reservation via the adding and removing airspace between the Available Airspace Section and the Selected Airspace Section of the What f Editor 102 Any combination of the thre
18. 12 00 EBTRAN1 195 UNL PENTAX QTX104 REQUESTED SON Fi MIA a View o NetworkGiSO8SIRTS Connected RUIN LARA Powered by GrafficasDK A single reservation on the Airspace Planning chart The position of the reservation bar itself indicates the requested airspace and the start and end time of the reservation Within the reservation bar the lower and upper limit are displayed and on the right edge the priority is displayed 4 in this example If a user wants to quickly obtain an summary on the reservation a pop up window is available when hovering with the mouse cursor over the reservation bar 58 Mon O7 Mar 2011 4 06 00 07 00 08 00 09 00 10 00 1100 42 00 13 00 EBCBAIC EBTRAN1 a EBTRAN 195 FL UNL EBTRAN 09 00 12 00 cis PENTAX EBTRANS EBTRANA z N gE UNL d EBTRAS EBTRAS1 Pop up Window giving quick access to additional information The summary will consist of the airspace the lower and upper limit the start and end time and if available the callsign of the flight s involved Additional information can be obtained from the Planning Information Display The reservation will show up on the My Reservations Tab of the requestor and the Reservations Tab of all connected positions Actions My Reservations AUPSIUUFs Filter ID 4 Cluster Start Date Time End Date Time Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Service
19. Airspace Approval MOTAMs Additional Info History Reservation History a Time Of Change ser Change Type 202 11 10 57 SaN l CREATED 26102711 10 59 AME EDITED 200211 10 59 AMG E PROPOSED 28 02 11 11 03 SaM PROPOSAL ACCEPTED PROPOSED Start time changed from 01 0391 09 10 to 010397 10 10 End time changed from 01703111 10 10 to 01 0341 11 10 Edit Cancel Reservation cuit History Tab showing the changes of a reservation selecting a line of the Reservation History will display additional details in the window below related to the change The following change types are known to LARA and will provide the following additional information 56 4 CREATED The Reservation has been submitted to the system 4 APPROVED The Reservation has been approved by a user on the approval chain The history does not refer to the actual approval states defined in the approval chain it indicates approval by a role approval group in general 4 EDITED The Reservation has been edited The type of edit is described in the information window 4 PROPOSED A user has issued a proposal The details of the proposal are described in the Information Window Note LARA differentiates between Edits and Proposals to Reservations depending on who is performing the change and what data items it refers to For more information see Chapter4 8 Managing Reservations 4 PROPOSAL ACCEPTED The user that has created this
20. CLUSTER_BE CBA 115 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE CROSS BORDER LFCBAIB CLUSTER_BE CBA 226 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE v a gt NetworkMiO00sIRMD Connected EUMD LARA Powered by GrafficasDK 4m The Planning and Prediction Tool The PPT is accessed via selecting the appropriate tab at the top of the HMI 5 2 The PPT HMI and usage The HMI of the PPT is very similar to the Planning Display and most filters and functions available on the PPT were already explained in the Section on the Airspace Planning Display For that reason only PPT specific functions 93 will be explained in this section Please refer to the earlier chapters to acquire more information on the HMI basics In line with the Airspace Planning Display the HMI contains a planning chart an airspace map and an additional information display Below the map a vertical view is added The PPI will simulate airspace activations at a definable moment in time the map view and the vertical view will visualize the airspace status accordingly The contents of the PPT Planning Chart is a copy of the reservations found on the Airspace Planning Display the difference being that the Mode Radio Button is selected to Activity Type and hence the colours of the reservation bars are different It will become later obvious why this is a suitable mode to work with on the PPT 5 2 1 Time Prediction Indicator On the bottom of the Planning Chart of the PPT a slider is available which allows
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22. EBTRASS EBTRAS4 EBTRASS EBTRASE 045 195 2 Vertical Profile EBTRAS2 Pending W Active V Areas W CDR Segments EBTRASA EBTRASB 155 UNL 2 Time 18 03 11 16 14 c_y Activities Areas CDR Segments External Clients Airspace ID Name Cluster Type Upper TRA SOUTH 2 BEA EBTRAS2 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL a CROSS BORDER EBCBAIC CLUSTER_BE CBA TSEL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRANI BRUSSEL EBTRAN1 CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA N2 BALEN A EBTRAN2 CLUSTER_BE TRA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRAN3 MEEUWE EBTRANS CLUSTER_BE TRA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRANORTHALPHA EBTRANA CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL 195 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA NORTH BRAVO EBTRANB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH EBTRAS CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE 145 UNt TRA SOUTH 1 NA EBTRAS1 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 3 GI EBTRAS3 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 4 CH EBTRAS4 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 5 NE EBTRASS CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 6 DU EBTRAS6 CLUSTER_BE TRA 055 FL 165 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH ALPHA EBTRASA CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL 495 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH BRAVO EBTRASB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA WEST ALPHA EBTRAWA CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL 495 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRAWEST BRAVO EBTRAWB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRAWEST CHARLIE EBTRAWC CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL 415 FL NOT_ACTIVE
23. FI MilACC 1859 CLUSTER_BE 25 02711 23 40 26 02 1101 40 EBTRASS 045 UNL REQUESTED SQN Fi MilACC The Planning Information Display showing the Reservations Tab The PID is composed of 4 different list view tabs 4 Actions This tab displays all outstanding actions to be performed by the user These can either be approvals of reservations or acceptance of proposals depending on the role in the approval chain 4 My Reservations all reservations that were inserted by the logged in user are listed here 4 Reservations all reservations present in the system are listed here 4 AUPs UUPs LARA supports the creation of AUPs and UUPs These are stored on the LARA Server and are accessible from this tab More details on AUP functionality in a separate chapter 4 4 Changing the Window Layout The layout and combination of windows on the Airspace Planning Display can be adjusted to suit personal taste and operational requirements The following means are available 4 Via the View Option from the Menu Bar The user can select where the map should be positioned on top left or right The other windows will take their position accordingly 32 Layout Map On Right Airspace Status Display b Reset Chart Layout Map On Bottom Scale 18 Hours Indicators Map On Lett Charts View Fri 25 Feb 2011 df t200 13 00 1400 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 EBCBAIC ERTRANS Changing the layout of the HMI via the
24. In case the Booking Type of a reservation is AD Air Defense the CRC will be included in the approval chain For all other Booking Types the CRC is not considered Civil requests for airspace by Flow Management Positions and alike from a civil ACC are routed directly to the AMC After the required coordination at a predefined moment in time the AMC will publish all Approved Reservations and the resulting available Conditional Routes in an Airspace Use Plan AUP which will upgrade the status of these published reservations to ALLOCATED Once they reach the Reference Allocation Time the status changes to REFERENCE ALLOCATED Any change to a reservation or short notice introduction of a new reservation within the reference allocation time is managed not by the AMC but by the responsible supervisor This is another switch that LARA manages automatically after reaching the Reference Allocation Time reservations will be directed to the Supervisors not the AMC There are a number of additional rules definable for the approval chain For more details contact the local LARA System Administrator 60 if airspace request is for within the Reference Allocation Time it will be handled by the Military Supervisor If the request is NOT for an AD Request the CRC will be by passed Booking Type AD only Civil ACC REQUESTED The approval chain in LARA SQN REQUESTED T
25. Information Displays with an additional entry at the bottom named Conflicting Reservations Selecting this entry will show the Reservation IDs of the involved reservations Hovering over these entries will display the respective reservation on the Planning Chart as well as triggering the pop up to appear Clicking on an entry will open the Airspace Reservation Editor of the selected reservation This functionality allows identifying and accessing the correct reservation very quickly even on a display with a high number of airspaces and reservations scattered over an extended time period UN852 L UTOM TERL TRA SOUTH 3 GIVET AREA Reservable UZ703 BABIX Cl Manageable EBTRAS3 Activities Overlapping Airspace EBTRAS4 Adjacent Areas EBTRASS Linked Airspace ight Levels EBTRASS Conflicting Reservations D gt Det etter ere Air D the LA The conflicting reservations can be quickly accessed by the Areas of Interest Tabs 12 4 The Reservation ID of the conflicting reservations will be displayed with a red background on the Planning Information Display Additionally the status will be surrounded by a red border similar to the reservation bars The conflict display in LARA is aimed at ensuring that conflicts are detected in time and cannot go unnoticed This could potentially lead to an overload of conflict warnings on the screen In order to focus the LARA display on those conflicts that are important at a particul
26. Lifetime Indicator Every airspace defined in LARA has a specified lifetime with a given start and end date The Lifetime indicator is a thin red line indicating on the planning chart when the lifetime of airspace ends and or begins Basically every airspace has a definitive lifetime specified by the AJRAC Cycle More details on airspaces and lifetimes can be found in the Housekeeping Section in the LARA Technical Manual DEMS Mode Status Conflicts Charts View Reference Allocation Indicator 144 0012 00 13 00 1 Lifetime Indicator Current Time Indicator The Indicators can be selected individually 20 All of the indicators can be switched on or off in the Indicators Menu on the Airspace Planning Display Menu Bar If the checkmark is set the indicator will be displayed 4 1 8 Set the time to current time The clock symbol on the top right corner of the Airspace Planning Display will automatically move the timeline to the current time and position the current time indicator at the left edge of the planning display displaced by a certain amount to allow the user to observe the area left and right of the current time Koy The Current Time Button 4 1 9 Lock Button Clicking this symbol will lock the display to the current focus i e the planning chart will move with time keeping the focus on the selected time The effect of this button will only be observable after some time when the Planning Display has moved at th
27. Mission Information Mission ID is any combination of numbers letters and signs with a maximum of 20 characters In case mission information is to be entered for a reservation this entry is mandatory It is used to uniquely identify a mission For more information see the note above Date of mission is automatically pre set to the date of the reservation In case there is a mismatch between the date of the reservation and the date of the mission the system will display a warning on the Mission Tab This can be triggered by choosing a different date on the Edit Mission Information Tab or by moving a reservation to a new date after it has been originally submitted with mission information attached Wlission ID X Create Mew Edit Mission Warning The selected mission starts on a different day than the reservation Mission Type dvg Aircraft Type F 168 Depature Aerodrome EBLE Arrival Aerodrome EBLE Warning message in case mission date and reservation date do not match Mission Type can be pre selected from the list The list is configurable by the system s Housekeeper If selecting Other a free text field will open that allows inserting a Mission Type with a maximum of 20 characters Mission Mission ID Date of Mission 02 03 2014 Mission Type 4v6 Name Of Temp AAR Search erodromes Selecting a Mission Type from the list 50 Name of Tem
28. New Issue Current Project LARA Please choose a priority z Eric Petre a Francois Cervo Jan Scholz Mike Ballone Graffica 7 conce Assignment 2 Initial Description 2 Add Files _Choose File No file chosen Note The current maximum allowed upload file size is 2 0 Mb Files g Keep form open to report another issue Required fields 4 Please select in CATEGORY if you consider your issue to be a Fault Report Change Request or Request for information 4 Specify a PRIORITY and leave the ASSIGMENT Window as is Please note that during the analysis of the LARA Team the values CATEGORY and PRIORITY might be adapted if required 4 In the field SUMMARY specify in a few words what your issue is about This shall enable us quickly identify an issue in a list view Please specify at the beginning of the summary your Cluster in brackets e g NL Cluster_NL cannot connect to CLUSTER BE 4 In the INITIAL DESCRIPTION Field explain in detail the Issue observed including the steps that lead to a certain behavior and 124 specific circumstances that trigger a fault In case of Change Requests specify your reasoning for requesting this software change 4 Enter you name in the FIRST NAME LAST NAME Fields 4 If available you can attach screenshots log files and database back ups via the FILES Section 44 When you are done press SUBMIT Your Issue will be inserted into the LARA Issue Database in t
29. Next to the Creator and Point of Contact a blue I is displayed Clicking on it will make additional contact information available 4 Callsign s Allows specifying one or more callsigns for the reservation Multiple callsigns can be typed directly in the text field separated by semicolon or alternatively added by pressing the button and adding or removing callsigns from the list by using the add remove button To remove select the callsign from the list and select remove To add type the callsign in the text box and press add Press OK to accept all changes and close the window press cancel to discard the changes while closing the window Entering callsigns for a reservation 4 Event LARA features Event Management Functionality which is explained in more detail in the Event Management Chapter If this booking is part of an Event that is being managed in LARA the reservation can be linked to this event by selecting the event from the dropdown menu Respectively this specific reservation will be listed in the Event s reservation list 4 Status this is automatically inserted by LARA in line with the configuration specified by the LARA System Administrator As this reservation is still in the process of being submitted the status is NOT_PLANNED Activity Information Activity Information Booking Type Activity Mot Specified Priority Number of Aircraft Sevice Provider MilACC Activity Informat
30. Provider 1041 CLUSTER_BE 07 03 11 09 00 07 03 11 12 00 EBTRAN1 195 UNL PENTAX QTX104 REQUESTED SQN MilACC Detailed information on the reservation is found on the Planning Information Display Note LARA offers a number of filtering options for the PID which are explained later in this User Manual If certain filters are set the reservation might at first not be visible on the PID 99 4 7 The Approval Chain Each reservation submitted to the system will be managed according to an approval chain Each cluster has its own approval chain which will follow national procedures and is configured and maintained by the LARA Administrator The most simple approval chain will be a purely hierarchical one Each user has one or more superiors which need to approve the reservation In the military context this is normally starting at the Squadron as requestor whose request is approved by the Wing Operations Centre and additional higher military authorities until it reaches the Airspace Management Cell which has final say on the airspace allocation during the planning phase This sequence might be typical for the planning phases but other circumstances require adaptations to this sequence and LARA is capable of identifying these and adapting the approval chain accordingly This manual will use a classical approval chain that is depicted below in this section Military reservations follow the military chain until reaching the AMC
31. The LARA System Administrator is not aware of the passwords selected by users and cannot retrieve any password if it has been lost However the administrator can manually overwrite a password and thereby choose a temporary password for every user This password will be valid as long as the user does not change his password using the previously explained functionality 3 The Human Machine Interface HMI The HMI is in principle identical for all users of LARA However some of the functionality within LARA is reserved for certain functions in the Airspace Management Process and might be unavailable for some users More details will follow throughout the User Manual The LARA HMI is composed of three main tabs each of them designed to fulfill a certain task at a certain phase of the airspace management process These are 4 Airspace Planning Display 4 Airspace Status Display 4 Planning Prediction Tool 8 x ls Window Help Coordinated Universal Time Friday 11 Februaryi2011 08 37 18 Vie The LARA HMI opens with the Airspace Planning Display Tab per default 10 The active tab is highlighted with a blue transparent background color at the top The three different tabs their purpose details of operation and their configurability will be thoroughly explained in the appropriate sections of this User Manual All tabs have in common the Menu Bar on top
32. UUP Tab and can be viewed and exported for further use Only the Publish functionality is not available for Plan Snapshots While AUPs UUPs are available on all clients within the cluster the snapshots are only available and visible on the client for local use 115 7 Airspace Status and Activation 7 1 Airspace Status in LARA Airspace Management in LARA does not end with the Planning Phase but extends into the Tactical Phase allowing users to monitor and manage airspace activations depending on their responsibilities The picture below illustrates the planning that was mainly finalized yesterday is now entering the day of operation and the tactical phase Airspace Status Display w Planning Prediction Tool amp i Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status Conflicts Charts View Fri 18Mar 2011 4 00 OG6 00 07 00 08 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 1400 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 EBTRAN1 PESES A a m EE Filter ID Cluster Start Date T End Date Ti Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Service Pro 1973 CLUSTER_ 18 03 1112 18 03 1114 EBTRAN2 095 285 f AMC E MILACC a 2904 CLUSTER_ 18 03 1109 18 03 1112 EBTRAVWA 045 195 SQN El mMilAcc pate CLUSTER_ 18 03 11 12 18 03 1116 EBTRAVWB 195 UNL SON E MilAcc 2928 CLUSTER_ 18 03 11 09 18 03 1110 EBTSA26B 045 095 v SQN E MilLACC 2943 CLUSTER_ 18 03 11 09 1
33. airspaces on the Airspace Planning Display accordingly This allows each user to select the order of airspaces in line with operational preferences and requirements One way to change the sequence is sorting the entries automatically by clicking on one of the column headers on top of the display Clicking on the These short cuts are used within the Windows OS These key combination will be different on MacOS and Linux 23 Airspace Column Header will sort the airspaces alphabetically by Name The same applies in a similar manner when clicking on the other column headers Click again on the header to reverse the sorting logic indicated by the direction change of the small arrow on the right side of the column header To change the order individually select one or more airspaces on the Selected Airspace Window Thereafter click on one of the selected airspaces and keep the mouse button pressed while dragging the selection to the desired position in the list A blue line will be visible indicating where the selection would be placed if the mouse button is released The individual sorting of airspaces only works on the Selected Airspaces Window Available Airspace Selected Airspace Airspace Name Cluster Reservable Type Airspace Name Cluster Reservable Type LFCBAIA CROSS BORDER CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA26A ARDENNES 01 CLUSTER_BE E Area LFCBA1B CROSS BORDER CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA24 ARDENNES 02 CLUSTER_BE N A
34. as on overlapping CDRs Shadow Bookings show similar functionality like the original reservation bars 4 Hovering over them with the mouse will show a pop up menu with additional information and highlight the airspace on the Airspace Visualization Display 4 Double clicking them will open the Airspace Reservation Editor showing the details of the original reservation Note The Shadow Bookings will not show any outlines on the reservation bar to indicate proposals blue or conflicts red These will only be shown on the Original reservation bar This is on purpose to avoid cluttering the screen with additional indications 4 10 Conflicts In case two reservations overlap in time and air space volume they will be in conflict This is true for identical airspace volumes and overlapping airspaces alike The logic is similar to the previously explained shadow booking logic LARA considers overlapping airspaces in its conflict detection lf a reservation will produce a conflict the system will warn the user when attempting to submit this reservation a window will appear warning the user about the conflict LARA will give the option to disregard the warning and submit the reservation by pressing the Yes Button It is now up to superior roles to manage the conflict The user can as well select the No Button which will return the Airspace Reservation Editor and allows adapting the details of the reservation to avoid the conflict
35. displayed here through the use of reservation bars The background of the planning chart is colored according to a pre defined logic areas are colored according to their availability as specified in the national AIP The published opening times of areas are colored light grey 18 while the closed times are colored dark grey which means the area is not available for reservations Mon 28 Feb 2011 4 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 TUE 01 00 02 00 03 00 04 00 05 00 06 00 07 00 08 00 EBTRAN3 EBTRANA EBTRANB EBTRAS EBTRAS1 EBTRAS2 UM150 1 DIK PITES UM150 1 KOK DIK UM170 KUDIN LNO UM624 DIK EHAA EB UM624 EHAAJEBBU E UM624 NIK DIK The background is colored to allow users to quickly identify certain type of areas and their opening times Conditional Routes are colored according to their type and their availability e g yellow for CDR Type 1 green for Type 2 etc For details on color coding of CDRs select Help from the menu bar and select Legends The color coding of CDRs will change during the airspace management process depending the publication of the airspace use plan AUP UUP This will be explained in a separate section CO AE 2 CDR Availability Status Military Published ActivityType CDR Availability Unallocated Available for ATC Not available for ATC Partially available for ATC ATS Route CDR 1 CDR 2 CDR 3 ee CDR N E Multiple COR T
36. indicates to the supervisor outstanding confirmations and acknowledgements Once the supervisor has selected the respective row in the actions tab and pressed the Confirm Button the activation is confirmed Now the counter supervisor s all other Supervisors which agency is marked as responsible for an airspace to be configured by LARA Housekeeper will receive an action to Acknowledge the activation Only after the confirmation and acknowledgment of all required supervisors is performed the airspace will be activated at the time specified in the reservation The same process applies for de activating an airspace 120 Actions Wamings Reservations Areas CDR Segments External Clients Confirmations Reservation ID Airspace Change Change Time a Action Required Warning 18 03 11 09 00 Acknowledgement 2943 EBTRANA ACTIVATING 18 03 11 09 00 Acknowledgement 2943 EBTRANB ACTIVATING 18 03 11 09 00 Acknowledgement lt Reservations ID Cluster Start Date End Dates Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Service Pr 2928 CLUSTE 18 031 18 0341 EBTSA26B 045 095 PENDING i SQN Bo MilACC 2943 CLUSTE 18 03 11 18 0341 EBTRAN 045 UNL PENDING SQN bo MilAcc After the confirmation is complete the other supervisors have to acknowledge Note Regarding the status LARA distinguishes between reservations an
37. local cluster and all clusters which are or have been earlier connected to the local cluster providing information on the current connection status If a cluster is marked as Unavailable the connection between the foreign and the local cluster is interrupted Contact the LARA system administrator for more information on actual foreign cluster connections The Connected Column indicates if you are currently connected to a certain foreign cluster or not indicated as disconnected In order to connect and login to a foreign cluster select the cluster and press the connect button A window will open asking for your password The Change Password and Request New Password functionality works as described in the section on starting the LARA Application After the correct password has been entered the connection will be established and the data of the foreign cluster downloaded to your LARA Position Switching back to the Airspace Tab of the Preference Window will show that the airspaces of the foreign cluster have been added and can be selected for display 4 2 The Airspace Visualization Display AVD The Airspace Visualization Display provides a geographical overview over the airspace used within LARA This map can be configured according to user preferences and using a variety of filter settings explained in the following chapters The AVD is linked to the Airspace Planning Display APD If the mouse is hovered over an airspace
38. of the Airspace Reservation Editor In case the airspace selected for this airspace booking has adjacent and or overlapping airspaces they can be viewed and added on the Airspace Tab of the Airspace Reservation Editor The tab is divided into an upper section listing all adjacent airspaces including their lower and upper limits and a lower 42 section displaying the already selected airspace In case the upper section is empty no adjacent airspaces are available Note The LARA Housekeeper has the option to review and change the settings for adjacent airspaces To add one or more airspaces to the reservation select these in the Available Airspace Section by clicking on one or more airspaces via the ctrl shift click functionality After the selection is complete press the Add button to move them to the Selected Airspace Once an additional airspace is added to the reservation all adjacent areas of this airspace will become available in the upper window causing the list to grow Airspaces can be removed from the current selection using the same technique select the airspaces and click the Remove button It is as well possible to remove the airspace that was originally selected for the reservation and replace it by one of the adjacent airspaces However LARA does not allow the Selected Airspace Window to be empty In order to change the airspace first the new airspace has to be added before the Original airsoace can
39. of the screen giving access to certain tools and filters required to operate the software Additionally the bottom of the screen serves as an information and warning area This will provide information on the network status the connection status to other clusters and will show attention getters in case the user is required to perform a task or alike 3 1 Main Menu Bar Before moving on explaining the different tabs of the HMI in detail some information on the general menus and options Menu entries like View and Window will be explained later in more detail a File gt Print This will print the current visible windows if a suitable printer is available and installed on this computer 4 File gt Logout This will close the application and returns the user to the login window Note It is acceptable to logout and login multiple times however it is advisable to close the JAVA Application and re start the batch file in regular intervals A repeated logout login will effectively waste system resources and might be result in a performance hit a Filter This section allows filtering the current view The filters are different for each tab and will be explained in more detail for each tab accordingly a Tools Access to a variety of tools is given here including AUP Mission Event Management and Chat Functionality More details are described in the appropriate chapters 3 Help gt LARA Help Opens the User Manual
40. on the area of interests it will be highlighted on the map display LARA uses a different color coding depending on the type of airspace 4 Restricted Area in blue 4 Segregated Areas in grey 4 Danger Areas in red 4 CDR Segments in red 4 Prohibited Areas in yellow 26 eT 5 aS File View Filter Tools Window Help Coordinated Universal Time Friday 25 February 2011 09 20 5 Airspace Planning Display amp Airspace Status Display amp 3 EBTRANA EBTRAS4 EBTRASS EBTRAS6 EBTRASA gt a D 2 D wo 2 2 R S tadl oo D D FAE D 2 S o w oO View 0 Networki DisS RTD Connected BUBB LARA Powered by GrafficaSDK Hovering over or clicking on an airspace on the Planning Chart will have an effect on the map view When a user clicks on an airspace on the list of area of interests the airspace will be displayed with an emphasized border on the map display The Area of interest will display as selected pressed and locked inwards The center of the map and the projection centre can be set for each LARA Working Position Please refer to the LARA Technical Manual or contact the LARA Administrator for more details Navigation on the AVD is achieved by using the mouse 4 To zoom in or out of the map use the mouse wheel Zooming in is done by moving the mouse wheel forward zooming out by moving it backwards 4 To pan t
41. orange colour within the Events Row of the Airspace Planning Chart Hovering with the mouse cursor over an event will open a 83 pop up menu containing the name of the event the location and start end date time The Pop Up Window providing additional detail Double clicking the Event Bar will open the Event Editor to view the details of the Event and if appropriate privileges are available to edit or cancel the event event Editor ID 1992 CLUSTER_BE oi xj Basic Information Creator AMC Title BLUE LIZARD Exercise Type OPEVAL Status CONFIRMED Location Stat Date 18 03 2011 g End Date 18 03 2011 Wal BS Location EBBL Linked Reservations Airspace Status 973 EBTRAN EARMARKED 1982 EBTRAS2 EARMARKED Comments This is an EVENT Comment gi Edit Cancel Event Quit The Event Editor with linked reservations and Edit and Cancel Buttons The above picture indicates that two reservations have been linked to this event It is possible to open these reservations from the Event Editor by double clicking the respective reservation or alternatively selecting the reservation and clicking the binocular symbol thereafter To link a reservation to an event open the respective Airspace Reservation Editor and select from the available Events from the bottom drop down menu in the Basic Information Section 84 G Reservation Editor ID 1973 CLUSTER_BE Basic Airspace
42. p Mission Mission ID OO O Date of Mission 02 03 2011 Mission Type 4v6 Select Template Name Of Template Search Aerodromes Departure Aerodrome EBLE M Arrival Aerodrome EBLB x Other Service Provider Other C Air to Air refueling ADIATC AD ATC Aircraft Type F 16B i7 Mission Description Remarks Ok Cancel The Mission Information Editor allows inserting and editing mission information Note The Mission Functionality in LARA distinguishes between Mission IDs and Mission Templates Mission IDs are considered unique for any one day i e a Mission with the ID 1 is unique for today while for tomorrow a Mission with the ID 1 can have completely different mission details Mission IDs are used to identify a single mission without ambiguity by combining mission ID and Date of Mission For this reason the Mission IDs selectable from the Mission ID dropdown window will only list Mission IDs from the same day Mission ID is the only mandatory field relating to missions Mission Templates are generic missions that can be re used at any time Combined with a Mission ID they will form a unique mission Mission Templates can be inserted and edited by using the Mission Management Tool More on this functionality can be found later in this chapter 49 The following fields are available in the Mission Information Editor E Edit
43. process the supervisors will find one additional tab on the Airspace Status Information Display the Actions Tab Actions Warnings Reservations Areas CDR Segments External Clients Confirmations Reservation ID Airspace Change Changs Time Action Required Warning 2928 ACTIVATING 18 03 11 09 00 Confirmation 2943 EBTRANA ACTIVATING 18 03 11 09 00 Confirmation 2943 EBTRANB ACTIVATING 18 03 11 09 00 Confirmation View Confirm Reservations Cluster Start Date End Date Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Service Pr CLUSTE 18 03 11 18 03 11 EBTSA26B 045 SQN E MilACC CLUSTE 18 03 11 18 03 11 EBTRAN 045 SQN El MilAcc The Action Tab requiring the supervisor to confirm the activation The logic of the process is as follows once a reservation enters the Pending State and the corresponding areas turn orange on the ASD the supervisor responsible for the area i e the supervisor of the Agency defined in the ARE for the reservation will receive an action to Confirm the activation This Action will be displayed in the Actions Tab of the Status Information Display as shown above Additionally the supervisor will be warned about this action by a red flag flashing in the lower right corner of the LARA Display The number next to the flag indicates the number of outstanding airspace activation actions The Red Flag
44. select for the system if the permeability option is available for use or grayed out and not accessible He is also in the position to define the naming convention It is therefore possible to change the name permeable into non segregated if applicable This is done by the resource files found on the client positions named clientSettings gsdk Permeability resources The permeability terminology specified should either be permeability or segregation Where used in the booking tool the terminology specified will be displayed PERMEABILITY TERMINOLOGY permeability If a reservation is permeable this will determine if the hash is shown on the booking slot PERMEABILITY SHOW_PERMEABILITY true 6 CDR1 Reservation lt is now possible to insert a reservation request for CDR 1 These will behave like normal reservations in terms of status colour and display but will have no effect on AUP UUP calculation and on the CDR real time status display the CDR status will follow the AUP UUP publication They serve simply for information purposes 10 LARA V2 Local and sub Regional Airsoace Management Support System Operator User Manual 2 0 Civil Military ATM Coordination Division Directorate Single Sky 2011 EUROCONTROL EUROCONTROL 1 HORE OCCU O cos cis tia vce E cides Wis we awn N cae tes une eiaa tees 4 2 MING LARA SYSTE EE ER 6 Zl SVS EM STATU Dea aA A a A NA 7 Lid DO PUM E E seni EE
45. selected time buffer before and after an area reservation when calculating the resulting CDR Availability Example If set to 5 minutes and the area activation starts at 12 50 and ends at 13 50 the CDR will be shown as available before 12 45 and after 13 55 4 Minimum Opening Time This specifies a minimum time that a CDR Segment must be available before it is shown as available on the PPT This shall ensure that only usable CDR openings are displayed e g an opening of 5 minutes will hardly be usable by enroute traffic Press the Apply button for the buffer s to take affect or the Cancel Button to close the window without changes taking effect 5 3 What lf Functionality The aim of using the PPT is to optimize the airspace allocation In order to do so the PPT provides the What f functionality which enables an airspace manager to re arrange the airspace allocation on a trial and error basis until a Suitable solution is found Afterwards the new allocation is communicated and proposed automatically to connected LARA Clients via the proposal functionality 5 3 1 Creating and assessing What lfs In order to change the airspace allocation and create a What lf the user can either double click a reservation bar on the PPT Planning Chart or double click an activity in the Actitvity Tab of the PPT The Airspace Reservation Editor for the chosen reservation will open with the option to change it on the PPT via the Create What If Button
46. the planned activation 4 Red is indicating that an area is currently active and not available 4 Green is indicating that an area is active and available for use 4 Blue is used for CDRs and indicates at least partial availability If at least one flight level is available the CDR will be displayed as available in blue If the CDR is completely not available it is displayed without colour Note The use of green or red is dependent on the Agency a user belongs to If the user s agency is selected as the Service Provider for a reservation the areas will be displayed in green indicating availability For other agencies or for users not connected to any agencies it will be displayed red Users not assigned to any agency can select which agencies view they prefer to see via selecting the appropriate agency from the Activations Menu on the Airspace Display If no agency view is selected all active areas are displayed in red The Airspace Status Information Display and its tabs will show slight differences depending on whether the automatic or manual mode of activation is selected This is due to the fact that the required confirmation and acknowledgement process in the manual mode of operation is managed from these tabs This will be explained in more detail later in this chapter The picture below shows the tabs on the ASD in automatic mode The following tabs are available 4 Warnings If there are any warnings outstanding a
47. 08 03 11 21 45 EBTRAS3 045 UNL WOPS El MilACC 1702 CLUSTER_BE 08 03 11 20 50 08 03 11 22 50 EBTRASS 045 UNL SQN El MiLACC 1973 CLUSTER_BE 18 03 11 12 15 18 03 11 1415 EBTRAN2 095 UNL AMC El MilACC 1982 CLUSTER_BE 18 03 11 16 35 18 03 11 19 35 EBTRAS2 045 UNL d AMC El MilACC 2110 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 09 10 11 03 11 11 10 EBTRAN1 195 UNL San bo MilAcCc 2122 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 11 15 11 03 11 1515 EBTRAN2 095 UNL SQN bo MiLACC 2133 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 07 50 11 03 11 10 50 EBTRAS1 045 UNL SQN bo MilAcc 2148 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1116 15 11 03 11 19 15 EBTRAS2 046 UNL SQN bo MilACC 2159 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1174 30 11 03 11 17 30 EBTRAS4 045 UNL A SAN E CivACC 2224 CLUSTER_BE 117 03 11 10 10 11 03 111410 EBTRAS2 046 UNL EARMARKED Civ Sup l CivACC 2233 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 1112 15 11 03 11 15 15 UM150 1 DIkK 195 660 EARMARKED Civ Sup Pl Civ ACC 2251 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 11 00 11 03 11 15 00 EBCBA1C 115 UNL REQUESTED SQN bo MiLACC There are two obvious filter menus available on the Airspace Planning Display The main menu on top of the window allows filtering of the Planning Information Display effective on the Reservations Tab and the My Reservations Tabs only according to different time intervals and the configuration of the Planning Chart One of these filtering options has an effect on the Airspace Visualization Display as well If No Time Interval is selected all reservations contained in the system will be displayed on the Planning Information Display
48. 1 4 11 Communication and Client Collaboration Chat s ss ssssssssesssssrsssressnenrnsnrnssnensnennnssrnssnensns 74 AAD EVEN Mamice nmeNt innia a a eam amainMiaRi 81 4 13 Mode Selection Radio Buttons s sesssssssssssssrssrenrrssnssnennrnnnssnnonnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnsnnonnsnnnnnnnnnennennnnnns 87 4 14 Additional Filters for the Airspace Planning Display s sssssesserssrrsssressressrrserrersrersrrssnn 90 5 Planning Prediction and Optimization cscsscscsecscsccscsccscsccccsceccnceccscees 93 Sul Plaine Predicuon Tool PRT jaca neath eet ee ale eae tes 93 Daz The eg gl are cll LANA VSADE aii aOR EE a aa AAE EAEE AREA DAAE 93 Sal Time Prediction Indicator naire risen a a a 94 5 2 2 PPT Airspace Status and ColouUfS sss sssesss11ssonssnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnennnns 95 Ia PEP T A V Natii i E A Tan atl tn on Tas enw Eee nner ent or 97 Ces PPTA EE I aE OEA OAE OAE 99 Beles APPT E IA N EA OOI A E AN cccvcarac sacra ded 99 326 PPT Planning Buffers acess deccces tere vacns daar dumarates dame a a i mate 100 RO What runctionality ansiokas 101 Sad Creating and assessing What IfSirniisiiisaiiiiiaiiiiniini honaicevediae 101 SoL SULIT CII SP OD OS ONS roire EA E AOAO ARAIA 105 6 Publishing Airspace Use Information cssceccccscscecsccscsceccccscsceccccecscesees 107 6 1 BUT FAG BW Sastre cate oe cen E tee tee et 107 6 2 Generating Airspace Use Plan Information visscenctetctiicteas
49. 1 103 18 03 11 10 17 03 11 11 45 17 03 11 13 15 17 03 11 17 15 17 03 11 15 30 18 03 11 14 15 18 03 11 12 10 18 03 11 12 10 18 03 11 16 20 18 03 11 10 50 18 03 11 10 00 18 03 11 14 00 18 03 11 14 00 18 03 11 12 15 18 03 11 12 15 G Planning Prediction Tool 400 05 00 06 00 07 00 08 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 Li JO a a_a Fm ft AY lt AUPSiUUPs Airspace Lower EBTRAS5 EBTRANA EBTRAWWC EBTRAS3 EBTRAN2 EBTRAWA EBTRAVWA EBTRAWB EBTSA26B EBTRAN UY157 M UY157 R UM150 1 UM150 1 045 136 045 045 095 046 045 195 045 045 245 195 195 195 UNL 195 115 UNL 255 195 195 UNL 095 UNL 660 460 660 660 Upper REQUESTED EARMARKED EARMARKED EARMARKED The Airspace Planning Display after the published AUP is imported 6 5 Generating Plan Snapshots The AUP UUP functionality is tied to current processes Management and is therefore limited by the applicable rules In order to offer additional flexibility and to allow data from LARA to exported for other uses the system allows generating Plan Snapshots which follow the AUP functionality but offer additional options This functionality is available for all users and is not limited to certain roles Status a NOTAM Creator Servic SQN Ei mMilACcC SQN fi Mil ACC SQN Fi MilACcC SQN fi Mil ACC AMC Fi Mil ACC SQN Fi Mil ACC SQN E
50. 11 03 11 17 30 EBTRAS4 045 UNL ED a SQN Fi Civ ACC g 11103711 10 10 11 03 1114 10 EBTRAS2 045 UNL EARMARKED Ciy Sup F civacc Active 11 0311 12 15 11 03 1115 15 UM150 1 DIK 195 660 EARMARKED Ciy Sup F CivAcc 1103 11 11 00 11 03 1115 00 EBCBAIC 115 UNL REQUESTED SQN El MilACC 92 5 Planning Prediction and Optimization 5 1 Planning Prediction Tool PPT The Planning Prediction Tool provides airspace managers with the means to advance in time and obtain an overview over scheduled airspace activations and the resulting effect on the conditional route network The aim Is to identify and spot opportunities for airspace allocation improvements Alternative scenarios can be simulated using the PPT with options to automatically communicate an improved allocation to affected users as proposals The PPT is working on local and multi cluster level i e in one cluster only and across multiple clusters It is therefore possible for a FAB or the Military Liaison Officers at Network Level to use this tool for airspace allocation assessment lt 3 LARA Booking Tool User AMC 5 Xx File View Filter Tools Window Help Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday 16 Marchi2011 06 48 01 Scale 18Hours Indicators Planning Buffers Mode Status Display Activations No Agency Selected Niss0 Fri 18 Mar 2011 4 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 SAT 01 00 02 00 03 00 lig e50 a EBCBA1C
51. 17 03 11 14 15 17 031117 EBTRAWC 045 FL 115FL REQUESTED SQN Fi 2432 M CLUSTER_BE 17 031 13 25 17 03 11 15 EBTRAS3 045 FL UNL REQUESTED SQN Fa 2386 R CLUSTER_BE 177 03 11 08 00 177 03 11 10 EBTRAS2 045 FL UNL EARMARKED SQN i 2409 Fi CLUSTER_BE 17 034111 00 17 03 11 13 EBTRANA 135 FL 195 FL EARMARKED SQN i 5 20 The Activities Tab displaying the reservations for the selected time period PPT Filters v SelectAll Deselectall Submit As Proposals The Filters on the different Tabs APD ASD and PPT are adapted to suit each display s task On the PPT the following filters are available E Foreign unselecting this check mark will hide all foreign airspaces and only leave the airspaces and activities visible that are defined on the local cluster Not Active de selecting this check mark will hide all non active airspaces i e neither Active nor Pending on the lateral and vertical status map and from the Areas and CDR Segment Tabs of the PPT Information Display Match Planning Chart Rows de selecting this check mark will show all airspaces defined in the local and foreign if connected clusters regardless of what has been selected for view in the Preferences Menu Selecting it will only show those that have been selected for display in the Preferences Menu 99 File View FSi Tools Window Help EBCBAIC Filter on the PPT The Vertical Display can be further filtered by using th
52. 245 99 2465 285 99 35 045 UNL UZ703 BABIX CIV Filter ID Cluster Start Date Ti End Date Time Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status 4 NOTAM Creator Servic 2398 CLUSTER_BE 17 03 11 09 17 03 14111 45 EBTRASS 045 UNL REQUESTED SON E MiAcc 1973 CLUSTER_BE 18 03 11 12 18 03 1114 15 EBTRAN2 095 285 EARMARKED AMC bi Mil Acc 1982 CLUSTER_BE 18 03 11 16 18 03 1119 35 EBTRAS2 045 UNL EARMARKED amc bi MiLACC 2409 CLUSTER_BE 17 03 11 11 17 03 11 13 15 EBTRANA 135 195 EARMARKED SQN Pi Mil ACC 2421 CLUSTER_BE 17 03 1114 17 03 1117 15 EBTRAWC 045 115 EARMARKED SQN bi Mil ACC 2432 CLUSTER_BE 17 03 1113 17 03 11 15 30 EBTRAS3 045 UNL EARMARKED SQN bi Mil Acc 2904 CLUSTER_BE 19 03 11 09 18 03 1112 10 EBTRAWA 045 195 EARMARKED SQN bi Mil Acc 2916 CLUSTER_BE 18 03 1112 18 03 11 16 20 EBTRAWB 195 UNL EARMARKED SQN bi Mil ACC 2928 CLUSTER_BE 19 03 11 09 18 03 11 10 50 EBTSA26B 045 095 EARMARKED f SQN bi Mil Acc 2943 CLUSTER_BE 18 03 11 09 18 03 11 10 00 EBTRAN 045 UNL EARMARKED SQN bi Mil Acc 3001 CLUSTER_BE 19 03 11 10 18 03 11 14 00 UY157 M 245 660 EARMARKED CivSup Bi CivACC 3010 CLUSTER_BE 18 03 1110 18 03 1114 00 UY157 R 195 460 EARMARKED CivSup PI CivACC 3023 CLUSTER_BE 18 03 11 10 18 03 1112 15 UM150 1 195 660 EARMARKED CivSup Pl CivACC 3032 CLUSTER_BE 18 03 11 10 18 03 1112 15 UM150 1 195 660 EARMARKED CivS
53. 2FINAL SCREENSHOTS Y2_FINAL_2 MB 190311_aup_draftaca aup File Name 180311_aup_draft aca aup Files of Type ACA CIAM extension 7 Open Cancel Importing the ACA File from CIAM After selecting and opening the file LARA will display the AUP Import Window displaying the contents of the file for review The data are editable i e it is possible to click into the text field and change the contents if required Ta save any changes use the Save Button to import the file into LARA select the mport Button ral Complete AUP Import aj x INDEX 2 NROWS 1 ROWL O AUP 16 03 2011 06 00 00419 03 2011 06 00 00 EBBRZAMC 444 AREAS NROWS 7 ROWL EBTRAS2 045 UNL 18 03 2011 16 35 00 18 03 2011 19 35 00 TSA EBBRZAMC 0 FALSE ROWZ EBTRAN2 095 285 18 03 2011 12 15 00 18 03 2011 14 15 00 TSA EBBRZAMC 0 FALSE ROWS EBTRANB 195 UNL 18 03 2011 09 00 00 18 03 2011 10 00 00 TSA EBBRZAMC 0 FALSE ROW4 EBTRANA 045 195 18 03 2011 09 00 00 18 03 2011 10 00 00 TSA EBBRZAMC 0 FALSE ROWS EBTSA26B 045 095 18 03 2011 09 00 00418 03 2011 10 50 00 TSA EBBRZAMC 0 FALSE ROWS EBTRAWA 045 195 18 03 2011 09 10 00 18 03 2011 12 10 00 TSA EBBRZAMC 0 FALSE ROW EBTRAWB 195 UNL 18 03 2011 12 20 00 18 03 2011 16 20 00 TSA EBBRZAMC 0 FALSE ROUTES NROWS 4 ROWL UY157 REMGO XERAM 195 460 18 03 2011408 00 00 18 03 2011 14 00 00 0 0 0 0 FALSE Y 2 N EBTRASS
54. 8 03 1110 EBTRANB 045 UNL SON E MilAcc 3001 CLUSTER_ 18 03 1110 18 03 1114 UY15 MO 245 660 REFERENC Civ Sup Fi civAcc 3010 CLUSTER_ 18 03 11 10 18 03 1114 UY15 RE 195 460 ad ood of ood nd od Civ Sup FI CcwwaAcc 3023 CLUSTER_ 18 03 11 10 18 03 1112 UM150 1 DI 195 660 REFERENC Civ Sup Fi Civ ACC 3022 CLUSTER_ 18 03 1110 18 03 1112 UM150 1 K 195 660 REFERENG Civ Sup Fi CivaAcc The Airspace Planning Display on the day of operations LARA offers two ways of managing airspace activations 4 Automatic Activation Mode areas will be activated according to reservations contained in LARA without further intervention i e as soon as a reservation hits the current time it will turn the respective area s active after it has passed it will be deactivated A configurable time default is 20 minutes prior activation an area will change to the Pending Status to warn all about the 116 upcoming activation Only fully approved reservations will trigger activations The CDR segments will be available closed according to the published AUP UUP respectively 4 Manual Activation Mode using this mode in LARA will require the responsible supervisors to actively confirm and acknowledge any activation of an area This chapter will initially explain the Automated Mode At a later stage the more complex Manual Mode will be described 7 2 Airspace Status Display HMI The Activation process in L
55. ACAE ADTACAW ADTACBE ADTACCS ADTACBS ADTACBW ADTACCE aADTACCWw GND 550 99 ADTACN 200 550 99 ADTASA ADTASB1 a EEEN ADTASB2 A z o ico Reservations AUPs UUPs ID Cluster Start End Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator ANSP 54892 CLUSTER_UK 20 10 11 10 00 20 10 11 13 00 ADTACBS 250 550 APPROVED CGY1 P LATCC Mil 54885 CLUSTER_UK 20 10 1107 30 20 10 11 10 30 ADTACCS GND 550 ACCEPTED cey1 scatcc min 54899 CLUSTER_UK 20 10109 30 20 10 1111 30 ADTACCW GND 550 REQUESTED ccy1 scatcc mit 54909 CLUSTER UK 20 10 1115 00 20 10 1117 00 ADTACN 200 550 REQUESTED ccy1 CRC Scampton Networ Connected P y l A LARA Powered by GrafficasDK A LARA client screenshot highlighting some of the HMI changes in V2 1 The most noticeable changes are 4 To open an Airspace Reservation Editor the user has to double click with the left mouse button on the Planning Chart which is in line with current standard and norms of windows based applications With previous versions of LARA a right mouse button click was required 4 The size of the reservation bars has been adapted to allow the user to view more airspace in a single window The font size has been adjusted accordingly 4 The text label within a reservation bar adjusts its position automatically to stay on the screen as long as possible while scrolli
56. ARA defaults to the lowest and highest levels available for each airspace The user can change the levels by using the arrow buttons next to the level figures or by typing the actual levels into the field LARA accepts entries as Flightlevels or Altitudes with the minimum increment possible being 500ft In order to change a value from FL to Altitude or vice versa first change the Unit field appropriately and then the figure itself Flightlevels will be expressed in hundreds of feet altitudes in feet with a preceding capital A e g 245 is a vertical limit expressed in flight levels FL and A24500 an altitude expressed in feet LARA will validate all entries and will not allow selections outside the minimum and maximum levels defined for this airspace A lower limit higher than the upper limit will also not be tolerated the entries will be displayed in red in case of any invalid figures LARA allows a more sophisticated means of selecting of airspaces if required via the Airspace Tab e g multiple airsoaces can be added into one larger airspace volume More details on this later in this chapter If more than one airspace have been selected these can be viewed by pressing the Show All button This opens a table which allows viewing the selected airspaces and changing the lower and upper limits To close this table click the Hide Button or click outside the table area Note LARA supports the use of Altitudes and Flightlevels howeve
57. ARA is managed and monitored on the last remaining of the main tabs the Airspace Status Display Tab Some HMI elements of this tab have already been explained in the chapters on the APD and PPT This chapter will focus on the distinct Status Display features l8 x D Coordinated Universal Time Friday 18March 2011 06 01 58 Networkioos RTO Connected ROLE LARA Powered by GrafficasDK The Airspace Status Display displaying two airspaces in status Pending The ASD consists mainly of three different sections 4 The Vertical Activation Display showing the vertical activation profiles of an airspace and all of its overlapping airspace elements This works as described in the PPT Section 4 A lateral Airspace Status Display showing the activation status of airspaces in a top down view This works as well as described in 117 the PPT Section The resemblance to the PPT is obvious as the PPT is used to simulate the activation phase 4 An additional Information Display allowing to access information via various tabs In the above screenshot two airspaces are displayed in orange to indicate the PENDING Phase The following colours for the status 4 Orange is used to indicate the Pending Status of an area The area is not yet active but according to the plan it will become active a pre defined time in the future default is set to 20 minutes i e the area will turn orange 20 minutes prior
58. C To Interval ial Fri 11 Mai Tr 22 00 days ago 18 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 days ahead Events Match Planning Chart Rows 115 UNL Jr a a Q EBCBA1C EBTRAN1 33 ENS EBTRAN2 TE om o EBTRANA 086 195 99 EBTRANB EBTRAS EBTRAS1 EBTRAS2 Filter ID 4 Cluster 186 UNC 39 155 UNL sa 2 1 045 UNL Reservations AUPs UUPs Start Date Time End Date Time Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Service Provider Without using filters the display can become cluttered 1041 CLUSTER_BE 07 03 11 09 00 O7 039112 00 EBTRAN1 195 UNL PENTAX QTX104 sisi eS San bo MilACC a j 1138 CLUSTER_BE 07 03 11 13 05 07 03711 14 05 EBTRAN1 195 UNL COMPLETED AMC bo MILACC 1147 CLUSTER_BE 07 03 11 14 40 07 03 11 15 35 EBTRAN1 195 UNL SQN El MilAcc 1176 CLUSTER_BE 04 03 1112 00 04 039113 00 EBTRAN2 095 UNL SQN bo MilACC 1202 CLUSTER_BE 04 03 1114 35 04 03 1116 35 EBTRAS2 045 UNL SQN E MilACC 1218 CLUSTER_BE 04 03117 05 04 03 1118 05 EBTRAS2 045 UNL SQN bo MILACC 1292 CLUSTER_BE 0403 11 20 45 04 03 11 21 45 EBTRAS3 045 UNL SQN El MilACC CLUSTER_BE 08 03 11 18 55 08 031 20 40 EBTRAS3 045 345 SQN bo MilACC 1615 CLUSTER_BE 08 03 11 20 00 08 0311 22 00 EBTRAS2 045 UNL WOPS FH CivACC 1629 CLUSTER_BE 08 039117 20 08 0311 20 20 EBTRANB 196 UNL WOPS El Mil ACC CLUSTER_BE 08 03 11 19 45
59. CBAIC 116 UNL REQUESTED SQN Fi MilAcc Colours are according to reservation status per default The default colour coding applied to the reservations on the Planning Chart is according to the status of a reservation In REQUESTED Status the colour is white beige in the coordination phase CONFIRMED and ACCEPTED it takes on different shades of blue when APPROVED ALLOCATED and REFERENCE ALLOCATED different shades of green are used Via the Mode Status Menu Item of the Airspace Planning Chart this colour coding can be changed to a variety of different colour schemes 87 Scale 18Hours Indicators ERRESAEeM Conflicts Charts view Fri 14Mar 2011 mm OY tus 0800 ooo 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 16 00 Military Agency Published rit _ EBCBAIC 145 UNL a9 EBTRAN1 a The colour coding can be changed via the Radio Buttons Mode Selection Changing it to Mode Military will change the colour coding to indicate if a reservation is used for a military or civil purpose Reservations with a military Booking Type are coloured brown and with a civil Booking Type blue 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 Military Agency Published Unit EBTRAN4 EBTRAN2 EBTRANS EBTRANA saa EBTRANB 195 UNL EBTRAS EBTRAS1 EBTRAS2 EBTRAS3 EBTRAS4 EBTRASS EBTRASS EBTRASA EBTRASB Colours are changed according to civil or milita
60. Date 10 03 2011 Time 10 D 5 oo D Until Specify End Date v Date 11 03 2011 Time 10 oo Export Cancel Exporting Events Events can be edited and cancelled by users with appropriate privileges In case of a cancellation the event itself remains on the Planning Chart but changes colour to white All linked reservations will lose their current status return to the NOT PLANNED Status and are displayed in blue as a result of the cancellation lf they are still valid despite the cancellation they can be reactivated by editing and removing the link to the cancelled event Airspace Planning Display amp Airspace Status Display Planning Prediction Tool Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status Conflicts Charts View eu Fri 18 Mar 2011 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 BLUE LIZARD Events EBCBA1C sran Coo EBTRans C CO e e CON CO 15 00 EBTRAS3 Reservations Reservations AUPs UUPs Cluster Start Date T End DatesTi Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator CLUSTER 07 03 11 13 07 03 11 14 EBTRAN1 195 AMC El MilACC CLUSTER_ 18 03 11 12 18 03 11 14 EBTRAN2 095 A NOT_PLANNED AMC l MiLACC CLUSTER 18 03 1116 18 03 1119 A NOT_PLANNED AMC E Mil Ace A cancelled Event and the linked reservations 86 4 13Mode Selection Radio Buttons The display of inform
61. ED 4 The background colour of CDRs will change indicating their availability as published For details on the colour schemes select the Helo Menu gt Legends 4 In the AUP UUP Tab an additional entry will show representing the AUP UUP in FINAL Status Note In the current LARA V2 the AUPs UUPs are only available on the local cluster Foreign clusters will not have access to the AUPs UUPs This is applicable as well to the availability display of CDRs The background colours will only change on the local cluster Full availability of the AUP UUP across all clusters is foreseen for future versions of LARA 113 Airspace Status Display Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status Conflicts Charts View Fri 18 Mar 2011 4 EBTRAN2 Filter ID 2398 12409 2421 2432 1973 12904 2904 12916 2928 12943 3001 3010 3023 3032 EBTSA amp 26B UM150 1 DIK PITES e UM150 1 KOK DIK Sa UN852 LUTOM TERL UY157 MOKOM REM D UY157 REMGO XERA Looe UZ703 BABIX CI N My Reservations Reservations Cluster CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE CLUSTER_BE Start Date Ti End Date Time 17 03 11 09 17 03 11 11 17 03 11 142 17 03 11 133 18 03 11 12 18 03 11 09 18 03 11 09 18 03 11 12 18 03 11 09 18 03 11 O9 18 03 11 10 18 03 11 103 18 03 1
62. Geass nehcaensuletess eneca ieaeteaeleees 108 6 3 P blishmne AUP obedient alec Rieemme smretaremnrne tine on ROA 109 6 4 Ream pore Or AUP UU Piven seecuetonsuacrautenarervneuntornuucunenvenan einen 111 6 5 Generating Plan Snapshots sian AR 114 7 Airspace Status and Activation sessesssossossossossessssossosssssssossossssessossossoee 116 ZL Alrspace statis T LAR naa a N eee 116 Ted Airspace Status Display HMI csecsdss scccatencacesdessderstruivcesdseheatertcesteedenntateradandoieueniagianes 117 7 3 Manual Activation Process in LARA s sssssssssressrssresrenrnssnssneonennnssnnonnonnnsnnnnnonnnnnnnneonnnnnennennns 120 7 4 108 E ROO ANI S ELE a E E ar E E E T E A EE E TE E 122 SB AdditionaliniormatiONsrsssiccnnsa a i 123 8 1 LARA Issue Reporting Database EVENTUM cc ssssssssssessssesessesseseassssssseatessesseeanetees 123 8 2 Freguentiyasked gues HONS annuae ei i a aN oiaoi 127 8 3 DATO Reguire mie MS aaa TOGA 128 8 4 AHDE VIATON a O E E EE 131 1 Introduction The Local and sub Regional Airspace Management Support System LARA was developed in order to improve airspace management processes by providing mutual visibility on civil and military requirements by increasing mutual understanding and by enabling a more efficient collaborative decision making process The aim is to provide a harmonized national and sub regional ASM support system meeting the operational requirements of Stakeholders The European Commission active
63. HOC management Aijrspaces e g Ad hoc not officially published via NOTAM AIP shall be tagged by the Housekeeper The user manual shall refer to tagged airspaces Table 6 3 Safety Requirements to be fulfilled and verified by the End User 130 8 4 Abbreviations AA AAR ACA ACC AD ADEXP AIP AIRAC AMC APD ARE ASD ASM ATC AUP AVD c s CDR CFMU CIAM CMAC CRC e g EUROCONTROL FAB Altitude Approved Agency Air to Air Refueling AUP UUP Message Composition Application Area Control Centre Air Defense Air Traffic Services Data Exchange Presentation Aeronautical Information Publication Aeronautical Information Regulation And Control Airspace Management Cell Airspace Planning Display Airspace Reservation Editor Airspace Status Display Airspace Management Air Traffic Control Airspace Use Plan Airspace Visualization Display Callsign Conditional Route Central Flow Management Unit CFMU Interface for Airsoace Managers Civil Military ATM Coordination Division Control and Reporting Centre For example European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation Functional Airspace Block 131 MILO NOTAM PCA PID POC PPT RCA RTD RVA SQL SQN TRA TSA UNL UUP WOPS Flight Level Ground Graffica Software Development Kit Human Machine Interface This means International Civil Aviation Organization Identification Number Internet Protocol International Organization for Standard
64. LARA v21 Local and sub Regional Airsoace Management Support System Update from V2 to V2 1 Civil Military ATM Coordination Division Directorate Single Sky 2011 EUROCONTROL EUROCONTROL 1 Introduction The main reason for the upgrade to LARA V2 1 was to improve long term performance and stability of the software Alongside these improvements new functionality and a few changes to existing functionality have been introduced This document will explain the main changes and function as an addendum to the current released User Manual V2 The next LARA Version 2 2 is expected to change in terms of functionality and behavior of the HMI more significantly the User Manual is expected to receive a full overhaul for 2 2 This document will focus on the changes and improvements directly noticeable by the operational user of LARA New functionality that is effective behind the scenes will be mentioned only to facilitate understanding The LARA Technical Manual V2 1 will provide additional information on how to use some of these technical improvements further One of these performance modifications is the retirement of data on the client after a predefined time period It avoids loading the client and the network with transmission of old data The default logic is the following Reservation will be retired on the third midnight after the completion of a reservation If the reservation completes at 22 00 on day 1 it will be remo
65. M the ACA Format will be selected and the file is saved to disk CIAM will use the data in this file expand the available CDR and ATS routes Network and produce the final AUP ACA Format which will then be re imported into LARA There are two reasons to re import the final AUP UUP into LARA 4 To obtain the correct availability of CDRs and ATS routes CDR1 and ATS routes Closures and CDR2 Openings in LARA 4 To verify that the published plan AUP UUP is in line with the data managed in LARA Note LARA is used for managing airspace activations and airspace status If the published information is not in line with the LARA data this can lead to Safety Implications 6 4 Re import of AUP UUP To import the CIAM file select Tools gt Airspace Use Planning gt Import ACA AUP UUP File View Fitter Ene Window Help Airspace Use Planning a Mission Management Export Events a Client Collaboration Fri 18Mar 2011 qi 0500 O800 oroo osoo osoo 10 00 11 00 120 Generate Plan Snapshot 5 Display Generate AUPIULIP impot ACA AUPIUUP Scale 18 Hours ERTRAN 035 99 EBTRAN3 Pumi The Airspace Use Planning Menu is used to import the final AUP UUP 111 A standard dialogue will open to browse and select the appropriate file Look In Desktop ix N Ae i TE laraserver screenshots 2 i V 2B2 laraserver2 templates B V2b6 LARAV2_3 V2 Final 3 V286 old Main B 2_FINAL E V
66. M will look in its present state ADDRESS ETUS2Paxn DATE AND TIME OF FILING 2aUll fOefes 13 12 ORIGINATOR S INDICATOR EBBRZANC NOTAMN MEV NOTAMN les 6 ICAO LOCATION S UM150 1 EOR DIE QUALIFIER CODES EBBR O78 I WHOM E O45 7 999 y 50 754 425020 PERIOD OF ALIDITY FROM 2011 02 25 19 40 TILL 2011 02 25 21 40 NOTAM CONTENT This NOTAM and related text is just for demonstration purposes Export Cancel NOTAM Draft produced by LARA just prior Export From this window the user can export the NOTAM and save it to disk for further processing and relay The final button on the Approval NOTAMs Tab of the Airspace Reservation Editor is the Mark as Sent button When this is pressed the LARA System will indicate on this tab by whom and when it was sent Additionally the warning from the Planning Information Display will be removed changing the exclamation mark symbol into a green check mark symbol 4 5 4 The Mission Info Tab The Mission Tab will only appear on the Airspace Reservation Editor if a military Booking Type is selected See section on Booking Type Information above This tab allows inserting and linking basic mission information to an airspace booking if applicable 47 Note If the booking type is changed to a civil Booking Type the Mission Info Tab will disappear previously entered information will be retained if a military type is re selected at a later stage
67. Mission Information Editor as they are directly correlated to each other For more details on the individual fields refer to the section on entering Mission Information The main difference between the windows is that the template editor does not show a Mission ID instead a Template Name is mandatory To edit a Mission Template select the appropriate mission template and select the Edit button The Mission Template Editor will open with the fields already filled with the information applicable to the selected mission template Adapt all settings as required Select OK to save the changes to the template select Cancel to close the Mission template without saving any changes ra Mission Template Editor Edit Mission Mission a I Mission Type Aerodromes Departure Aerodrome ix Arrival Aerodrome 7 Other Service Provider other Airto Air refueling ADIATC AD ATC Aircraft Type Mission Description Remarks O OK Cancel Mission Template Editor To delete a mission template select the name in the Template Editor and press the Delete button The selected template will be deleted accordingly This will have no adverse effect on any reservations that have previously used this template for the Mission Information Tab as the Mission Templates are 54 only used to fill the fields according to the template The template itself is not connected to any reservation Note The Missio
68. RASA 155 UNL 2 ical Profile M Pending W Active W Areas M CDR Segments Time 180311 10624 Es pP Activities Areas CDR Segments External Clients Airspace ID Name Cluster Type Lower Activation Status TRA SOUTH 2 BEA EBTRAS2 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL CROSS BORDER EBCBAIC CLUSTER_BE CBA 115 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRAN1 BRUSSEL EBTRAN1 CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA N2 BALEN A EBTRAN2 CLUSTER_BE TRA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA N3 MEEUWE EBTRAN3 CLUSTER_BE TRA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRANORTH ALPHA EBTRANA CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL 195 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA NORTH BRAVO EBTRANB CLUSTER_BE TRA 495 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH EBTRAS CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 1 NA EBTRAS1 CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 3 GI EBTRAS3 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 4 CH EBTRAS4 CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 5 NE EBTRASS CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 6 DU EBTRASE CLUSTER_BE TRA 055 FL 165 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH ALPHA EBTRASA CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL 495 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH BRAVO EBTRASB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA WEST ALPHA EBTRAWA CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL 195 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA WEST BRAVO EBTRAWB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRAWEST CHARLIE EBTRAWC CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL 115FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA WEST D EBTRAWD CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE ARDENNES 02 EBTSA24 CLUSTER_BE TSA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE
69. RVISOR MUAC DATCO REQUESTED 2 O ocu OPERATOR 10W REQUESTED O B E3 LCONM Dalo 0 ADE DAT AD BAL DCAUCCTEN fo R fon bd Create New Delete NOTAM Privileges assigned to the DATCO Role ion the Admin Tool In the previous version of LARA a user could simply select to mark a NOTAM as generate In this version the user will be triggered to enter a NOTAM Serial ID in line with the NOTAM Request This shall provide another layer of confirmation that the NOTAM has been published or cancelled Actions My Reservations AUPs IUUPs Reservation ID Creator Deadline Type Action Required 03 10 11 11 50 NOTAM_SERIAL Add NOTAM Serial ID Approve Accept Reject View Natunrl Ape Cnnnartand PARTIA Y IARA i Pewaerad hv Ma Grnfficn ema The user DATCO has an action for NOTAM Publication via the Action Tab In order to enter the Serial ID the user has to open the Airspace Reservation Editor move to the Approval NOTAM Tab and select Edit Then it is required to select the appropriate line in the NOTAM Records Section The user can access the Serial ID field via a double click in order to enter the appropriate NOTAM Serial ID Reservation Editor ID 110442 CLUSTER_BE Approval History Date Time ser Role Level Reached 0a 01 06 00 DATE T DATCO Role APPROVED Remaining Appiivals HOTAMSs Records Airspace Ti Sent On Sent By Type Serial ID MOT AM M Edit Request V
70. SENTIAL fields alter the core of a reservation which have an effect on the airspace and its allocation i e airspaces times and levels Changing these fields will require reservations to be approved again to ensure all are aware of this essential change INESSENTIAL fields are all other available fields They merely supplement the reservation with additional information e g mission information callsign remarks etc Reservation Editor ID 1474CLUSTER_BE asic Airspace Approval NOTAMS Additional Info Basic information Activity Information Creator EON i Booking Type AD y r Pac BON i Activity Not Specified I Callsign s Priority 1 gt Mumber of Aircraft 0 Event 7 Sevice Provider MILACC hd Status CONFIRMED Actual Stat Date 08032011 18 _ EndDate 08 03 2011 20 Airspace Airspace Lower Upper Poe ERBTRASS O45 Remarks Panel _ Submit After pressing EDIT the user can only access and change inessential fields The essential fields are grayed out 4 Propose the Propose button will only be available to users superior to the original requestor of the reservation Its purpose is to propose changes to the essential fields of a reservation to the Originator Once the button is pressed the Airspace Reservation Editor will expand by an additional section allowing to make the proposal 64 The Actual Field will remain and display the original request while
71. SS TRA SOUTH 5 NEU CLUSTER_BE Area UZ707 FAMEN UL CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAS6 TRA SOUTH 6 DURB CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRASA TRA SOUTH ALPHA CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRASB TRA SOUTH BRAVO CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRAWA TRA WEST ALPHA CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRAWEB TRA WEST BRAVO CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRAWC TRA WEST CHARLIE CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRAWD TRAWEST D CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA24 ARDENNES 02 CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA25 ARDENNES 03 CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA264 ARDENNES 01 CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA26B ARDENNES 04 CLUSTER_BE N Area EBTSA25A ELSENBORN 02 CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA28B ELSENBORN 03 CLUSTER_BE i Area Select All Deselect All Add Remove Select All Deselect All Apply Restore Defaults Ok Cancel The Preferences Window showing the airspaces selected for display The preferences window is composed of two tabs 4 Airspace Tab allowing the selection and sorting of airspaces to be displayed on the planning display 4 Clusters Tab for managing connection to foreign clusters if available By default the Airspace Tab will be open initially to manage the list of airspaces The window is split in half the right side is called Selected Airspace and lists all airsoaces which have been selected for display on the Planning Chart The left side of the window is called Available Airspace and lists airspaces that are available but have not been selected for display The columns
72. STER_BE 09 00 18 03 11 10 50 18 03 11 EBTSA26B 045 095 CLUSTER_BE 09 00 18 03 11 10 00 18 03 11 EBTRANB EBTRANA 045 UNL CLUSTER_BE 10 00 18 03 11 14 00 18 03 11 UY15 MOKOM REMGO 245 660 CLUSTER_BE 10 00 18 03 11 14 00 18 03 11 UY157 REMGO XERAM 195 460 Civ Sup Pl civAcc CLUSTER_BE 10 00 18 03 11 12 15 18 03 11 UM150 1 DIK PITES 195 660 CE_ALLOC CivSup fi CivACC aa CLUSTER_BE 10 00 18 03 11 12 15 18 03 11 UM150 1 KOK DIK 195 660 REFERENCE_ALLOCATED CivSup Pl CivACC NOTAM Creator Service Pr h Mil Sup E Miacc Mil Sup Fi MilAcc SQN fi milacc san Hi milacc SQN Pl milaAcc CivSup fP CivAcc The Airspace Status Information Display As the ASD displays airspace status information the filtering functions are restricted to avoid users filtering our essential information This has the following effect 4 The ASD Map will always display all areas and CDR Segments available in the database The possibility to filter airspaces via the Preferences Menu does not have any effect on the ASD 4 It is not possible to filter out CDR Segments and Areas via the Display Menu of the ASD Map Only Fixes can be selected not to be displayed 4 Two filters are accessible via the Filters Menu They allow filtering all non active airspaces neither Active nor Pending and all airspaces from foreign clusters 119 7 3 Manual Activation Process in LARA lf LARA is configured to use the manual activation
73. The information entered here is for informational purposes only it is not required for LARA to proceed with managing the reservation properly It can however be used to support decision making throughout the approval chain and to populate statistics FG Reservation Editor ID 2067 CLUSTER_BE Approval NOTAMs Mission Info Edit Mission Information Mission ID Create Mew Edit WWissian Mission Type Aircraft Type Depature Aerodrome Arrival Aerodrome Requested Service Provider Surni Quit Once a military booking type is selected the Mission Info Tab becomes available To populate the Mission Tab with information there are two ways to proceed 4 Select a Mission ID from the drop down menu to use mission information that has already been inserted After selecting a Mission ID the corresponding information is displayed in the fields of the Mission Information Tab If the information is correct and applicable the user can leave the mission tab and proceed with filing his reservation By selecting the Edit Mission button the Mission Information Editor is opening which allows changing the values 48 4 The second option and most probably the more common one is selecting Create New to insert mission information from scratch The Mission Information Editor is opening on top of the Airspace Reservation Editor awaiting mission information entries from the user q Mission Information Editor Edit Mission
74. UP Type ALIP From Date 180312011 Time E lei n R Till Date TAZ Time Hepa submit Cancel The Generate AUP UUP Window allowing to specify the date 108 lf the current date is chosen LARA assumes it is an UUP and will call it an UUP instead of AUP Once the Submit button is pressed the generated AUP UUP will be available in the Planning Information Display on the AUPs UUPs Tab These are now visible and accessible on all connected working positions in the local cluster Note The functionality is named AUP UUP Generation Strictly speaking LARA only assembles the data required for producing these publications The expansion of the CDR and ATS routes Network is done with CIAM to produce the actual AUP UUP Actions My Reservations Reservations AUPS UUPs Sending Unit 17 03 17 07 09 AL IRA 18 03 11 06 00 19 03 11 06 00 Delete Publish Export view AUPs UUPSs are accessible from the respective tab of the Airspace Planning Display The tab is providing details on when and by whom the AUP UUP was generated and for which time period it was produced The current state is DRAFT Additional steps are required to publish the AUP and promote it to the FINAL state This will be explained in the following section 6 3 Publishing AUP Information The AUP UUP Tab shows four buttons at the bottom of the display allowing to further process the AUP These are 4 Delete this will delete the sel
75. UP UUP Publication Real Time Status and Tactical Planning Updates Basic operation of windows based systems is not explained within this user manual Please contact local IT Support Staff if you have questions on basic navigation within the operating system and its windows lf questions remain unanswered or certain functionality is not sufficiently explained please contact the EUROCONTROL LARA Team fara eurocontrol int 2 The LARA System The LARA software is running within a JAVA Environment and can be operated on various operating systems including Windows MacOSX and Linux It communicates on standard IP networks and supports common encryption standards In order to run LARA JAVA Runtime Environment has to be installed If you experience problems in running the software please contact the LARA System Administrator LARA Is organized in Clusters One cluster corresponds to a LARA System deployed within organizational FAB or national borders A LARA System consists of a Central Server and connected LARA Working Positions Clusters can be interconnected to allow cross border airspace allocation and collaboration This User Manual will explain the use of the software displaying Belgian airspace structures The figure below illustrates the cluster concept and a fictional setup within the Belgian Cluster and possible cluster connections to neighboring countries LARA Cluster NL k q L W LARA Cluster BE Mi Qe LARA C
76. View Menu 4 By iIncreasing decreasing the size of the individual windows The borders between windows show a handle that can be used to adjust the relative size of individual windows This functionality cannot be used to close a window completely a certain portion of each window will still be visible By maximizing individual windows using the arrow symbols situated on the window borders The arrows are displayed as pairs pointing in opposite directions Clicking one of these will maximize one of the two windows to a maximum and thereby closing the other one The direction of the arrow indicates in which way the window border will move After having closed one of the windows it can be opened again by using the opposite arrow These arrows are found between the different windows and can be used to maximize a window By undocking tabs or part of windows using the Panel Tear Off Buttons These allow separating windows from each other to either minimize them or dragging them to a separate screen for better viewing This would allow e g to use one screen to display the Airspace Planning Display and another screen to display the Airspace Status Display for full awareness of both phases of airspace management Closing a torn off window will put it back in place on the original default HMI The Tear Off button to split the HMI into separate windows 33 Any change to the layout can be undone by selecting View gt Reset Chart Layout fr
77. abeled Events Via the Charts View Menu on top of the Airspace Planning Display Menu Bar the user can select if the Events Chart shall be displayed or not Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status Conflicts oere menui Mon 28 Feb 2011 japp 10 00 11 00 Airspace Chart Events Chatt Both Charts EBCBAIC EBTRAN EBTRAN2 EBTRANS The Events Chart and the options to select what to display on the APD To create a new event the user selects the proper date and time via the Planning Chart and clicks with the right mouse button on the appropriate area of the Events Row This will display a tentative Event Bar on the Planning Chart and open the Event Editor which is used to specify the details of the event The functionality is similar to the creation of reservation requests i e time and duration can be specified via the Event Editor or via drag and drop of the Event Bar on the Planning Chart itself The only mandatory field of the Event Editor is the Title of the event which will be displayed in the center of the Event Bar once the event has been submitted to the system The Exercise Type can be either typed in manually or selected from the drop down list The contents of the drop down list are adjustable by the LARA Housekeeper The Status of the Event is UNDEFINED as long as the event has not been submitted CONFIRMED as soon as it is submitted and CANCELLED in case of a cancellation Once the event hits the Current T
78. ace Upper Unit gmawa ERBTRAS Remarks Editwhatif Delete what if Quit The ARE with the option to Edit or Delete a What If The What lf will be displayed in green on the PPT Planning Display Now it will be obvious why the colour scheme on the PPT is different than on the Planning Display It allows the user to quickly identify which reservations are in their original state and for which a What lf has been created EBTRANA EBTRANB EBTRAS o Ne 98 O45 UNL 38 EBTRAS1 EBTRAS2 EBTRAS3 EBTRAS4 EBTRASS EBTRAS6 Time 17 03 11 07 00 LL Activities CDR Segments External Clients Include AII Filters Submit ID Type Cluster Start End Airspace Lower Upper Status Creator Included 2386 R CLUSTER_BE 17 03 11 08 00 17 03 11 10 EBTRAS2 045 FL UNL EARMARKED SQN i U e 2386 CLUSTER_BE 17 03 11 09 00 17 03 11 11 EBTRAS2 045 FL UNL EARMARKED SAN i 2398 R CLUSTER_BE 17 03 11 09 45 17 039111 EBTRASS 045 FL UNL REQUESTED SQN i 2409 A CLUSTER_BE 17 03 11 11 00 17 03 11 13 EBTRANA 135 FL 195 FL EARMARKED SQN i iv 2421 R CLUSTER_BE 17 03 11 14 15 1703 11 17 EBTRAWC 045 FL 115 FL REQUESTED SQN bu 2432 A CLUSTER_BE 17 03 1113 25 17 03 11 15 EBTRASS 045 FL UNL REQUESTED SGN i The What lIf Display on the Planning Chart 104 The Activities Tab will show that the What If has been added one line below the original reservation marked with a green W a
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80. allel To start a chat in parallel select the appropriate user from the My Contacts List and select Start New conversation The different chat sessions are indicated by the different tabs at the top of the Client Collaboration Window To select another chat session click on the appropriate tab To close a chat session press the small x on the tabs next to the name of the chat session lt SQN Collaboration SON 06 56 40 Hello AMC AMC 07 04 54 Hello Squadron Multiple chat sessions can be accessed via the tabs on top of the main chat widow 79 All chat communications are stored in the LARA Database The Collaboration Window allows accessing the Conversation History via the appropriate tab Either the user selects the message and clicks the Show Conversation Button or double clicks on the entry to open the chat conversation rid SQN Collaboration SON 08 56 40 Hello AME SQM 06 53 24 Show Conversation The Conversation history 80 4 12Event Management LARA supports management of Events As with reservation request in LARA these events are neither limited in time duration or number and are managed in a similar fashion To create edit or cancel events a user has to have the appropriate privileges For viewing Events no special privileges are required The local system administrator can adapt these privileges if required Events are displayed above the Airspace Planning Chart in an enlarged row l
81. ar time a series of filters have been implemented These can be accessed by the Conflicts Menu above the Planning Chart Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status 9Reiniiipem Charts View Tue 08 Mar 011 rii 1800 16 00 L Show conflicts for current view f O00 2200 2300 _ Show conflicts for Events 1 days ahead EBTRAS1 ERBTRAS UNS52 LUTOM TERL UZ703 BABIX CIV ai ae EBTRAS4 EBTRASS The filtering options for conflicts can be found above the Planning Chart Show all conflicts 245 660 2 The basic rule for conflict display in LARA is that conflicts will always regardless of filter settings be displayed around the reservation bar itself and on the entries in the Planning Information Display 73 The conflict display on the Areas of Interest Tabs however can be filtered with the following options 4 Show conflicts for current view will take into consideration only the time frame that is chosen and displayed for the Planning Chart If this is selected and the time frame displayed does not host any conflicts no conflict indication will be displayed 4 Show conflicts for x days ahead The user can select a time frame in days for when conflicts will be displayed If for example a user is not interested in any conflicts beyond tomorrow a selection of 1 will only display today s and tomorrow s conflicts 4 Show all conflicts is the default option and will display all conf
82. ation on the Airspace Planning Chart can be adapted to Suit a wide variety of interests and uses A supervisor of an Area Control Centre might be interested in other aspects of the data than a military Airspace Planner In order to configure the display of reservations according to these different uses LARA offers so called Radio Buttons to change the colour coding on the Planning Chart Airspace Status Display Planning Prediction Tool 08 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 EBCBA1C EBTRAN1 EBTRAN2 EBTRANS EBTRANA 085 186 EBTRANB 195 UNL pepreas B45 UL s EBTRAS 045 UNL Co femme bA Filter ID 4 Cluster Start Date Time End Date Time Airspace Lower Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Service Provider 2110 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 09 10 11 03 1111 10 EBTRAN1 195 UNL SQN Pl MilACC 2122 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 11 15 11 039115 15 EBTRAN2 095 UNL SQN Ei MilAcc 21 33 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 07 50 11 03 1110 50 EBTRAS1 045 UNL SQN El MilACC 2148 CLUSTER_BE 11 039116 15 11 039119 15 EBTRAS2 046 UNL SQN Ei MilAcc 21 59 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 14 30 11 03 11 17 30 EBTRAS4 045 UNL D SQN El MilACC 2224 CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 10 10 11 039114 10 EBTRAS2 045 UNL EARMARKED CivSup Pi CivACC 2233 CLUSTER_BE 111 03 11 12 15 11 03 1115 15 UM150 1 DIK 195 660 EARMARKED CivSup Pi CivACC a CLUSTER_BE 11 03 11 11 00 117 03 11 15 00 EB
83. be removed When airspaces are added or removed from a reservation this is immediately reflected on the Planning Chart Once the adjacent airspaces are finally selected the lower and upper limits of each selected airspace can be adapted if required The functionality works as described for the Basic Tab These short cuts are used within the Windows OS These key combination will be different on MacOS and Linux 43 4 5 3 The Approval NOTAMs Tab Reservation Editor ID 1756CLUSTER_BE Approval History Date Time of Approval User Role Approval Level Reach 20111235 P SGN Role REQUESTED 25 02 11 12 34 l AMC Role APPROVED Show Remaining Approval hain NOTAMS Required a Airspace Senton Sent By Serial IE Status WMT S0 1 EOK D i MOT SENT View Edit Request Mark As Sent Submit Guit The Approval NOTAM Tab of the Airspace Reservation Editor The name of the tab already indicates that it serves two purposes The first is to show the progress of this reservation through the approval chain the second to support the NOTAM publication if required The Approval History section of this tab consists of a list view indicating when and who has approved the reservation The button Show remaining Approval Chain will open an additional information window displaying the remaining approval chain to reach the final APPROVED Status Note The Approval Chain will be explaine
84. ce Reservation Editor are linked logically Activities in LARA are defined by the Housekeeper in the LARA Database and provide more detailed information on the usage of the area or CDR Each activity is linked to a certain priority If the user selects an activity the priority will be selected automatically If however the user has good reasons to request a higher priority the priority field is editable If no activity is specified the priority field is automatically set to the lowest priority The priority and activity setting itself have no direct effect on any system logic of LARA It merely provides information to decision making users throughout the airspace management process Number Of Aircraft Specify the number of aircraft using the area The minimum and maximum number of aircraft selectable is specified by the LARA System Administrator Service Provider The service provider is one of the mandatory fields of the Airspace Reservation Editor and is colored red until specified The list and responsibilities of service providers are managed by the LARA System Administrator Based on these settings LARA automatically detects which service providers are available for a certain Booking Type Airspace combinations Consequently as long as no Booking Type is selected the list of service providers will remain empty The selected Service Provider can as well have an influence on the approval chain and determines the responsible supervisor f
85. ctions to be performed they will be listed here The Warnings Tab has a Suppress Button Selecting a message and pressing this button 118 will remove the message from the display indicating that it is understood 4 Reservations The Reservations Tab lists all reservations that are REFERENCE ALLOCATED PENDING and ACTIVE It provides an overview over the upcoming activities The columns are identical to the Reservations Tab of the Airspace Planning Display 4 The Area and CDR Segment Tab provide additional information on the airspaces and their activation status 4 External Clients is indicating the connection status and any warning resulting from connections to external clients using the LARA Status Information Note LARA has an interface that can be used to provide airspace planning and status information to external systems like an ATC System or CIMACT This allows the airspace status to be displayed on the controller working positions itself If the communication between LARA and the External Client is not properly working a warning will be issued to the LARA User Warnings Reservations Areas CDR Segments External Clients ID Cluster Start Date Time End Date Time Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status 3315 CLUSTER_BE 06 15 18 03 11 08 15 18 03 11 EBTSA28A GND 105 CLUSTER_BE 06 15 18 03 11 07 15 18 03 11 EBTRAS CLUSTER_BE 09 1018 03 11 12 10 18 03 11 EBTRAWA 046 195 CLU
86. ctivation time The airspace will remain in status PENDING until all actions are completed In case the actions are not completed by the 121 scheduled end time of the reservation the PENDING Status will diminish and the reservation will receive the status EXPIRED 4 The same logic applies for de activating airspace the airspace will remain ACTIVE until all actions are completed 7 4 Supervisor Privileges The responsible supervisor for an airspace activation depending the Agency selected in the Airspace Reservation Editor has certain possibilities to edit a reservation during the phases of REFERENCE ALLOCATED PENDING and ACTIVE Below figure illustrates the privileges certain users have in editing parts of a reservation With a reservation turning REFERENCE ALLOCATED all privileges to edit or cancel a reservation are resting solely with the responsible Supervisor Before the reservation changes to ACTIVE all essential and inessential fields are editable by the supervisor They will change immediately and will not form a proposal directed at the originator Once the reservation goes ACTIVE it can either be cancelled or the end time changed all other changes are locked at this point Reference APPROVED Allocation Time Allowed to CANCEL Reservation Civil ACC Original Requestor Allowed to CANCEL Reservation Allowed to ED NTIAL fields Allowed PROPOSAL for ESSENTIAL fields _ Allowed o
87. d airspaces Reservations will always turn active at their scheduled start time regardless of the mode This reservation will be composed of one or more airspaces these airspaces will only turn active if their activation is confirmed and acknowledged Therefore the supervisors will confirm and acknowledge the activation of the airspace and not the reservation For this reason the Action Tab is composed of two sections The upper section deals with single airspaces and the confirmation acknowledgements the lower section displays the connected reservations Double clicking an airspace entry in the actions tab will open the Reservation Editor for the related reservation for accessing the details If sufficient privileges are available the contents of the reservation can be modified Subject to confirmation and acknowledgement are only areas and CDR3 3s CDR2 are marked as available as published and specified in the imported AUP UUP CDR1 are open by default unless they have been closed by the imported AUP UUP The following scenarios are possible in the manual activation process 4 The Confirmation and Acknowledgements are performed within the Pending Time The airspace s will turn active as specified in the reservation If one of the actions is not performed ten minutes prior scheduled activation time a warning message will be sent and displayed in the Warnings Tab of the ASD 4 One of the actions is not performed prior scheduled a
88. d grayed out and not accessible The information however can be read from the different tabs Depending on the origin of the reservation and the privileges assigned to the user the ARE will display a number of buttons at the bottom allowing the user to work with this reservation Approve Edit Propose Cancel Reservation auit Possible options at the bottom of the Airspace Reservation Editor The available buttons are the following 4 APPROVE pressing this will approve the reservation as is and send it to the next higher user role in the approval chain 4 EDIT the edit button has several functions depending on who uses it It basically allows the originator to change the reservation freely Other users may only change a certain type of fields o The creator of the reservation will have access to all fields of the reservation once pressed up and until the reservation has reached the status APPROVED This will allow changing all fields If the originator changes essential fields after superior units have already approved the reservation the status will revert to its original status the status it received when introduced and will have to be approved by superior units again o All superior users on the approval chain will have access to all inessential fields of the reservation once EDIT is pressed 63 Note LARA differentiates between ESSENTIAL and INESSENTIAL fields in a reservation ES
89. d in more detail in the section Approval Chain This will include the various approval stati and the differences between approval groups roles and users 44 Approval History Date Time of Approval ser Role Approval Level Reach 20 02 11 12 37 SAN Fi SaN Role REQUESTED Pd Next to Approve WOPS Level APPROVED proval Chain NOTAMS Required Level ACCEPTED EE Seer Airspace Sente 5 Level CONFIRMED WOPS Role n Level REQUESTED Reservation 1384 Whew Edit Request Mark Ao Sert Edit Cancel Reservation Quit The Approval NOTAM Tab showing the remaining approval chain The reservation of some airspaces and or the resulting closing of routes might require issuing a NOTAM LARA supports the drafting of NOTAM Requests The LARA Housekeeper can define which airspaces require a NOTAM in line with applicable rules and regulations The LARA Application will trigger related warnings and support drafting this NOTAM Whenever a reservation for an area requiring NOTAM publication becomes finally APPROVED LARA will make the NOTAM request capability available and issue the appropriate warning The Warning will be found on the Planning Information Display the tabs My Reservations and Reservations feature a NOTAM Column As soon as a NOTAM is required a yellow exclamation mark symbol will be displayed until the NOTM is being taken care of The applicable airspaces
90. e filter check marks between the two status views Deselecting a checkmark will remove the de selected item from the display 5 2 6 PPT Planning Buffers Per default the interactions on the PPT between areas and CDRs are calculated without any buffers or minimum opening times taken into consideration aS soon as an area turns inactive the overlapping CDR segment will immediately be displayed as available which might lead to unrealistic results In order to obtain a better result the user can add time and flight level buffers as well as minimum opening times for CDR Segments via the Planning Buffers Menu above the PPT Planning Chart mE e ieliems Mode Status Buffers on Areas 15 00 16 00 77 00 16 00 19 00 20 00 Add Flightlevels FL oO gt Add Time ins o Buffers on COR Segments Minimum Open Time fhours D B mins 0 5 Apply Cancel 045 UNL 2 The available Planning Buffers on the PPT 100 The effect of each Planning Buffer is as follows 4 Add Flightlevels This setting has an effect on the displayed availability of CDR Segment FLs If the buffer is set to 0 an area reservation from GND to FL185 will show the overlapping CDR segment to be available from FL 185 upwards If the flight level buffer is set to 10 the CDR Segment will be indicated as available from FL195 The minimum increment is 5 being effectively one half flight level 4 Add Time This setting adds the
91. e on the Airspace Planning Chart will highlight the respective Area or CDR on the AVD Clicking on a reservation in the Planning Information Display will jump to the respective reservation on the Planning Chart opening a pop up with additional information These types of links between different windows will be found throughout the application More details follow whenever applicable 4 1 Airspace Planning Chart File View Filter Tools Window Help Planning Prediction Tool 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 EBCBA1C EBTRAN1 EBTRAN 095 UNL 939 EBTRAN3 EBTRANA 156 UNI 39 aw The Airspace Planning Chart providing a graphical overview over airspace reservations 4 1 1 Areas of Interest On the left side of the APD the user will find the list of available airspaces called the Areas of Interest using the standard ICAO Name starting with the national location indicator e g EB for Belgium Note The list of airspaces is likely to be longer than what can be displayed on the screen at once Use the scroll bar at the right of the Airspace Planning Chart to scroll up and down to see additional airspaces Alternatively the mouse scroll wheel can be used while hovering over the Planning Chart Next to the name you will find a green R This means that you as a user are eligible to make reservations for this airspace Should the R be crossed out the user d
92. e options is feasible The details of adapting fields of reservations have been described in earlier chapters on the Airspace Reservation Editor Please refer to these in case more details are required After the changes are complete press the Save Button for the What lf to take effect and be visible on the PPT Planning Chart The Delete Button will delete any What lfs connected to this reservation and close the Editor at the same time The Close Button will close the window retaining any previously entered What lfs Fd Planning Prediction Tool What If Editor Reservation 2386 CLUSTER_BE Time Start Date 17 03 2014 8 a 00 e End Date 17 03 2011 10 S gt es a Available Airspace Add Vy A Remove Selected Airspace Airspace EBTRAS2 Save Delete Close The What If Editor of the PPT After the What If Editor is closed the ARE will still be open with the options to close it via the Cancel Button Other options are to Delete or Edit the What lf via the corresponding buttons 103 1 Reservation Editor ID 2386 0LUSTER_BE asic Airspace Approval NOTAM Additional Info Basic information Activity information Creator SON bi Booking Type AD PoC Ban bi Activity Not Specified Callsign s Priority i ua o Number of Aircraft Event T Serice Provider MIL ACL Status EARMARKED Actual Start Date 17 03 2011 00 i EndDate 17032017 107 Airspace Airsp
93. e reservation is now visible on the planning display as a reservation bar colored according to its status This reservation is now subject to further processing along the approval chain which will be covered in all details at a later stage 4 Note LARA only needs basic information to manage a reservation Many of the previously discussed items on the Basic Tab are not required for LARA to accept and manage the airspace reservation properly Mandatory items are the airspace with its levels start and end time booking type and service provider after specifying these the reservation is ready for submission Additional information like callsign activity remarks number of aircraft serve two purposes Firstly they allow other parties to make use of this information for operational purposes during the planning and execution phase Secondly they allow LARA to produce valuable statistics on airspace usage for national use and or for an automated feed of PADAC PRISMIL if applicable 4 5 2 The Airspace Tab Qi Reservation Editor ID 1913CLUSTER_BE Airspace Approval NOTAMs Additional Info Available Airspace Airspace Lower Unit Upper Unit ERTRASE O45 FL 165 FL ERTRAS4 O45 FL WAIL FL i ERTRAS O45 FL UAL FL P EBRTSA2Z6B O45 FL O44 FL 2 O O O UOU Add i A Remove Selected Airspace Airspace Lower Unit Upper Unit EBTRAS1 045 FL UNL FL Submit uit The Airspace Tab
94. e same pace as the actual time In case the Lock Button is set the lock within the button will appear closed The Lock Planning Chart Button 4 1 10 Preferences Window The list of airspaces displayed on the Airspace Planning Display is manageable by the user Select on the Menu Bar Window and then select Preferences This will open the Preferences Window 21 Available Airspace Airspace Clusters Selected Airspace Airspace A Name Cluster Airspace Cluster Reservable LFCBATA CROSS BORDER CLUSTER_BE EBCBAIC CROSS BORDER AR CLUSTER_BE Area LFCBAIB CROSS BORDER CLUSTER_BE EBTRAN1 TRA N1 BRUSSELS CLUSTER_BE Area UM150 1 DIK PITES CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAN2 TRAN2 BALENAREA CLUSTER_BE Area UM150 1 KOK DIK CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAN3 TRA N3 MEEUWEN CLUSTER_BE Area UM170 KUDIN LNO CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRANA TRA NORTH ALPHA CLUSTER_BE Area UM624 DIK EHAAY CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRANB TRA NORTH BRAVO CLUSTER_BE Area UM624 EHANEBB CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAS TRA SOUTH CLUSTER_BE Area UM624 NIK DIK CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAS1 TRA SOUTH 1 NAMU CLUSTER_BE Area UN852 LUTOM TE CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAS2 TRA SOUTH 2 BEAU CLUSTER_BE Area UY15 7 MOKOM RE CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAS3 TRA SOUTH 3 GIVE CLUSTER_BE Area UY 157 REMGO XE CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAS4 TRA SOUTH 4 CHAR CLUSTER_BE Area UZ703 BABIX Cl CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRA
95. ected entry 4 Publish this can be used if no interface to CIAM is available Selecting this button will turn the DRAFT into a FINAL Version and advance all reservations published in the AUP AUUP to the status ALLOCATED However the availability of CDRs will not be up to date 4 Export the Export functionality will allow exporting the AUP UUP in different formats to make them available to other systems 4 View This button will open the following window displaying the contents of the AUP UUP in a standardized format For details on the format please refer to the Airspace Management Handbook 109 rc DRAFT AUP Generated on 17 03 2011007 09 01 MESSAGE TYPE DRAFT AUP SENDING UNIT EBBRZANC VALIDITY PERIOD Le fosyf2011 06 00 00 19 05 2011 06 00 00 TIME OF TRANSMISSION 177 0372011 07 09 00 DESIGNATOR FLIGHT LEVEL BLOCK VALIDITY PERIOD U 157 RENMGO XERAM FL195 FL460 l6 fO03 2011 10 00 00 l6fO3 2011 14 00 00 U 157 MNOROM REMGO FL245 FL660 16 03 2011 10 00 00 L6 fO03 2011 14 00 00 UM1 50 1 KOE DIE FL195 FL660 16 03 2011 10 00 00 L6fOg 2011 le 15 00 UM150 1 DIE PITES FL195 FL660 16 03 2011 10 00 00 L6fO3 2011 12 15 00 DESIGNATOR FLIGHT LEVEL BLOCE VALIDITY PERIOD REMARKS DESIGNATOR FLIGHT LEVEL BLOCE VALIDITY FERIOD RESPONSIBLE UNIT EBTRAS2 FLO45 FLUNL l Os 2011l 16 35 1l 03 2011 EBRBRZANC EBTRAN2 FLOSS FLz65 le OS 2011 l l5 le 03 2011 A EBRBRZANC EBTRANE FL195 FLUNL 16 03 2011 09 00 1l
96. elect All Deselect All Add gt gt lt lt Remove Select All Deselect All Apply Restore Defaults Ok Cancel Airspaces can be sorted automatically here alphabetically according to Name 4 1 13 Apply the changes Pressing the Apply Button will change the Airspace Planning Display in line with the selected changes The Preferences Window will stay open Pressing the Ok Button will apply the changes as well but close the Preferences Window at the same time The Cancel Button will close the window without the changes taking effect The Restore Defaults Button will revert the selection of airspaces to the situation found when opening the Preferences Window 24 4 1 14 Connecting to foreign clusters The second tab on the preferences window allows the connection to foreign clusters and adding foreign cluster airspaces to the Airspace Planning Display In order to enable the connection to a foreign cluster two prerequisites have to be fulfilled 4 the foreign cluster has to be connected to the local cluster 4 the user has been granted access to the foreign cluster Airspace Clusters Cluster Name _ 4 Available Connected Previously Connected Cluster CLUSTER_BE AVAILABLE CONNECTED YES Carrrect Change Password Request New Password Ok Cancel The Clusters Tab allowing to connect to a foreign cluster The Cluster Tab lists the
97. en an ARE for a time in the past or for an airspace you may not reserve you will be informed accordingly and a reservation request will not be allowed LARA Warning Message Cannot create a Reservation for Airspace EBTRAN3 with a start time of 25 02 11 10 03 as itis in the past If your reservation will be in conflict with another reservation or is reaching beyond the published opening times LARA will warn you but you may ignore the warning and submit the request to the system LARA Confirmation 26 021 07 35 is outside ofthe published times when EBTRANA is available Do you wish to continue making a Reservation for this time The Airspace Reservation Editor will always stay on top of the LARA Airspace Planning Display The ARE is composed of several tabs and each tab is again subdivided in different sections The following paragraphs will explain these in all detail 4 5 1 The Basic Tab When opening the ARE you are viewing the Basic Tab allowing you to insert and review all required information for your reservation 35 Basic Information Basic Information Creator SON Fi Pac San Fi ait aga O Callsignts PENTAX Event Status NOT_PLANNED The Basic Information Section of the Basic Tab 4 Creator this field is automatically filled by LARA and is not editable It provides information to the system and other users who has created this reservation 4 POC Point of contact for this reservation
98. ers around the projection centre defined for the LARA Client 4 The Range Ring Option displays range rings around a defined centre point The spacing of the rings is adjusted automatically depending on the selected zoom level 29 Airspace Labels Grid Spherical v Display Scale Projection V Display Latitude Longitude Range Rings None The Spherical Grid is selected for display on the AVD Furthermore the Display Window allows selecting if the Scale Window and the Lat Long Window should be displayed or not 4 2 5 Altitude Filter The AVD can be filtered according to altitude which allows a user to focus on a certain part of the airspace structure e g only to display airspaces in the upper airspaces or alike The Altitude Filter is located at the left side of the AVD and is turned off as default To activate it select the lower and or upper slider and adjust it to the desired position The orange number next to the slider indicates the limit of the filter Note the numbers are colored to clearly indicate to the user that the filter is in effect a feature that is of utmost importance at a later stage when displaying real time airspace status on the Airspace Status Display more details in the chapter on airspace status 30 Display es 6 660 i J 7 The Altitude Filter is selected on the left side of the AVD The filter takes effect as soon as the mouse button is released To c
99. eservation Civil ACC Allowed to EDIT INESSENTIAL fields Allowed to EDIT ESSENTIAL fields lt Original Requestor ii i i Allowed to CANCEL Reservation 6d to EL NESSEN TIAL fields Allowed PROPOSAL for ESSENTIAL fields _ Allowed to PROPOSAL for ESSENTIAL fields Time Allowed only to EDIT End Time of Reservation when ACTIVE The privileges of the different roles 4 9 Shadow Bookings A reservation of an airspace volume can have an impact on other airspace volumes which in turn can lead to conflicts between reservations which might not be obvious at first In order to indicate that an airspace volume is affected by another airspace reservation LARA displays Shadow Bookings on the affected airspaces on the Planning Chart These are reservation bars of lower opacity in the same colour and with the same information as the original booking EBTRAS3 EBTRAN2 185 UNL 2 ais a vo aR C The Shadow Bookings as displayed on the Planning Chart 70 LARA displays Shadow Bookings if airspaces are configured as overlapping in the database The LARA Housekeeper has tools at his disposal to adapt the overlapping airspace settings in the database As can be seen in the above picture the shadow bookings are displayed on overlapping areas as well
100. hange the filter setting adjust the lower and or upper filter limit or move the whole filter band to the desired position The AVD will display all those airspaces where at least one level is overlapping with the filter setting 4 3 The Planning Information Display PID The third main window of the Airspace Planning Display is the Planning Information Display as a default this can be found below the Airspace Planning Chart This window displays booking information in several different list views sorted and filtered according to user preferences The main role of this Planning Information Display will become apparent in the process of managing reservations which will be explained in the following chapter 3l My Reservations Reservations AUPs UUPs Filter ID Cluster Start Date Time End DateTime Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Creator Service Provider CLUSTER_BE 25 02 11 14 20 25 02 11 19 40 25 02 11 16 20 25 02 11 21 40 EBTRAN2 EBTRAS2 045 UNL DISCO1 REFERENCE _ALLOCA j EARMARKED SQN PI mMilAcc 1768 CLUSTER_BE 25 02 11 21 35 26 02 11 00 35 EBTRAS3 045 UNL GHOST EARMARKED SQN Fi MilACC 1779 CLUSTER_BE 25 02711 14 55 25 029116 55 EBTRAS4 045 UNL BS SQN FI MilACC 1835 CLUSTER_BE 25 02711 16 50 26 02 1119 50 EBTRAN1 195 UNL REQUESTED SQN Fi MilACC 1847 CLUSTER_BE 25 02711 21 30 25 02 11 23 30 EBTRAS4 045 UNL KNIGHT REQUESTED SQN
101. he actions to perform As the user could already be working on another tab or window LARA displays an attention getter in the below right corner of the display resembling a blue flag and a number next to it indicating the number of outstanding actions ns The blue flag indicating that a user has one action to perform The user has the following options 4 ignore the action and continue with other activities 4 navigate manually to the reservation and perform the action 4 click on the blue flag which will move the view automatically to the Action Tab displaying the outstanding actions Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status Conflicts Charts View s D Tue 08Mar 2011 4 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 EBTRAS3 EBTRAS3 045 FL UNL EBTRAS4 17 45 18 40 c s 045 1 EBTRASS EBTRAS6 EBTRASA EBTRASB EBTRAWA Action Required One action requires attention in the action tab 62 There are several ways to open a reservation in order to access all details and perform actions on it If the user double clicks the reservation bar the Airspace Reservation Editor will open and display the details of the reservation Another option is to select the reservation from a tab of the Planning Information Display and select the View Button available at the bottom of the display The Airspace Reservation Editor will open and all fields will be displaye
102. he map click the middle mouse button mouse wheel and move the mouse accordingly While zooming in and out you will notice that the scale display in the bottom left corner is updating accordingly The display in the upper right corner shows the Lat Long Position of the mouse cursor as long as the mouse is hovering over the map display Both windows scale and Lat Long can be moved freely on the AVD using the mouse 27 4 2 1 Airspace Display The map display can be further configured by using the Display Menu at the top of the AVD Selecting Airspace allows selecting which types of airspace to be displayed Areas CDRs Fixes Only checked airspace types will be displayed on the map Airspace gt Airspac A LatiLong 52 28 06 N 004 39 01 E reas HARIS gt CDRs Si _ Fixes v Display Scale v Display Latitude Longitude The type of airspaces to be displayed on the map can be selected 4 2 2 Label Display The Labels can be configured by using the Labels Menu Entry and selecting the way labels should be displayed for the different airspace types The following options are available 4 Display All all labels will be constantly displayed 4 Display None labels will not be displayed 4 Display On Highlight labels will only be displayed when the mouse cursor is hovering over the respective airspace Overlapping airspaces will trigger multiple labels to be displayed at the same time For fixes the functionality wor
103. he possibility to link reservations to events This is done via the Airspace Reservation Editor The Comments Field allows entering additional information via a free text field 82 event Editor ID 1992 CLUSTER_BE Basic Information Creator AMC Bi Title BLUE LIZARD Exercise Type OPEVAL H Status UNDEFINED Location Start Date 18 03 2011 9 k 00 m End Date 18 03 2011 17 a 00 S Location EBBL Linked Reservations Airspace Status This is an EVENT Comment Submit Quit The Event Editor is ready to be submitted Pressing the Submit Button will send the event to the LARA Server and make this data available and visible to all connected LARA Clients The Quit Button will close the Event Editor without saving or submitting the entries EBCBA1C EBTRAN1 EBTRAN2 095 UNL 99 EBTRAN3 EBTRANA 095 195 as soe ilies es EBTRAS1 z 2 cms m m vations AUPS UUPS 4 Cluster Start Date T End Date Ti Airspace Lower Callsign Mission Status NOTAM 1D Creator Service Pro 1138 CLUSTER 07 03 1113 07 03114 EBTRAN 195 UNL AMC El MilACC 1973 CLUSTER_ 18 03 11 12 18 03 11 14 EBTRAN2 095 UNL EARMARKED AMC E Mil ACC 1982 CLUSTER_ 18 03 1116 18 03 11 19 EBTRAS2 045 UNL EARMARKED A ANIC Ei Mil ACC The Event is displayed after submitting it to the system Events are displayed in
104. he status NEW ENTRY It will be handled according to the Flow Chart below within the LARA Team You will receive an email as soon as your issue has been changed updated in the process 125 LARA FLOWCHART EVENTUM ISSUE MANAGEMENT Insert Issue into EVENTUM Database Analysis LARA Team NO NO Information Fault Report P YES Analyse Determine Validity of Request Severity and Impact on Concept Priority Safety Impact Estimated Effort Submit to User LARA Group Management Coordinate information O NO as required O User Group CFMU Graffica etc O Z Inform user NO gt on potential workaround YES O Z YES w Set Priority LARA Core Software Implementation by Graffica according to priority and Update severity Manuals and FAQ if required Development In house Graffica Development Issue solved 126 8 2 Frequently asked questions will follow 12 8 3 Safety Requirements The following Application Safety Requirements were established during the FHA PSSA and SSA processes Those arising from the FHA are documented in Appendix A FHA Tables In some cases the wording of the requirements has been made more precise for example to ensure that each is written using shall Additional safety requirements leading to pr
105. i MilACC SQN Pi mil ACC SQN Fi MilACC SQN fi milaAcc CivSup Pi CivACC CivSup Po CivACC CivSup fo CivACC CivSup fo CivACC View in Airspace To access this functionality select from the Tools Menu gt Airspace Use Planning gt Generate Plan Snapshot 114 rad Generate a Plan Snapshot Time Period From Date Time Till Date 19 03 2011 Time E o ig Data Filters Include AMC Manageable Airspace _ Include non AMC Manageable Airspace Minimum Reservation State i Submit Cancel Generating Plan Snapshots offering additional options The Generate Plan Snapshot Window allows the following options beyond the AUP UUP Options 4 The AUP functionality is limited to a time frame of 24 hours only the date was freely selectable For the snapshot the user can select any time frame by specifying the start and end time and date 4 The AUP only contains AMC Manageable Airspaces The snapshot allows selecting Non AMC Manageable Airspace to be included as well It is as well possible to only select the Non AMC Manageable Airspace for inclusion 4 The AUP only contains reservation requests which have received final approval The Snapshot Functionality allows selecting a Minimum Reservation State from the drop down menu All reservations which are at least on this status will be included in the snapshot Once the Submit Button is pressed the snapshot will be available in the AUP
106. iew Request Submit Close The ARE is ready to accept the appropriate NOTAM Serial ID lf the format of the ID is not correct it will be displayed in red Once the ID is entered correctly and the Submit Button is pressed the Action will disappear and the Reservation will show a green check mark in the NOTAM Field on the Reservations Tab My Reservations Reservations AUP SAJUP S ID 4 Cluster Start End Airspace Lower Upper Callsign Mission Status NOTAM Great ANSP 110423 CLUST 03404 0310 EBTRA 045 195 APPROVED DA D BEL 110431 CLUST 0310A 03M0 EBTRAS A4500 UNL APPROVED MOTAM Status peL Se CLUST 030 O3A0L EBTSA 095 IML APPROVED DA BEL The symbol to indicate proper NOTAM Handling has not changed Once a reservation is updated or cancelled the appropriate roles will again be triggered to fill in the appropriate Serial ID e g NOTAM C ID 5 Permeability Option Reservation Editor ID 110451 CLUSTER_BE Basic Airspace Approval t NWOT ANS Mission Info Additional Info History Basic Information Activity information mmm O e Creator DATO amp Booking Type AD Y PoC DATO gy Activity Mot Specified 7 Callsign s Priority a9 be Cte J F n 7 5 Mumber of Aircratt Event hd l Semice Provider BELGARADAR Status NOT_PLANNED Permeability Non Permeable k
107. ime The requestor of a reservation and who has already approved it will determine the status of a reservation These Stati are configured for this approval chain 4 REQUESTED The airspace user i e a military or civil airspace user a civil AT C Centre etc submits a reservation request 4 CONFIRMED This is a typically military status whereby a hierarchical level has to agree with the request 4 ACCEPTED This is a typically military status whereby a hierarchical level has to agree with the request 4 APPROVED A booking request that was selected by the AMC after negotiation and taking into consideration the priorities and any other national agreements will change into Approved status 4 ALLOCATED After the publication of AUPs UUPs reservations will obtain the status Allocated 4 REFERENCE ALLOCATED When the consolidation period is entered based on the reference allocation time no additional requests are to be introduced and hence the Allocated published request becomes Reference Allocated All involved actors will now assume this reservation to go ahead as planned 4 8 Managing Reservations Once a reservation is introduced to the system the next user role in chain will receive a notification the reservation will be displayed in the Action Tab of the Planning Information Display on the Airspace Planning Display As this window opens by default when starting LARA every user will immediately see t
108. ime Line the status will change to ACTIVE 81 The selection of the Start End Date and Time fields follow the same logic as for reservation requests and can be selected changed via the arrows manual input or drag and drop on the Planning Display Note Events follow certain system constraints They cannot be created in the past must last at least 60 minutes and have to be entered the latest 20 minutes prior their start time ra LARA Booking Tool User AMC File View Filter Tools Window Help Airspace Status Display i Planning Prediction Too i Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status Conflicts Charts View e i 0 Fri 18 Mar 2011 4 Events Basic Information EBCBA1C Creator AMC Fi EBTRAN1 Title BLUE LIZARD 095 UNI EBTRAN2 Exercise Type CAS PARADROP FIRING GLIDERS TLP PHOTO MISSION EBTRANS Status EBTRANA ceed Location EBTRANB 185 UNI EBTRAS EBTRAS1 EBTRAS2 Location EBTRASS Linked Reservations EBTRAS4 are EBTRASS ID Airspace Status EBTRAS6 EBTRASA Ad aw Actions My Reservations AUPs UUPs Reservation ID Creator Des i d Submit The Event Editor opening on the Airspace Planning Display Via a free text fields the location of the event can be specified if desired One of the key features of the Event Management Functionality in LARA is t
109. ined The blue flag indicates that a user has open actions waiting in the Action Tab of the Planning Information Display The number next to the symbol indicates the number of open actions The red flag will only be visible to users with supervisor privileges It indicates that the user is required to confirm or acknowledge an airspace activation The number indicates the number of outstanding airspace activation actions A blue bubble indicates that a chat message has arrived and is yet to be read later in the appropriate chapters 4 The Airspace Planning Display APD In order to insert a reservation request in LARA the operator needs to use the Airspace Planning Display Tab When logging into the LARA System it is opened by default The Airspace Planning Display APD will very likely be the most used area within the LARA Application and hosts the arena for all planning activities Requests Approvals Proposals will be managed from this tab and the latest status is available here The Airspace Planning Display consists of L Airspace Planning Chart providing an overview of airspaces reservations and their current status Airspace Visualization Display AVD a map displaying the respective airspaces Planning Information Display PID providing additional information on reservations and their status in a tabular overview All three areas of the APD are linked to each other For example hovering over an airspac
110. ion Section of the Basic Tab 4 Booking Type the booking type specifies the general purpose of the airspace reservation request The list of booking types is a standardized list in LARA and cannot be adapted by the local Housekeeper The Housekeeper can however limit the available booking types per area To select the booking type for the booking use the displayed drop down menu Booking types are a mandatory field in LARA and are therefore displayed red until specified Booking types are not only displayed for informational purposes the booking type can influence the approval chain for a booking In our current used for producing this user manual all reservations with the booking type AD Air Defense will have to be accepted by the controlling Air Defense Unit CRC The details of the approval chain will be discussed in a later chapter All booking types are identified as either military or civil in nature and will have an effect on the availability of the Mission Tab and the Service Providers L The following booking types are available o AAR Air to air Refueling mil o AD Air Defense mil o ATC Air Traffic Control mil o OTHER_CIVIL civ o OTHER_MILITARY mil o PCA Prior Coordination Area civ o RCA Reduced Coordination Area civ o RVA Radar Vectoring Area civ For CDRs only one booking type is available o CDR Conditional Route civ Activity and Priority these two fields in the Airspa
111. ionality Once the proposals are sent off they will appear as actions on the LARA Clients of the applicable users and are handled as described earlier in this manual To submit a what if as proposal a user has to use the outermost left column on the Activities Tab of the PPT named Submit and select the applicable what ifs It is possible to select or de select all via the Select All and Deselect All Buttons at the bottom of the Tab Activities Areas CDR Segments External Clients Include All Filters Submit ID Type Cluster Start End Airspace Lower Upper Status Creator Included 2604 R CLUSTER_BE 16 03 11 15 05 16 034117 EBTRAN1 Pa 2604 sh CLUSTER_BE 16 03 11 15 20 16 034117 EBTRAN1 2616 R CLUSTER_BE 16 03 11 18 55 16 03 11 20 EBTRAS2 EARMARKED AMC 2616 N CLUSTER_BE 16 03 11 18 55 16 03 11 20 EBTRAS2 EARMARKED AMC SelectAll DeselectAll SubmitAs Proposals Submitting proposals from the PPT 105 Once the selection is complete pressing the Submit As Proposals Button will send off the proposals The reservation bars will turn blue on the PPT and the what if turns to a proposal on the Actvities Tab indicated by a Blue P lf the checkmark is not available and replaced by an exclamation mark then the user does not have sufficient privileges to make a proposal at this time Please refer to the section on proposals in this manual for more details For add
112. is displayed It starts on the left hand side with the selected date followed by the hours of the day The background colors of the timeline are alternating between light and dark grey to indicate a change of date For navigating on the time line the arrows left and right to scroll back and forth are used Another option is clicking on the time line with the mouse which will turn the cursor into a double arrow While keeping the mouse button pressed moving the mouse left or right will scroll the time line swiftly in the desired direction 4 1 3 The Calendar To select a date click on the displayed date field and select from the calendar the desired date with the left mouse button The calendar display will close automatically and the planning chart of the selected date is displayed 16 Mon 28 Feb 2011 Mloo 09 00 10 00 Mon Tue Wed Thu 34 q 4 10 EBTRANA EBTRANE FBTRAS Clicking on the date will open the Calendar To browse through the calendar use the arrows left and right of the displayed month A click on the single arrow will move one month back or forth a click on the double arrow will move through the years respectively The current selected date is colored beige the current day if visible is displayed blue To close the calendar without selecting a new day click the CANCEL button or simply click outside the calendar window 4 1 4 Time Scale As a default the Airspace Planning Chart will d
113. isplay a range of 18 hours This can be adapted by selecting the Scale Menu above the Timeline LARA can display time scales from 3 hours up to 2 weeks on the Airspace Planning Chart Note Selecting a high time scale will shrink the reservation bars respectively Depending the duration of a booking request and the selected time scale reservations might disappear completely 17 ieee Indicators Mode Status Conflicts Charts View 3 Hours 05 00 10 00 11 00 6 Hours 12 Hours 15 Hours 1 Day 2 Days 1 Week 2 Weeks EBTRANZ EBTRANS Select a different time scale from the scale menu 4 1 5 Events and Charts View Below the timeline and above the airspace planning chart an additional row is displayed called EVENTS Via the Charts View Menu on top of the Airspace Planning Display Menu Bar the user can select if the Events Chart shall be displayed or not More information on Event Management will be available later in this chapter Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status Conflicts See oi Mon 28 Feb 2011 09 00 10 00 11 00 Airspace Chart Events Chatt Both Charts EBCBAIC EBTRAN 1 EBTRAN2 EBTRANS The Events Chart and the options to select what to display on the APD 4 1 6 Background colors of the Planning Chart The combination of airspace area of interest and the timeline displays potential areas for introducing airspace reservations Previously entered reservations will already be
114. itional information hover over the exclamation mark to trigger a pop up with more details In the example used here a proposal is not possible as the reservation is already in status Reference Allocated 106 6 Publishing Airspace Use Information 6 1 Interface to CIAM LARA offers the possibility to publish its planning information to other systems or users The functionality is designed to adhere to current airspace management processes in Europe and interfaces seamlessly with CIAM the CFMU Interface for Airspace Managers The screenshot below from the AMC client displays the situation after finalization of the plan and prior exporting this plan to CIAM for further processing the reservations have all reached the highest level of approval and are ready for export to produce the Airspace Use Plan AUP for the next day Airspace Status Display ko Planning Prediction Tool Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status Conflicts Charts View Fri 18Mar 2011 dlio 05 00 06 00 07 00 08 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 EBTRAN2 095 99 095 285 99 Coo 096 95 EBTRANA z C EBmRas2 OO o 045 085 pean J eBTRAWA 045 195 99 EBTRAWSB a5 245 660 38 085 UNL EBTSA26A n ee 196 460 38 EBTSA26B 045 095 99 045 096 2 UM150 1 DIK PITES 195 660 99 UM150 1 KOK DIK 195 660 99 155 650 55 195 660 z UN852 LUTOM TERL Sr UY 157 MOKOM REM 245 660 UY157 REMGO KERA 195 460
115. ization Local and sub Regional Airsoace Management Support system Military Liaison Officer Notice to Airmen Prior Coordination Area Planning Information Display Point of Contact Planning Prediction Tool Reservable Non Reservable if crossed out Reduced Coordination Area Return Trip Time Network Performance Radar Vectoring Area Structured Query Language Squadron Temporary Restricted Area Temporary Segregated Area Unlimited Updated Airspace Use Plan Wing Operations Centre t2 133
116. ks slightly different clicking on a fix will display the label and keep it displayed until the fix is clicked again This allows keeping important fixes displayed continuously and might enhance orientation on the map If a fix is hidden underneath an area or a CDR Segment this functionality is not available 28 Display Le Labels je Areas amp Display All Grid b CDRs gt v Display Scale Disney mang J Display Latitude Longitude Display On Highlight The behavior and appearance of labels can be configured per airspace type Display on Highlight is the default option for the label display for areas and CDR Segments The labels for fixes are set to Display None as default 4 2 3 Label De confliction A large number of labels in close vicinity will cause multiple labels to overlap and become unreadable LARA offers two ways to de conflict labels 4 The first option is to drag a label away from a cluttered area Simply click on the label and move it to a better position 4 The second option is to select the De conflict Labels Button on the top right of the AVD which will rearrange the labels with the aim to de clutter them as far as possible The De conflict Labels Button 4 2 4 Grid Display Three types of grids can be selected from the Display Menu 4 The Spherical Grid displays a Lat Long Type of Grid on the AVD 4 The Projection Grid super imposes a grid system on the AVD which cent
117. l View follows a certain logic that is applicable throughout the LARA Application An airspace area or CDR is selected on the Area or CDR Segments Tab which is then displayed on the vertical display on the left hand side column The airspace can also be selected on the Planning Chart by clicking the area of interest Activities Areas CDR Segments External Clients Airspace ID TRA SOUTH 2 BEAURA EBTRAS 2 CLUSTER_BE EREKET TRA SOUTH NEUFC EBTRASS CLUSTER BE RA 045 FL UNL TRA NORTH ALPHA EBTRANA CLUSTER _BE CROSS BORDER AREA EBCBAIC CLUSTER_BE CBA 115 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA N1 BRUSSELS AR EBTRAN1 CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA N2 BALEN AREA EBTRAN2 CLUSTER_BE TRA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRAN3 MEEUWENA EBTRANS CLUSTER_BE TRA 095 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA NORTH BRAVO EBTRANB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH EBTRAS CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 1 NAMUR EBTRAS1 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 3 GIVET A EBTRAS3 CLUSTER_BE TRA O45 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 4 CHARL EBTRAS4 CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH 6 DURBU EBTRASE CLUSTER_BE TRA 055 FL 165 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH ALPHA EBTRASA CLUSTER_BE TRA 045 FL 195 FL NOT_ACTIVE TRA SOUTH BRAVO EBTRASB CLUSTER_BE TRA 195 FL UNL NOT_ACTIVE An area selected on the Areas Tab of the PPT 97 Bim 29 30 40 50 60 A Y Vertical Profile EBTRAN2 V Pending V Active W Areas
118. le 12 Ho Buffer Options Wed 19 Oct 2011 Reservations Proposals What Ifs UMS UU ADTABO The menu structure on the PPT has been adapted as well 4 NOTAM Functionality Based on user request the NOTAM Functionality has been changed Via the Admin Tool a number of roles can be assigned NOTAM Privileges which will trigger actions on them via their Action Tab in case a NOTAM needs to be published cancelled or updated Once the action has been completed by one of the assigned users it will disappear from all assigned Action Tabs It is also possible to not assign NOTAM Privileges to any user which will not trigger any actions while at the same time not negatively inhibiting the remaining functionality LocalRole Name UserType Agency Approval Entry Group Approval Level AUP Privileges Event Privileges NOTAM Privileges 10W WWops SUPERVISOR PAMPA CRC CONFIRMED o la 4 1M OPERATOR CRC CONFIRMED B EJ 2A Wops OPERATOR CRC CONFIRMED gO 2 e 31 OPERATOR 10W REQUESTED O g 349 OPERATOR 10W REQUESTED o kg LJ 350 OPERATOR 2N REQUESTED B EJ AdminRole ADMINISTRATOR APPROVED e BELGO Role SUPERVISOR BELGOCONTROL DATCO REQUESTED O LJ LJ BKOKS OPERATOR CRC CONFIRMED a O LJ CLUSTER_NL OPERATOR APPROVED oO O D V B V HKRole HOUSEKEEPER APPROVED O LJ LJ MCFA SUPERVISOR EFFLUX DATCO ACCEPTED o ba m MDC OPERATOR APPROVED Wv EJ LJ MUAC Role SUPE
119. lets are used for exclusive options i e only one option is selectable for display at any given moment as is the case for the Radio Buttons from the Mode Menu on the HMI iG LARA Booking Tool CGY 1 File View anue Filter Tools Window Help Vertical Profile Active Volumes v Pending Volumes v Overlapping Areas No Airspace Selected v Overlapping CDR Segments Checkmarks are used if more than one option can be selected at once 3 Changes to the PPT The Calculation Method of the PPT has changed In earlier versions of the software the PPT was continuously calculating all reservation changes in the background In order to make best use of available resources this has been changed The PPT will now only calculate once when the user accesses the PPT Tab and changes the view scroll through time or the list of airspaces etc All colours conflicts activations and alike will not be visible during calculation and will reappear once calculation is complete The system will display a calculation warning at the top of the PPT to indicate to the user that calculation is being performed The absence of conflicts and activations on the PPT during the calculation process can be irritating when first using the new PPT they will appear as soon as the calculation is complete IG LARA Booking Tool CGV 1 File View aule Filler Jools Window Help Vertical Profile P aero o etic Profte m Include All b Sca
120. licts 4 11 Communication and Client Collaboration Chat In order to allow efficient coordination between different users in the Airspace Management Process LARA offers direct access to a number of communication facilities Throughout the application users are presented with a symbol for Information containing additional contact information and possibilities Clicking on the blue P will open the following options a Stat New Conversation Email AE View Contact Info Different possibilities to communicate with other users 4 Start New Conversation will open the Client Collaboration Chat 4 Email will open an email window to the respective user if an email client is installed and configured on the client PC 4 View Contact Info will open a window with additional contact information Name email telephone number originating cluster and login status of this user is directly accessible 74 Hame AMC gt Email l AMC lara com ies Contact Telephone Number 0032 27291186 Cluster CLUSTER_BE Is Logged Into CLUSTER_BE The Contact Info window with additional contact details of other users Clicking on the symbols next to the displayed Name and Email will either start a chat communication with the selected user or open an email window The information displayed here is maintained by the LARA Housekeeper The Client Collaboration Chat is a powerful communication tool within the LARA Application
121. luster UK A potential network setup between various clusters The LARA Server stores all data and manages the communication within the cluster LARA s architecture allows deploying a second redundant server which will ensure continuation of service even after a failure of the main server The different LARA Working Positions and the LARA Server communicate using the Internet Protocol IP which can be used on a variety of network architectures The LARA Servers maintains an SQL Database that manages all data This data is composed of static components like airspace structure user accounts and the approval chain and dynamic data which encompass all reservations activations and related processes To acquire access to this data and provide inputs a user has to login to the system via the connected clients 2 1 System Start up In order to successfully start the LARA software it is required that the Cluster server is up and running and a network connection between the server and the client is available In case it is not possible to start the system contact the LARA System Administrator Starting Tool E Goetlica Copyright 2009 Eurocontrol The LARA Software starting up after successful login The current implementation requires the server and redundant counterpart to run on a special Linux Fedora Distribution There are effectively two ways to start and deploy the system on a Client PC The most commo
122. ly supports LARA s development LARA provides real time exchange of airspace management data between involved actors enabling collaborative decision making and an enhanced situational awareness throughout the airspace management process LARA s functionality encompasses all phases of airspace management reaching from long term Event Planning to Airspace Management at Level 2 and 3 including real time coordination of airspace activations The capability to connect a national LARA system to neighboring LARA systems allows seamless coordination between different states and facilitates efficient cross border operation LARA provides a user friendly interface to allow online airspace reservation enable transparent coordination and maximize automation of routine tasks Through a shared real time airspace status display situational awareness of all players is enhanced and flight safety greatly improved The system is designed to allow configuration of all relevant system parameters to adapt to national procedures The LARA software is developed by the UK based company Graffica Ltd under supervision of EUROCONTROL s Civil Military ATM Coordination Division CMAC LARA s development and its requirements are based on operational best practices and are driven by its potential users This document serves as the User Manual for the LARA Software Version V2 and all of its functionality Its aim is to enable users of LARA to get acquainted
123. ment TRA NORTH BRAVO CLUSTER_BE UM624 EHAAEBB CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment TRAS TRA SOUTH CLUSTER _ BE Area UM624 NIK DIK CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment TRAS TRA SOUTH 1 NAMUL CLUSTER BE Area UN852 LUTOM TE CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment TRAS 5 H 2 CLUSTER_BE Area UY157 MOKOM RE CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment TRAS 2 Area UY15 7 REMGO XE CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAS4 Area UZ703 BABIX Cl CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRASS Si Area UZ707 FAMEN UL CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAS6 TRA SOUTH 6 DURB CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRASA TRA SOUTH ALPHA CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRASB TRA SOUTH BRAVO CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRAVWA TRA WEST ALPHA CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRAVWB TRA WEST BRAVO CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRAWC TRAWEST CHARLIE CLUSTER_BE Area EBTRAWD TRA WEST D CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA24 ARDENNES 02 CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA25 ARDENNES 03 CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA26A ARDENNES 01 CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA26B ARDENNES 04 CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA28A4 ELSENBORN 02 CLUSTER_BE Area EBTSA28B ELSENBORN 03 CLUSTER_BE Area Select All Deselect All Add gt lt Remove Select All Deselect All Apply Restore Defaults Ok Cancel Multiple airspaces can be selected to organize the Planning Chart more efficiently 4 1 12 Sorting Airspaces displayed on the Planning Chart The sequence of airspaces found on the Selected Airspace Window is identical to the sequence of airspaces displayed on the Airspace Planning Display i e changing the order of airspaces here will change the order of
124. n Templates are not protected in LARA Any user can create new edit or delete Mission Templates without restrictions It is beneficial to define within a cluster certain procedures on the management of templates in order to avoid confusion 4 5 5 Additional Information Tab The Additional Information Tab provides the users with a free text field that allows users to enter or copy paste additional information and save it with the reservation for other users to see The field does not feature a word wrap functionality the text will only start in a new row upon a manual carriage return Reservation Editor ID 2248 CLUSTER_BE Additional Information Creation Time 29 02 10 59 Comments This is a comment in the Additional Info Tab g Submit Quit Additional Info Tab 55 The Comments field can be used by other users along the approval chain to add change or delete information as appropriate The Creation Time refers to the initial usage of this field and is not updated when other users change the contents of the comment field 4 5 6 History Tab The History Tab provides the user with an overview over the history of the reservation starting from Creation to either Completion Cancellation or Expiration The different steps Change Types are listed with the date time when they took effect and the originator of the change Reservation Editor ID 2229CLUSTER_BE Basic
125. n way is to copy the client software to the PCs hard disk drive and run it via a batch file The second option is using LARA s web start functionality i e running the software using an Internet browser downloading and starting the software via the network This way the software can be started on every PC connected to the network The operation of the software including the look and feel of all windows is identical regardless how the software is run 2 2 Login After launching the LARA Client Software you are presented with a login window The system requires every user to authenticate himself to the server with a valid username and password Only after the user is positively identified the application starts up ALARA CLUSTER_BE Login LARA Local And sub Regional ASM support system User DATCO Advanced Options Login Exit Change Password Request New Password The LARA Login Window 2 3 Change Password The login window allows every user to change an existing or request a new password Clicking on the Advanced Options of the Log in Window will allow access to these additional options To change the password select the appropriate option This opens another window allowing the user to specify login name current password and the new password The process can be cancelled at any time by selecting the Cancel Button The JAVA Runtime Environment has to be installed on the PC to run LARA
126. ng through time This is applicable to events and to reservations 4 When working on the Action Tab of the Airspace Planning Display the user was previously presented with a number of buttons at the bottom of the display These buttons were present depending the possible actions of a user on a given reservation These buttons will now be visible at all times but are being grayed out if not applicable for a given reservation This shall ensure consistency and allow the user to always find the same buttons at the same place 4 The tables of the Planning Information Display have been adjusted the row height and size of the fonts have been slightly increased to allow for a better readability 4 Shadow bookings associated to linked airspaces are labeled linked airspace 4 Two new layout options are available which allow utilizing more area for the Planning Information Display and thereby creating more room for the tables and columns To use these layout options choose Tables Across Bottom 1 and 2 from the View gt Layout Menu as displayed in the screenshot below Options Filter Tools Window Help Layout e Map On Right Reset Layout Map On Bottom Scale 12 Hours Mo Map On Lett Tables Across Bottom 1 Thu 20 Oct 2011 Tables Across Bottom 2 Two new layout options are available 4 The Filters have been re organized to allow for a consistent usage throughout the LARA Application 4 amp Conflict Fil
127. nly to EDIT End Time of Reservation when ACTIVE The privileges of the different users roles 122 8 Additional Information 8 1 LARA Issue Reporting Database EVENTUM This section shall enable LARA Users to use the EVENTUM Issue Tracking Database for reporting Fault Reports and Change Requests The EVENTUM Database is hosted and maintained by the EUROCONTROL CIMACT Team based at the Maastricht Upper Area Control Center and is available via the WorldWideWeb lt is available at the following address httos www cimact eu You will be presented with a Log in window asking for your email address and password CIMACT LARA Login email Address OOOO Requires support for cookies and javascript in your rowser A user can request an account by choosing the Signup for an Account Option After successful creation and confirmation you will have access to EVENTUM Please note at this stage you still require appropriate privileges to create and view issues These will be assigned to you after we verified the user and the appropriate level of access rights Once your account is setup you can start introducing issues into the system 123 Reporter Jan Scholz Preferences keywords lid co Selecting List Issues will provide an overview over all the issues that have been inserted by the logged in user To enter a new issue click on Create Issue which will open the following window Create
128. ns 4 Aircraft Type can be selected when switching to AD ATC Missions ADATE Aircraft Type Mission Description Remarks A RO 5 Hunter SF 2600 Other Cancel For AD ATC Missions only the aircraft type can be selected from the list 4 The Remarks field allows free text Mission Description 4 Selecting the OK Button will close the Mission Information Editor and save the entries with the reservation Note The mission data will be visible to all connected clients within the local and all connected foreign clusters once the reservation is submitted Users should not enter confidential information outside the agreed scope 52 LMission Information Editor T5034 Date of Mission 02 03 2011 aat aaa ES yo it Tg r ta Coorck rie wT eITvaLle Search gt ae F CDDL peee i J A d thel N SUS BALD EAGLE This is a Mission Remark The Mission Information Editor ready to be submitted Mission Management Tool LARA provides a dedicated tool for Mission Template creation and management Open the Tools Menu from the Menu bar and select Mission Management The Template Editor will open and display all available mission templates The Template Editor 53 Select the Add button to create a new template from scratch The Mission Template Editor will open and allow specifying various fields The fields of the Mission Editor Template are similar to the
129. ocedures to be fulfilled by the end users have been identified during the development phase and were checked during test and validation The safety requirements have been divided into the safety requirements which can be and are fulfilled by the LARA product Table 6 2 and the ones that need to be fulfilled by the end user Table 6 3 The LARA ANSP Safety Case should confirm that the safety requirements assigned to the end users have been implemented and validated in accordance with the ANSP safety management system an Functional Safety Requirement LA S007 Certain rules are defined in LARA to check the syntax of the information that is entered A warning message shall be displayed in case that the LA S010 other SUP does not confirm a notification message for activation or de activation of an airspace A warning message shall be displayed in case that an LA S011 external system does not confirm the correct receipt of a message LARA shall ensure that the data which is in the database is the same as the one provided at the hand over point and that the data which is provided at the hand over point is the same as the data received by the ATC system LA S013 Table 6 2 Functional Safety Requirements derived from the FHA 128 o ee en ee ea A re Requirement from FHA a data that is sent out for the Dei Sa baie i request shall be LA S001 displayed to the operator for validation In case that airspace users do not use LARA
130. oes not have sufficient privileges to make a reservation 14 Note In LARA the word airspaces is used as a general term for areas and routes Clicking with the right mouse button on the area of interest will open a window with additional information for this airspace The following entries are found in this additional information menu s Fri 25 Feb 2011 d 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 SAT 01 00 oa EBCBA1C EBTRAN1 EBTRAN2 095 UNL 99 EBTRAN3 EBTRANA TRA NORTH ALPHA Reservable ERANS Manageable EBTRAS Activities a Adjacent Areas EBTRAS2 Linked Airspace Flight Levels EBTRAS3 EBTRAS4 EBTRASS EBTRASS EBTRASA w The Areas of Interest and the additional information that is obtainable via a right mouse button click 4 Airspace Name the local name for the applicable airspace 4 Reservable or Not Reservable depending the privileges the user has been assigned This is in line with the green R found on the area of interest 4 Manageable or Non Manageable this indicates if the Airspace Management Cell AMC has authority to manage the activity times of this airspace or not Quite often Danger Areas are not AMC manageable and their status is determined by the respective Aeronautical Information Publication AIP or as defined by Notice to Airmen NOTAM 4 Activities hovering over the Activities field
131. om the Menu Bar This will revert the layout of the HMI back to the default except for changes to the layout by defining the map position option a 4 5 Airspace Reservation Editor ARE In order to introduce a reservation in LARA the user has to open an airspace reservation editor to specify the required details for a reservation To make an airspace reservation in LARA select the appropriate date and time for display on the Airspace Planning Chart and scroll to the appropriate airspace Now position the mouse over the appropriate row for the desired airspace and roughly on the correct start time and click the Right Mouse Button The Airspace Reservation Editor will open with the correct airspace and start time already pre set At the same time a tentative booking slot is already placed on the Airspace Planning Chart Reservation Editor ID 1895 CLUSTER_BE Basic Airspace Approval MOTAMs Additional Info Basic Information Activity Information sokom C W POS SAN H Activity Not Specified 7 Callsign s Priority een 4 Number of Aircraft Event i Status NOT_PLANNED Creator SAN Fi Actual Start Date 2602201 B i ae 30 re End Date 26022011 F oe Airspace Lower Unit afan EBTRAS1 045 Remarks Panel aurit Quit The Basic Tab of the Airspace Reservation Editor ARE 34 Note LARA checks the validity of reservations instantly If you try to op
132. on duration reduced or prolonged LA TST1 A procedure shall be in place in order that any changes to reservations within the reference allocation time shall be a Subject to prior coordination between the responsible Supervisors A TST2 LARA does NOT allow the same airspace to be defined on more than one LARA service cluster If this is the case 129 LA TST3 LA TST4 LA TST5 the clusters will be not able to communicate Note that if adjacent clusters are connected LARA housekeeper tool highlights the overlapping airspaces intended for import A procedure shall be put in place to ensure that the clusters airspace shall be clearly defined prior committing to the clusters database If possible connection should be established with the adjacent clusters servers prior to importing the static data When a reservation is introduced after the AUP UUP publication the potential conflicts of the reservation with the published CDR2 opening times will be not highlighted A procedure shall be put in place to ensure that the responsible ASM manager crosschecks for potential conflicts prior earmarking reservations introduced after AUP UUP publication Currently it is not possible to link associate local airspace to foreign airspace Booking an airspace in the local cluster which volume overlaps with an airspace defined in an adjacent cluster and under different name shall be done according to the agreed procedure AD
133. or this reservation which 38 can have an impact on the actual activation of the airspace volumes later in the process Actual Actual Start Date 26 02 2011 Airspace Airspace Lower Unit Upper Unit oho All EBTRAS2 0 Actual Section of the Basic Tab This section can be considered the core of the ARE here the user determines the actual requested airspace in lateral vertical and temporal limits 4 Start Date The figures for the start date and time have already been set by opening the ARE with a right mouse button click on the appropriate time on the Airspace Planning Chart It should however be checked as depending on the scale setting the selection via the Planning Chart can be quite rough Clicking on the date will open a calendar window allowing to select a date The time can be dialed in via the arrows for hours and minutes individually The minutes will advance decrease in 5 minute increments more exact figures can be inserted via the keyboard if required The date hours and minute fields are linked to each other advancing the minutes beyond 55 will advance the hour by One accordingly Same for the date if the time is advanced beyond 23 55 the date will advance to the next day It is not possible to enter a start time in the past the start time of the reservation has to be at least 5 minutes in the future The Start Date will turn red if this is not the case 4 End Date The b
134. plate allows selection of pre defined mission templates The text field used here is a filtering field Characters inserted into this field will filter all templates according to the inserted values e g inserting an a will display a list with all Mission Templates starting with an a Keeping the field empty and selecting the Search button will open a list with all templates After selecting a template the applicable fields will be filled out accordingly They can be adapted as required afterwards IG Mission Information Editor Edit Mission Mission Mission ID Date of Mission 02 03 2011 Mission Type Av Select Template Name Of Template Aerodromes Available Mission Templates 4 Aerodrome Information and Other Service Providers can be selected from the drop down menus as required These entries are configurable by the system s Housekeeper By selecting Other a free text field becomes available allowing entries up to 20 characters The buttons Aijr to Air refueling and AD ATC allow switching between different types of fields allowing entry of Air Defense Air Traffic Control Type of missions and Air to Air Refueling Missions 5I Air to Air refueling J ADJATC Air to Air Refueling Refueling Track BEL KITTY Y Communication Frequency 269 05 Configuration of Tanker Boom Tanker Type KDC 10 im The fields available for Air to Air Refueling Missio
135. prediction time The top display is showing the lateral view the bottom display a vertical view for the given time and a selected airspace The following colours are used to indicate the status 4 Orange is used to indicate the Pending Status of an area The area is not yet active but according to the plan it will become active a pre defined time in the future default is set to 20 minutes i e the area will turn orange 20 minutes prior the planned activation 4 Red is indicating that an area is currently active and not available 4 Green is indicating that an area is active and available for use 4 Blue is used for CDRs and indicates at least partial availability If at least one flight level is available the CDR will be displayed as available in blue If the CDR is completely not available it is displayed without colour 95 IOI LARA Booking Tool User AMC File View Filter Tools Window Help Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday 16 March 2011 06 58 35 Airspace Planning Display Airspace Status Display Scale 18 Hours Indicators Planning Buffers Mode ActivityType Display Activations No Agency Selected 3 eee yore LatiLong 49 46 34 N 002 01 10 E Fri 18 Mari2011 O 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 SAT 01 00 0 j EBCBA1C EBTRAN1 EBTRAN2 EBTRAN3 B 6 2 E ry i EBTRANA EBTRANB 195 285 35 EBTRAS EBTRAS1 BTRAS
136. provide additional information per airspace 4 ICAO abbreviation of the airspace 4 Full or local airspace name 4 Cluster of origin 4 Reservable by the current user or not 4 Type of airspace Area or CDR Segment 22 4 1 11 Selecting the Airspaces to be displayed on the Planning Chart To move an airspace from the Available Airspace Window to the Selected Airspace Window and eventually to display it on the Airspace Planning Chart select an airspace on the Available Airspace Window and click the Add gt gt Button This will move the selected airspace to the bottom of the selected Airspace Window In order to remove an airspace from view select the airspace on the Selected Airspace Window and press the lt lt Remove button The system allows the selection of multiple airspaces by either using the select All buttons or by ctrl and or shift clicking multiple airspaces Available Airspace Selected Airspace Airspace Name Cluster Reservable Type Airspace Name Cluster Reservable Type LFCBAIA CROSS BORDER CLUSTER_BE Area EBCBA1 CROSS BORDER AR CLUSTER_BE LFCBA1B CROSS BORDER CLUSTER_BE Area T TRA N1 BRUSSELS CLUSTER_BE UM150 1 DIK PITES CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment j TRA N2 BALEN AREA CLUSTER BE UM150 1 KOK DIK CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment TRAN3 MEEUWEN CLUSTER_BE Un1 70 KUDIN LNO CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment TRA NORTH ALPHA CLUSTER_BE UM624 DIK EHAAS CLUSTER_BE CDR Seg
137. r LARA is not aware of local air pressure and cannot calculate the true relationship between FL and Altitudes selected here LARA will always assume standard pressure of 1013 25 hPa and calculate conflicts accordingly i e for LARA FLO70 and A7000 is the same 4 Remarks Panel This panel allows adding comments to the reservation The comments can be inserted during the initial reservation request or later during the approval process by eligible users The lower field of the panel is for entering the comment the upper part will display previously entered comments if available The comment will be saved and taken into account as soon as the Submit button is pressed The comments will be listed in the upper window with a tag specifying the Originator of the comment with a date time stamp example Remarks Panel SON to 25 0 22011 12 59 Reservationiission in preparation for Excercise DESPERATE EAGLE R Adding a remark to a reservation This concludes all entries that are available on the Basic Tab Click the button Submit at the bottom of the ARE to submit the reservation to the server The server will process validate and determine the correct status for the reservation and all connected clients including your own will display it accordingly a process that normally takes only a fraction of a second The alternative is to press the Quit button This will close the ARE without saving or submitting the information Th
138. rea UM150 1 DIK PITES CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTSA25 ARDENNES 03 CLUSTER_BE x Area UM150 1 KOK DIK CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTSA26B ARDENNES 04 CLUSTER_BE N Area UM1 70 KUDIN LNO CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBCBAIC CROSS BORDER AR CLUSTER_BE x Area UMB24 DIK EHAS CLUSTER BE CDR Segment EBTSA28A ELSENBORN 02 CLUSTER_BE Area UM624 EHAAEBB CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTSA28B ELSENBORN 03 CLUSTER_BE x Area UMB624 NIK DIK CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAN1 TRANI BRUSSELS CLUSTER_BE N Area UN852 LUTOM TE CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAN2 TRA N2 BALEN AREA CLUSTER_BE Area UY15 MOKOM RE CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAN3 TRA N3 MEEUWEN CLUSTER_BE N Area UY157 REMGO XE CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRANA TRA NORTH ALPHA CLUSTER_BE Area UZT03 BABIX CIV CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRANB TRA NORTH BRAVO CLUSTER_BE N Area UZ 707 FAMEN UL CLUSTER_BE CDR Segment EBTRAS TRA SOUTH CLUSTER_BE n Area EBTRAS1 TRA SOUTH 1 NAMU CLUSTER_BE N Area EBTRAS2 TRA SOUTH 2 BEAU CLUSTER_BE gt Area EBTRAS3 TRA SOUTH 3 GIVE CLUSTER_BE N Area EBTRAS4 TRA SOUTH 4 CHAR CLUSTER_BE m Area EBTRAS5 TRA SOUTH 5 NEU CLUSTER_BE N Area EBTRAS6 TRA SOUTH 6 DURB CLUSTER_BE m Area EBTRASA TRA SOUTH ALPHA CLUSTER_BE N Area EBTRASB TRA SOUTH BRAVO CLUSTER_BE m Area EBTRAWA TRA WEST ALPHA CLUSTER_BE N Area EBTRAVYB TRA WEST BRAVO CLUSTER_BE m Area EBTRAVYC TRA WEST CHARLIE CLUSTER_BE N Area EBTRAVYD TRAVWEST D CLUSTER_BE x Area S
139. ry Booking Type The applied colours per mode can be seen when selecting Helo gt Legends from the Menu Bar The different modes can be selected and the appropriate colours are displayed 88 LaRA Legends CDR Availability Status Military Published ActivityType Military Colour Scheme The Legends provide more information on the used colours The available Radio Buttons Mode Selections are L Status colours are applied according to the status of a reservation Military colours are applied according to the Booking Type civil or military Agency colours are applied according to the responsible service provider agency selected Published colours are applied according to the status in regard to AUP UUP Publication published or not published Unit colours are applied according to the originating unit of a reservation 89 4 14 Additional Filters for the Airspace Planning Display The Airspace Planning Display will hold a significant amount of data that can be accessed and displayed In order to provide users the option to focus on essential data a number of filters have been implemented Some filtering options have already been discussed in earlier sections Fai LARA Booking Tool User SQN File View giGig Tools Window Help J ajs icts Charts View Planning Prediction Tool E A No Time Interval Airspace Status Display a Scale 18H To Planning Chart Interval
140. s opposed to the original reservations which are marked by a grey R Additionally the background colour is alternating from row to row from white to light grey The What f Row has received the same background colour as its original reservation to quickly identify that these two rows are connected to each other The user has now the option to use the Prediction Time Slider again and observe the effect of the What If Reservation on the airspace allocation It is as well possible to look again at the original allocation to be able to compare What If allocation vs Original allocation At the far right end of the Activities Tab there is a column Included For each reservation and what if there is a checkbox allowing the user to select if he wants to assess the allocation with the original reservation check box selected on the original reservation or with its what if check box selected for the what if reservation lt is possible to create a large number of what ifs and then select any combination of what if and original reservations for an assessment until the best solution is found 5 3 2 Submitting Proposals Once a suitable solution is found the selected what ifs can be submitted automatically as proposals to the appropriate users The mechanism is transparent to the users they are not aware if a proposal was created manually via the Airspace Reservation Editor on the Planning Display or via the What if Funct
141. special LA S002 procedures shall be in place to ensure that the airspace activation is taking place consistently with the activity The import and customisation of data in LARA as well as the required verification and validation measures shall be LA S004 defined in a procedure After the import a procedure shall verify that the data in LARA is consistent with the external source LA S005 A procedure shall exist that requires the operator to validate a NOTAM request before it is sent out A procedure shall exist that requires the requester of a NOTAM to check whether the NOTAM that has been issued is consistent with what has been requested and the information that is stored in the LARA database LA S006 A validation procedure shall be implemented that ensures before operational use of the data that the data exported and imported into another system is consistent with the data in the LARA database LA S008 A procedure shall exist for the airspace manager to validate LA S009 consistency of airspace demands A procedure shall exist that requires the supervisor to act in LA S012 case that LARA displays the warning message that an external system has not received any information LA SO14 A procedure shall be in place for airspace de activation in case that not all users use LARA within one cluster LARA does NOT require additional approval by the Supervisors when a reservation in active status has been changed reservati
142. t Interval will only display those reservations in the PID that fall into the time frame selected for the Planning Chart Via the third option a floating interval can be specified that should be displayed Selecting e g O days ago and 0 days ahead will display only reservations from the current day Selecting 0 days ago and 1 days ahead will display reservations from today and tomorrow etc The final option from the main filter menu has an effect on the PID and the AVD Selecting the Match Planning Chart Rows option will only display reservations in the PID and airspaces on the AVD that are selected for display on the Airspace Planning Chart via the Window gt Preference Option In the illustration below the list of airspoaces on the Planning Chart has been Significantly reduced which results in lesser reservations displayed on the PID and lesser airspaces on the AVD 91 Tara Booking Tool User SQN File View Filter Tools Window Help Coordinated a O No Time Interval J Airspace Status Display 6 Planning Prediction Tool ei Scale 18H To Planning Chart Interval iets Charts View ERES Display To Interval i days ago Fri 11 Mai 8 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 gt 7 days ahead p Events v Match Planning Chart Rows ei 045 UNL EBTRAS2 EBTRAS3 EBTRAS4 EBTRAS5S EBTRASA EBTRAWA
143. t List select these on the right side of the window and press the Remove lt lt Button 4 The changes will take effect after pressing the Apply Button 4 The Cancel Button will close this window while discarding all changes 76 Filter Names Filter Cluster UserName 2 4 Cluster Name User Name Cluster Name i CLUSTER_BE T CLUSTER_BE bi CLUSTER_BE bi CLUSTER_BE Fi CLUSTER_BE bi CLUSTER_BE bi CLUSTER_BE Add gt lt lt Remove Apply Cancel Organizing the contacts for the Chat Facility is possible within this window Via the Contacts Window the user can now select a contact and press the Start New Conversation Button The window will expand to the right and give access to additional windows eventually allowing to start the chat communication The cursor is automatically placed in the bottom window for text entry The user enters the chat message here and sends it off via the Enter Button on the keyboard The message will move to the upper window tagged with the Originator and a time stamp indicating that it has been sent ra SQN Collaboration SON 06 56 40 AIC Hello AMC Invite Others Lil Start New Conversation The main chat window T1 This message is now available on the AMC client position The AMC user is informed about this message by a window sliding into the top right corner of the screen with the beginning of the chat message displayed
144. tering Show conflicts for current view O Show conflicts for 0 daysahead Show all conflicts Apply Cancel Filters will open in a dedicated window 1 Time Interval Filtering No Time Interval To Planning Chart Interval O Tolnteval 1 days ago 7 days ahead Apply Cancel These Filters are accessible via the Filter Menu 4 Old reservations will now be Retired after a predefined timeframe in order to relieve the Client and the HMI from processing old data Currently reservations older than 3 days will be retired and are consequently not accessible by the regular clients This will be indicated by a line trailing the Current Time Indicator in order to indicate beyond which point old reservations will not be displayed any longer This Retirement Time Indicator is selectable for display from the Indicators Menu File View Options Filter Tools Window Help Airspace Status Display Scale 12 Hours Y Mode Status Chait View T Indicators a Thu 20 Oct 2014 4 o7 00 A v Current Time v Reference Allocation v Lifetime s Retirement Time Select Retirement Time from the Indicators Menu to display the Retirement Time Indicator 4 Checkmarks and bullets are used now to indicate if an option is exclusive or if multiple selections are possible Checkmarks are used if multiple options are selectable at once e g which type of airspaces to display Bul
145. the new Proposed section will allow the user to propose changes to the start and end times the airspace and its lower and upper levels of the reservation Reservation Editor ID 1474 CLUSTER_BE Basic Airspace Approval MOTANts Additional Info Basic Information Activity Information Creator SAN Booking Type AD T POC S N 1 Activity Not Specified r Callsignis Friority Mi ef Li Nurnber of Aircraft i Event i Sevice Provider MIAGE Status REQUESTED Actual StartDate 08 03 2011 i Piel End Date o8 03f2011 th ls Airspace Airspace Lower Upper Unit Show All EBTRAS3 045 Proposed Start Date oana2011 17 fe 45 fe EndDate ososzoni 19 R 40 A Airspace Airspace Lower nit pper Unit Siw All FRTRASS O44 Remarks Panel SHEIT After pressing PROPOSE the ARE is extended by a Proposed Section In order to propose a different airspace the user needs to navigate to the Airspace Tab of the Reservation Editor and select the new airspace 65 Note Due to the system limitations the proposal of a new airspace is only possible if the proposed airspace is adjacent and or overlapping to the current one In order to change the airspace select the appropriate airspace s from the Available Airspace Section and press the Add Button Afterwards select the original airspace from the Proposed Airspace Section and press the Remove Button The sequence is important as LARA does not allo
146. the reservation as originally requested The reservation will remain in the current status Cancel Reservation button will cancel the reservation and remove it from the Planning Chart It will still be accessible from the Planning Information Display for reference LARA requires every cancellation to be justified by an appropriate reason The list of reasons is configurable by the LARA Housekeeper If no pre configured reason applies selecting Other from the list will allow inserting free text 68 Cancel Reservation xj Selecta reason for cancellation Please specify ihe reason AN Lik Cancel The window allowing to cancel a reservation MO LONGER_REQUIRED STAFFING ATC WEATHER No AIC Other The dropdown menu of preconfigured cancellation reasons 4 Quit button closes the Airspace Reservation Editor without any action performed The following figure summarizes the different privileges of users on reservations managed in LARA Users not involved with the booking process and the approval chain of a reservation will only have the option view the contents of a reservation One exception being the Military Liaison Officer at CFMU MILO This role can make proposals to all reservations prior reaching the Reference Allocation Status with the aim to optimize the airspace utilization More on the MILO functionality in LARA at a later stage 69 Reference APPROVED Allocation Time Allowed to CANCEL R
147. the user to move the Prediction Time Indicator across the Planning Chart The Prediction Time Indicator is the vertical white line displayed on the Planning Chart The other windows of the PPT will display the situation that is foreseen at the position of the Prediction Time Indicator It can be moved by clicking the connected slider with the mouse button and moving it left and right In line with the Airspace Planning Display the user can select any time frame and scale to work on with the Prediction Line At the left lower side of the PPT Planning Tab the currently selected time is displayed Scale 18 Hours Indicators Planning Buffers Mode ActivityType Fri 18 Mar 2011 qo 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 SAT 01 00 02 00 03 0 EBCBA1C EBTRAN1 EBTRAN2 a I I I IIo e CO C EBTRAS2 Y The Planning Chart of the PPT showing the Prediction Time Indicator The Prediction Time Indicator can be enabled and disabled by de selecting the appropriate entry in the Indicators Menu 94 Hees Planning Buffers Mode Status Lifetime Indicator 3 00 14 00 15 00 1600 Reference Allocation Indicator Current Time Indicator Prediction Time Indicator 0135 2765 SF The Indicators Menu on the PPT 5 2 2 PPT Airspace Status and Colours The two displays on the right side of the PPT will display the airspace status according to the selected
148. up Pi CivACC View The Airspace Planning Display prior preparing the data export 107 6 2 Generating Airspace Use Plan Information The first step to exporting planning details is to generate the AUP Draft in LARA This is achieved by navigating to the Tools Menu and selecting Air Space Use Planning gt Generate AUP UUP File View Filter BEREA window Help Generate Plan Snapshot 5 Display Generate ALUIP LILIP impot ACA AUPIUUP Mission Management Export Events a Client Collaboration Scale 18 Hours Fri 18 Mar 2011 ERTRAN ela EBTRANS whe The access to the AUP Functionality is found in the Tools Menu Note AUP stands for Airspace Use Plan and UUP for Updated Airspace Use Plan The Airspace Management Process and its publications AUP UUP etc will not be discussed in this manual The guidelines for airspace management in Europe can be found in the EUROCONTROL Handbook for Airspace Management Please refer to this document for more information if required The AUP UUP functionality is only available if a user has been granted access by the LARA System Administrator If it is available it will open the following window which allows selecting the date for which the AUP UUP data shall be produced The default follows the ASM process and pre selects the next day and a time frame from 06 00 until 06 00 the following day 24h time frame l Generate AUP UUP Generate AUPU
149. uttons windows and logics work exactly like for the Start Date When opening the ARE LARA defaults to a duration of one hour for the reservation Adapt these figures as required LARA will only accept an end time which is at least 5 minutes beyond the start time The minimum time for a reservation in LARA is therefore 5 minutes 39 Note Times can be edited by dragging the reservation symbol on the Planning Chart as well The numbers in the actual field will update accordingly The user can drag the start time or end time individually or drag the complete booking bar which will keep the duration of the reservation but change start and end time accordingly f bi Creator SQN Fi Booking Type AD x POC SQN K Activity Not Specified i Callsign s PENTAX Priority 4 S Number of Aircraft 2 Ss Event i Sevice Provider Mil ACC 7 Status NOT_PLANNED Actual Start Date 26 02 2011 EE o0 fe End Date 26022011 9 fs 30 fH a nam oa pee i il Airspace Lower Unit Upper Unit EARMARKED A son f Show all EBTRAS2 045 FL UNL Bi EARMARKED SON REFERENCE_ALLOCATED SON Fl REQUESTED SQN ff _ Remarks Panel REQUESTED SON Fi REQUESTED SON Fi Submit Setting the times by dragging the reservation bar on the Planning Chart 4 Airspace The Airspace table shows the selected airspace and the selected lower and upper levels L
150. v CDR Segments The Airspace Status in lateral top and vertical view bottom On the left hand side the vertical view of the selected airspace is displayed To the right of it all overlapping airsoaces areas and CDRs are shown with their respective vertical activation status This allows assessing the vertical effect of an activation on overlapping areas and CDRs The names of the airspaces are available at the bottom of the display The FLs on the left hand side To simplify the display altitudes are translated into FLs assuming ISO Standard Atmosphere i e A50 FLO50 98 5 2 4 PPT Activities Tab The PPT Information Display has four tabs displaying additional information 4 The Area and CDR Segment Tab provide additional information E on the airspaces and their activation status The External Clients Tab is not of interest on the PPT but will have significance on the Airspace Status Display which will be explained in Chapter 7 The Activities Tab is the default tab and provides additional information on the activities reservations that are foreseen within the time frame selected for the PPT activities Areas CDR Segments External Clients Include All Filters Submit ID Type Cluster Start End Airspace Lower Upper Status Creator Included 2398 Fi CLUSTER_BE 17 03 11 09 45 17 03 11 11 EBTRASS 045 FL UNL REQUESTED SQN a 2421 R CLUSTER_BE
151. ved from the client at 00 00 on day 4 Airspace data as another example is retired 10 days after its lifetime has ended By default the retirement process runs at 00 00 each day This time is editable and can be changed by your system administrator Please note that reservations will not be deleted they remain stored in the LARA Cluster Server database and are available for retrieval The data is stored in the database until it is archived The archiving functionality will be included in a future release For the configuration of the retirement functionality please refer to the LARA Technical Manual LARA V2 1 Another important change is the capability to run over more complex network setups The V2 1 software allows a LARA Cluster Server to register multiple IP addresses with a Discovery Server which can then be used by clients to connect to it This provides support for configurations whereby a LARA Cluster Server is connected to multiple networks The detailed settings and are described in the LARA Technical Manual V2 1 2 Changes to the HMI The HMI has changed slightly in order to re organize and harmonize the behavior of mouse interactions options filters etc Some user requests which were easily changeable without having a negative effect on other functionality have been introduced as well pc x Coordinated Universal Time Wednesday 19 October 2011 07 24 54 Lat Long 54 04 20 N 005 36 21 Events ADT
152. w the Proposal Airspace Section to be empty Reservation Editor ID 1474CLUSTER_BE Basic Airspace Available Airspace EBTRASS EBTSAZS EBTRAS1 EBTSA2Z4 Proposal Airspace Airspace EBTRAS4 Selected Airspace Airspace Lower nit Upper nit ERBTRASS 2 oe Submit From the Airspace Tab a new airspace can be proposed 66 The Additional Info Tab allows adding additional information to a proposal Once the Submit Button is pressed the Proposal will appear in the Actions Tab of the originator of the reservation for further processing On the Planning Chart the respective reservation will be marked by a blue border around the reservation bar to indicate the proposal A proposal is marked by a blue border around a reservation bar Once the Originator opens the proposal from the Action Tab the Airspace Reservation Tab will open and provide details on the proposal In order to quickly identify the proposed changes clicking on the blue nfo Button will reveal the details in text form MW Reservation Editor ID 1474CLUSTER_BE f Basic Airspace Approvals MOTAMS Additional Info Basic information Actiity Information Creator SON T Booking Type AL Poc SON T Activity Not Specified Callsign s y Priority a Number of Aircraft Event Sevice Provider Mil ACC Status REQUESTED Actual Stat Date 06 03 2011 aa lle _ EndDate 06 03 2011 Airspace Airspace Lower Unit
153. will be listed on the Approval NOTAMs Tab in the NOTAMs Required section 45 The user will find buttons to View the current status of the NOTAM Request Edit Request and Mark As Sent 4 The View Button will enable viewing the NOTAM Request Form in its current state There will be no option to edit any fields 4 The Edit Request Button will open the NOTAM Request From in its present state and allow changes to the fields Fal NOTAM Request UM150 1 KOK DIK NOTAM Request for UM150 1 KOK DIK Originators Indicator oily Address ICAO Locations _ UM150 1 KOK DIR Coordinates and Radius Latitude Longitude Radius ogg Nt Validity From so ed 2622014 Till 71 gt TET gt 25022011 Restrictions Warning Levels Lower FL 045 UpperFL 5399 ox Ok amp Export Cancel Editing a NOTAM Request in LARA At the bottom of the NOTAM Request Window three buttons allow access to different functions 4 OK button will accept and save all changes made and closes the window LARA does not interface directly with NOTAM Systems currently however a B2B interface with the future Airspace Data Repository ADR is foreseen With this interface in place NOTAMs can be handled online 46 4 Cancel button to close the window without saving any changes 4 OK amp Export will accept and save all changes made closes the window and opens the NOTAM Window showing how the NOTA
154. will open a sub list providing details on the activities allowed in this area The entries in this list are for information purposes only they do not have a functional effect in LARA 4 Overlapping Airspace hovering over this field will show the airspaces areas and CDR segments that are vertically and laterally at least partially overlapping this area A reservation in If you disagree with information presented on your LARA System please contact the LARA Housekeeper Most of the mentioned fields in this section are editable by the LARA Housekeeper Tool 15 any of these airspaces with an overlap in time and levels will trigger LARA to issue a conflict warning 4 Adjacent Areas hovering over this field will show the areas that are adjacent to the selected areas This will allow adding multiple areas into one reservation to be discussed in detail in the section on making airspace reservations 4 Linked Airspaces hovering over this field will show the airspaces that are linked to the selected airspace LARA treats linked airspaces like overlapping airspaces triggering a conflict if booked in parallel They are however not necessarily geographically overlapping but have been linked for procedural reasons 4 Flight Levels hovering over this field will show the minimum and maximum vertical limits in Altitude or Flight Levels defined for this airspace 4 1 2 Time line On top of the Airspace Planning Chart the time line
155. with the software and to provide a reference manual for guidance during every day operational use It shall allow a user to quickly find information on all aspects of the system The manual will focus on the use of the system by operators administration of the application will be covered in the Technical Documentation of LARA If however the understanding of the software functions requires a look behind the scenes into the Administration and Housekeeping Tool this will be covered within this document In order to demonstrate the functionality of LARA this manual will use a set of airspaces with generic roles and users normally involved in airspace management Airspace structures procedures and rules will not resemble real life operations and are merely used to demonstrate the concept and its application using the LARA Software Certain components of the LARA Software are involved in taking and communicating safety critical decisions and require special awareness or procedures to be in place to remedy any safety implications These will be described in this manual in Chapter 8 Safety Requirements The LARA Software is highly configurable both in terms of look and feel and available functionality Wherever applicable these differences will be explained This manual will follow a common sequence of events in the airspace management process and explain the parts of the software along this thread i e Planning Phase Assessment A
156. ypes The Legend is accessible via the Help Menu and provides an overview over the colors used 4 1 7 Indicators used on the Planning Chart The Current Time Indicator is a blue line running vertically through the Airspace Planning Display It indicates current time 19 The Reference Allocation Indicator is a green line displayed vertically on the Airspace Planning Display The Reference Allocation Time is set per airspace and is adjustable by the System s Housekeeper It can either float a certain pre defined amount of time ahead of the current time or it can be defined at a certain time of the day e g every day at 06 00 a m Scale 18 Hours Indicators Mode Status Conflicts Charts View 2 jLO IR masr 08 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 20 00 21 00 22 00 23 00 SAT 0100 7 EBCBA1C cro Oooo it ms 1 ie eee ents E ei es ee ami S E ome SS eee ona Le pa E E ass EE ee ie i a ay The APD showing the blue Current Time Indicator and the green Reference Allocation Time Indicator The Reference Allocation Time marks the beginning of the consolidation period reaching this line is marking the stabilization of the plan Any changes are limited to a minimum to allow all parties involved a certain planning horizon The Reference Allocation Time is agreed during Airspace Management Level 1 A third indicator on the planning chart is the

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