TopSky - AIM

Modular Aeronautical Information Management solution built for interoperability and performance

Civil Aviation
Airports
Airspace management

The most comprehensive, reliable, and scalable suite of application to manage your Aeronautical Information database . Empowering ANSPs with modular and interoperable components that enhance safety, efficiency, and compliance with global standards while supporting long-term innovation.

Answering all your AIM needs, supporting the complete lifecycle of aeronautical data and services

Designed to help ANSPs transition from traditional AIS to a modern AIM environment, TopSky - AIM unifies the management, processing and distribution of critical aviation information in a seamless workflow.

Complete end-to-end solution

TopSky - AIM combines the expertise of two AIM leading players, Thales and CGX AERO, to offer the most complete suite of high-end components, from data origination and procedure design, to publication, integrated around the AIXM 5.1 centralized database acting as a single source of truth for aeronautical data, to ensure data and traceability.
Ensuring smooth ATC integration

TopSky - AIM suite is designed to be smoothly integrating within ANSP existing solutions. It integrates seamlessly with TopSky - ATC by sharing a common aeronautical data source, ensuring consistent information between AIM and ATC for reduced data preparation tasks in ATC systems.
Reliable solution suiting all needs

TopSky - AIM is adaptable to all customer configurations: single site, multi-site installation, operational, disaster and recovery configuration. It is fully compliant with latest ICAO (Aviation System Block Upgrade - DAIM Block 1 elements / AMET / FF-ICE) and EUROCONTROL (EASA) standards, and also SWIM ready.

In an increasingly data-reliant automated environment, the smooth and timely flow of accurate, high-quality digital information between aviation actors is of critical importance. Flight plans, NOTAMS, navigation data need to be shared to all airspace users. High-quality aeronautical data is the very first and crucial step to ensure safe air navigation.

TopSky - AIM software suite covers the full AIM Digital Chain

Thales integrates modular and interoperable components which can operate independently or together, allowing tailored deployment within existing systems and smooth integration with other ATM solutions.

TopSky - AIXM main purpose is the management of aeronautical data used in the Aeronautical Information Publications (AIP), published by ANSPs. It is the central source of data for all TopSky - AIM components, providing a centralized AIXM 5.1 compliant database to create, validate, manage and distribute high-quality aeronautical information, ensuring data integrity, traceability and seamless exchange with AIM and ATC systems.

TopSky - AIS provides an integrated and comprehensive solution covering all the required operational needs for Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) such as NOTAM management, ATS Reporting Office with Briefing service including MET, ensuring timely and accurate aeronautical information delivery.

TopSky - Internet Briefing is Thales web-based Pilot Briefing system, providing pilots with a secure easy and user-friendly access to AIS, for flight plan submission and integrated briefings, combining MET and NOTAM information via standard Internet technologies, for efficient and compliant flight preparation anytime, anywhere.

TopSky - eAIP is an advanced and collaborative Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) management system allowing the edition of AIP, AIP Supplements and Circulars and their publication through legacy means (folders, digital data sets …) and electronic means (i.e. pdf files and html for web publishing). It simplifies updates and supports efficient online distribution to aviation stakeholders.

It provides an integrated environment for preparing, maintaining and updating Aeronautical Information and Civil/Military Charts. This module offers a comprehensive knowledge of all constraints linked to the operation within a geographical, cartographical and aeronautical environment. It ensures the end-to-end edition and update of the charts for AIP within a paperless and geo-referenced environment.

Link to CGX AERO solution

It is an automated database-driven Airspace and En-Route data design, allowing the design and modeling of Airspace and Route tracks directly in the aeronautical database. The component provides an automated display and editing of conventional and RNAV capability. It supports the sensor coverage analysis, data validation of all against aeronautical data business rules and provides automated reports for AIP publication.

Link to CGX AERO solution

Flexible and smart obstacles and AMDB data management and assessment tool. TopSky - Obstacles and AMDB is shaped for land use operator units and obstacles impact assessment on aviation services. It provides Operators adequate means to manage their own aeronautical data. Automatically assess existing obstacles or planned ones impact on ICAO regulation.

Link to CGX AERO solution

KEY FIGURES

countries use Thales's solutions

countries in AIXM5.1

40%

of the world's airspace controlled by Thales

Since the implementation of TopSky - AIM solution, the result has been a significant improvement of flight information errors, facilitation of systems automation, as well as the standardization of aeronautical publications compliant with international standards. […]
The relationship with Thales has been very profitable with a constant accompaniment and the timely resolution of failures, problems and doubts during operations.

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