ABSTRACT
This chapter provides surveys DO-200A, AC 20-153A, and several other Federal Aviation Administration and industry documents related to aeronautical data in order to provide a highlevel overview of expectations for aeronautical data. Aeronautical data are "data used for aeronautical applications such as navigation, flight planning, flight simulators, terrain awareness and other purposes, which comprises navigation data and terrain and obstacle data". DO-200A identifies requirements and recommendations to provide the appropriate assurance level for the aeronautical data. The originator is "the first organization in an aeronautical data chain that accepts responsibility for the data. DO-330 was written to be applicable to multiple domains, including the aeronautical data domain. AC 20-153A provides guidance to aeronautical service providers, equipment or avionics manufacturers, and/or operators necessary to obtain a letter of acceptance. DO-200A and AC 20-153A reference DO-178B section 12.2 criteria for tool qualification. DO-200A and AC 20-153A reference several other industry documents.
