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SOFTWARE / The WPD Series

This page relates to the now discontinued and unsupported WPD Series of Software, in versions WPD1.0 to WPD 7.0alpha.

Please note that as of January 2003, the only software available for sale that is officially supported is the WX1™ Series.

If you are still using a WPD software you cannot be receiving maintenance and consequently should contact us immediately to rectify this.

THIS PAGE REMAINS HERE FOR HISTORICAL REFERNCE REASONS ONLY.

FOR THE LATEST IN PROCEDURES DESIGN TOOLS PLEASE GO TO WX1™ Series.

From 1994 to 2002, the original WPD software became the standard tool for the design of Approach and Departure Procedures and Obstacle Verification, allowing three dimensional analysis prior to production of ICAO Instrument Approach Charts (ICAO Doc 8168 - PANS-OPS) to AIP quality. Furthermore, the software is used by many Authorities for general Airspace and Air Traffic Management.

The original WAVIONIX Software Systems for ICAO, PANS-OPS Procedures Design & Air Navigation Service Providers was provided by Wavionix Software Limited, a British company which was established in 1994, and was the preceding entity prior to WX Systems. It specialised in the provision of software, training and consultancy services to companies and organisations in the field of air navigation services and aircraft/airport operations.

Tried and Tested
Following initial research and development, Wavionix Software was thoroughly tested by the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) and the Eurocontrol Software Tools Working Group in 1995. Further tests were carried out by Stasys Limited and the Coba Consulting Group. In 1997 Wavionix received international recognition for setting standards in the increasing automation and computerisation of aeronautical data when it was awarded finalist prize in the International Aerospace Awards in Paris.

Wavionix award-winning software was used in more than sixty locations worldwide as the standard tool for quick, efficient, and cost-saving design of:

  • ICAO-based PANS-OPS Procedures
  • ICAO-based Airspace Criteria
  • ICAO-based Annex 14 Calculations
 

WPD Series
The leading commercially available software tool for Procedures Experts.
Wavionix launched the award winning Wavionix Procedures Designer. Comprising over 70 different programs, it was used to graphically present procedures to the recommendations and criteria laid down by ICAO in Document 8168 PANS-OPS.

The WPD Series eliminated the manual trial and error process used to calculate and graphically draw procedures for the verification of obstacle protection areas. These procedures were subsequently translated into charts for pilots on aircraft. In addition, the software's three dimensional capability meant that virtual reality could be part of the procedure design.

THE DESIGNER HAS COMPLETE CONTROL

The software incorporated practical feed-back for users so that all variables that could affect the overall procedures design, primarily fly-ability and minimum altitudes, could be checked by the procedures designer at each stage, thereby giving the user complete control throughout the entire design process.

TIME SAVINGS
Enormous timesavings were achieved using WPD Series software, which allowed the designer to be more productive, allowing time to work on the development of new procedures and checking existing procedures. For example, using Wavionix Software, a Basic Approach Construction, procedure depiction and charting could be processed in three days or less as opposed to up to 20 days to complete the same tasks manually.

Procedure Description
Time Comparison
MANUAL
WAVIONIX
DEFINE PROCEDURES PARAMETERS 0.5 HRS 0.5 HRS
ESTABLISH RUNWAY & NAVIGATIONAL AID POSITIONS 0.5 HRS 0.5 HRS
CONSTRUCT INITIAL APPROACH AREA 16 HRS 2 HRS
DETERMINE CRITICAL OBSTACLE 4 HRS 0.3 HRS
ESTABLISH MINIMUM FOR INITIAL PORTION 1 HRS 0.4 HRS
CONSTRUCT INTERMEDIATE AREA 6 HRS 0.7 HRS
DETERMINE CRITICAL OBSTACLE 4 HRS 0.5 HRS
ESTABLISH MINIMUM FOR INTERMEDIATE PORTION 1 HRS 0.2 HRS
CONSTRUCT FINAL APPROACH AREA 24 HRS 3 HRS
DETERMINE CRITICAL OBSTACLE(S) 5 HRS 0.8 HRS
ESTABLISH MINIMUM(S) FOR THE APPROACH 2 HRS 0.5 HRS
CONSTRUCT MISSED APPROACH AREA 24 HRS 3 HRS
DETERMINE CRITICAL OBSTACLE 4 HRS 0.5 HRS
ESTABLISH MINIMUM FOR THE APPROACH OR CHANGE CLIMB-OUT 3 HRS 0.7 HRS
CHECK AIRSPACE CONSIDERATIONS 2 HRS 0.2 HRS
CHECK ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 1 HRS 0.6 HRS
CHECK NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS 1 HRS 0.2 HRS
PROCEDURE CHECKING (CONSTRUCTION) 3 HRS 0.2 HRS
PROCEDURE CHECKING (CALCULATIONS) 6 HRS 0.2 HRS
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCEDURE DUE TO CHECKING 7 HRS 1 HRS
EXPLAIN PROCEDURE TO CARTOGRAPHER TO DRAW A BASIC CHART 2 HRS 0 HRS
BASIC CHART CONSTRUCTION & TIME TAKEN FOR HANDING 16 HRS 3 HRS
CHECK PROCEDURE FOR FLY-ABILITY 1 HRS 1 HRS
POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS FOR THE PROCEDURE DUE TO CHECKING 7 HRS 1 HRS
PRESENT PROCEDURE TO CARTOGRAPHER TO DRAW A FINAL CHART 1 HRS 0 HRS
CHART CONSTRUCTION AND TIME TAKEN FOR HANDLING 16 HRS 1 HRS
     
TOTAL TIME COMPARISON
MANUAL
WAVIONIX
TOTAL TIME TAKEN IN HOURS 158 HRS 22 HRS
TOTAL TIME TAKEN IN DAYS 20 DAYS 3 DAYS
TOTAL TIME TAKEN IN WEEKS 4 WEEKS 0 WEEKS

AWARD WINNING WAVIONIX PROCEDURES DESIGNER MAKING
PROCEDURES SAFER, FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT
No other procedures design software on the market came close, and in 1997 Wavionix received international recognition for setting standards in the increasing automation and computerisation of aeronautical data when it was awarded finalist prize in the International Aerospace Awards in Paris.
 

KEY FEATURES OF WPD SERIES (NOW DISCONTINUED)

  • Capability to complete geodetic transformations

  • Capability to import Excel spreadsheets or other graphic or alphanumeric databases

  • Nominal holding patterns and associated obstacle protection areas

  • Nominal procedure turns and associated obstacle protection areas

  • Obstacle protection areas associated with circling approaches

  • Departure and obstacle protection areas Basic Annex 14 ILS obstacle protection areas

  • Overhead tolerance of a VOR or NDB

  • The ILS obstacle assessment areas

  • Conversion from IAS to TAS Calculation of DME tolerances and slant ranges

  • Capability to produce airspace charts using standard ICAO

  • Capability to design an ICAO approach chart to fit an actual approach diagram

  • Capability to create a VOR/DME Race Track Holding Pattern in 3D

  • Capability to change AutoCad system variables to a procedure design environment

  • Capability to import latitude/longitude data into the drawing

  • Capability to quickly import, retrieve and amend data automatically

  • Capability to conduct bearing and distance calculations from one position to another

  • Capability to construct the obstacle protection areas for with an RNAV departure, using either RNAV DME/DME or VOR/DME way-point criteria

  • Capability to determine the nominal distances, speeds and altitudes for departure track

  • Conduct profile obstacle assessment, OIS and ROC construction along a track segment

  • Capability to calculate for minimum obstacle clearance (MOC) in the secondary area

  • Capability to design an offset gate for an VOR or NDB approach Capability to construct en route airway segments and incorporate magnetic variation/declination

  • Capability to construct VOR/NDB tolerances and obstacle protection areas

  • Capability to construct conventional and RNAV fix/WP tolerances

  • Capability to construct fly-by/fly-over turn lead/lag requirements for track stabilisation

  • Capability to generate obstacle data files and to conduct ICAO Collision Risk Model

  • Capability to construct procedure areas in 2D or 3D

  • Numerous additional tools for procedure design to supplement AutoCAD commands

MINIMUM HARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WPD SERIES (NOW DISCONTINUED)
Intel 486, Pentium II /III 64MB of RAM Hard-disk space required Typical installation: 175 MB CD-Rom drive 32 bit protected mode CD-ROM driver VGA of higher-resolution monitor (Super VGA recommended) Microsoft Mouse of compatible pointing device Full AutoCad license from Autodesk Inc. r14 or later version or AutoCAD Map r2/3/4 Microsoft Windows 95 or later version or Windows NT 4.0 Colour printer Optional equipment should include a digitizer, scanner and engineering plotter for future versions.

TRAINING

All users of WPD Series were encouraged to attend a Wavionix Air Navigation Training Course as soon as they acquired the licence. In this way they could realise the true capacity and time savings of this highly sophisticated software tool. WPD Series was aimed at users with PANS-OPS expertise. In addition, if the user had no experience of AutoCAD, which was the platform for WPD Series, then they could either take a course prior to attending a Wavionix Training Course, or study the AutoCAD manual before coming on the course.

For further information, please see our Training pages.
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