System Wide Information Management (SWIM)
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Announcements
Topics for Future Brown Bags:
- Transformation Design Patterns - TBD
- Performance and Service Level Agreements (SLA) - TBD
Recent News
- January 8, 2013 - The SWIM Terminal Data Distribution System (STDDS) achieves a second Initial Operating Capability (IOC) on December 14, 2012.
- December 19, 2012 - SWIM AIM Services Now Available
- December 10, 2012 - Minneapolis Center Goes for a SWIM
Overview
In the past, the state of the art for connecting two systems required a fixed network connection and custom, point-to-point, application-level data interfaces. Current NAS operations depend upon these legacy information systems with some systems entirely unconnected.
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Goals
SWIM supports the FAA Flight Plan goals. The Flight Plan is a roadmap and report card for FAA performance.
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Segment 1 Approach
Rather than developing a separate SWIM infrastructure, the program will provide Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based standards, guidance, and core capabilities software to National Airspace System (NAS) programs that will host the software on their existing hardware.
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Benefits
SWIM supports the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)-endorsed Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) goal to simplify processes and unify work across agencies and within the lines of business of the federal government.
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Description
The transformation to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) requires programs and technologies that provide more efficient operations, including streamlined data communications capabilities.
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Mission/Vision
The System Wide Information Management (SWIM) Program is a National Airspace System (NAS)-wide information system that supports Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) goals.
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Differentiating SWIM
Because SWIM is an information sharing concept – it is often perceived as more abstract when compared to something more concrete in the information technology (IT) world, such as a discrete IT system. SWIM involves multiple stakeholders, and the standards it is implementing will affect many IT projects at the FAA.
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Service Oriented Architecture
SWIM provides the basis for information exchange between systems based on the principles of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). SOA is an architectural approach for organizing and using services to support interoperability.
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Our Partners
As the SWIM Program strategically progresses towards an end goal of promoting information sharing in the National Airspace System (NAS), it is increasingly important that the aviation community join with the SWIM Program as partners in shaping future needs.
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SWIM Video
Recent Documents
- December 14, 2012 - SWIM FAA Aviation Industry Technical Forum 2012 Briefing
- October 10, 2012 - SWIM Newsletter - Edition Seven, September, 2012
- August 27, 2012 - FAA-STD-063: XML Namespaces
- August 27, 2012 - FAA-STD-064: Web Service Registration