FAA AC 150/5300-16 Deliverables (Examples)

Examples: FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-16 deliverables

The purpose of this site is to provide examples of the items to be included in deliverables associated with FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-16 (AC-16), a general description of the sequential tasks necessary to successfully establish Airport Contol Stations (PACS and SACS), and a standard directory structure for the deliverables. Providers should refer to the Advisory Circular for detailed survey requirements and specifications.

There are two deliverables associated with AC 16: Project Survey Plan and final data. Performing the survey work sequentially as described in AC 150/5300-16, and submitting the required deliverables, will result in the successful completion of the survey project.

A preliminary examination of the study area (reconnaissance) must be performed prior to submitting the project survey plan. After the reconnaissance, but prior to mark setting or collecting observations, submit the project survey plan to the FAA Airports Surveying - GIS Program (AGIS) website.

Project Survey Plan

After reconnaissance, but prior to mark setting or observations, submit a Project Survey Plan to the FAA AGIS Program website. NGS will review the plan as soon as possible, normally within five work days, and post comments to the FAA website. Mark setting or data collection should not begin until the plan is approved by NGS.

At minimum, the plan must include the following sections:

  • Airport Summary Report
  • Station Table
  • Airport Control Plot
  • Station Location Sketch and Visibility Diagrams
  • Recovery notes (for existing marks)
  • GPS Observing Scheme
  • Project Vector Diagram
  • Proposed instrumentation list
  • Listing of data processing software
  • Quality Control Plan

Sample Geodetic Control Plan (Project Survey & Quality Control Plans) 


Data Deliverables

The most important document to be included with the data deliverable is the final project report. The report describes the project goals, conditions and requirements, personnel, equipment, field work, and data processing performed to complete the project. A detailed explanation of unusual or special conditions will assist problem resolution and data adjustment. The final project report and associated deliverables (as described in FAA AC 150/5300-16), including observation logs, station location sketch and visibility diagrams, descriptions, recovery notes, digital photographs, vector processing outputs, ADJUST and checking program input/output files, and raw data must be submitted directly to the FAA Airports Surveying - GIS Program (AGIS) website. NGS will review the submitted data as soon as possible. Complete submissions will be loaded to the NGS Integrated Data Base (IDB) for inclusion in the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). Upon inclusion of the control station marks to the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), NGS will notify providers via the AGIS website.

At minimum, the final data deliverable must include the following:

  • Labor, equipment, and other items
  • Quality Control Plan
  • Survey Plan
  • Project Status Reports
  • Project Sketch (Vector Diagram)
  • Field logs
  • Vector processing output
  • Final Project Report  Sample Final Project Report
    • Airport Summary Report
    • Deviations from approved plan and analysis of unusual circumstances
    • Listing of personnel who worked on project
    • Listing of survey equipment
    • Software listing
    • Final Station Listing
    • Final Project Vector Diagram
    • Vector processing scheme
    • Comparison of IGS08 coordinates
    • Description of project adjustment
    • Completed Project Submission Checklist
    • Recommendations
  • Adjustment and checking programs
  • Original data
  • Descriptions
  • Transmittal Letter

Directory Structure

NGS recommends establishing a directory structure for the Airport Control Station deliverables so each directory contains pertinent information about each item. Name the root directory using the established FAA Airport Location Identifier (for example: SFQ). The use of a standard format will assist the NGS verification. Refer to NGS Adjustment Guidelines for file-naming conventions.

Following is an example directory structures with sample files included in each sub folder.

 SFQ    
   Final Report Sample
   Photos Sample
   PACS Sample
   SACS Sample
   RAW DATA Sample
   PageFile Sample
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