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NGA US navigational data at risk?
Has anyone seen the notice on the NGA website that the USFIF (raw
aviation waypoint data for the US) will be discontinued in October of 2007? They tried to kill DAFIF as a whole last year but eventually succumbed to pressure from the industry to allow US territorial data to remain available. If I'm reading this correctly, however, they're about to screw us anyway (read the second notice down from the top): http://164.214.2.62/products/usfif/v0008/USREADME.TXT I just sent email to their feedback address and am looking forward to their response. If you're wondering how this affects the average pilot, keep in mind that virtually all EFB and planning software (flightprep, seattleavionics, etc.) get their raw data from this source. I have no idea how these companies will source their data if the NGA refuses to distribute it to anyone but the "military and its contractors" like Boeing -- ahem, I mean Jeppesen. I hate to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but I also find it interesting that they've chosen to do this right now...when the eyes of AOPA and other watchdogs are busy fighting on the user-fee front. I'll forward any response I get from the NGA. -Doug -- -------------------- Doug Vetter, ATP/CFI http://www.dvatp.com -------------------- |
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