AWOS DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM (ADAS) OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION (OT&E) INTEGRATION AND OT&E OPERATIONAL TEST REPORT.

Abstract : The Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) Data Acquisition System (ADAS) is a planned element of the National Airspace System (NAS) modernization program. The objective of the ADAS is to provide collection, processing, archiving, and distribution of aviation-oriented weather observation data in support of the NAS. This report presents the results of the ADAS operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Integration and OT and E Operational testing performed at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center between December 1992, and July 1993. All ADAS interfaces have been thoroughly tested either through simulation or integrated with live NAS subsystems. During OT and E testing, the ADAS was interfaced with live AWOSs and Automated Surface Observation Systems (ASOSs), and also the National Airspace Data Interchange Network II (NADIN II), Weather Message Switching Center Replacement (WMSCR), Coded Time Source (CTS), and Maintenance Processor Subsystem (MPS). The MPS was executing testcom software in lieu of operational Interim Monitor Control Software (IMCS). The Real-Time Weather Processor (RWP), Data Link Processor (DLP), and Local Communications Network (LCN) interfaces were partially verified using the ADAS prime development contractors' Interactive Process Simulator (IPS).