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Integrated Air Surveillance Concept of Operations
Finally, automated information gathering and dissemination capabilities will provide vastly more
accurate and complete data records and will support improved analytics such as post-event
analysis. This capability can also prevent legal challenges related to the chain of custody of
evidence, improving the chances for successful prosecution by law enforcement agencies of
criminal acts and enforcement of air traffic control regulations.
7.2 Other Potential Impacts
7.2.1 Regulatory Impacts
The wide-spread sharing of information that NextGen air surveillance systems will engender has
significant impacts for policy-making and for regulatory authorities that must ensure that
information gathering, analysis, and dissemination activities are conducted in compliance with
the following:
Applicable laws
Executive Orders
Presidential Directives
Attorney General-approved guidelines
Federal Court orders/procedures
Respective Department/Agency policy and guidance
International arrangements and agreements regarding information sharing
7.2.2 Fiscal Impacts
Implementing the system-wide changes in the way air surveillance information is collected and
disseminated will require a collaborative interagency approach and substantial investment.
7.2.3 Organizational Impacts:
As desired operational and system capabilities are widely adopted, additional impacts will occur:
Innovative and unanticipated uses for and applications of the capabilities will be
identified
Organizational roles and missions will evolve to accommodate new information-sharing
paradigms, which will necessitate the need for updated policy guidance
New training and education regimens will be adopted
The mix of personnel assigned to the surveillance mission area and the facilities in which
they operate could change
The collaborative decision-making environment engendered by these new capabilities
will demand leaders with a more collaborative leadership skill set than the classic
directive model of leadership
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