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Integrated Air Surveillance Concept of Operations
Risk: A measure of potential harm that encompasses threat, vulnerability and consequence. (2)
(8)
Risk Level: A metric used to describe briefly the potential severity of the subject risk posed to
the United States and its interests. (2)
Risk Profile: A summary of threat, consequence and vulnerability characteristics dynamically
associated with a flight object. This information is compiled with the aid of automation and
analyzed by DHS, ATO and other security partners. (2)
Security Volumetric Expression: The volume of protected area around an asset or an event in
response to a security risk profile. (2)
Separation: A minimum distance to keep an aircraft safe from other aircraft, terrain, obstacle,
the ground, or specified airspace. (2)
Service (Net-Centric Information Management): A computational mechanism that: (a)
enables access to one or more capabilities using a prescribed interface; (b) is composed of
operations (e.g., create, read, update, delete) usually having a common, functional goal; (c) is
offered by one system/software application to another system/software application; (d) is carried
out via the electronic exchange of data and information over an enterprise network; and
(e) follows a precise set of rules and protocols according to a service definition (a machine and
human-readable, technical description of the service). (6)
Situational Awareness: The shared cognizance and understanding of the present events—as
well as an evaluation of the risks, threats, vulnerabilities and potential consequences—which
transpire in some domain. This status is accomplished through an interconnected network of
machines and personnel communicating data and information about the event in real time. (2) (8)
Stakeholder: A person or organization that has a legitimate interest, or vested interest in a
project or entity; anyone with an interest (or stake) in what the entity does. The security and
aviation organizations involved in or affected by security activities. (2) (4) (8)
Surveillance: The process for gathering information about a nature, position, or movement of a
target (e.g., tracking the position and vector of an aircraft or a vessel). (1) (2)
Surveillance Community: The surveillance mission partners, industry and academia. (1) (2)
Suspicious Activity Report: A report generated by a person or machine that results from
suspicious behavior and includes key information about the flight, the aircraft operator, the air
traffic management position detecting the suspicious activity, and the aircraft’s location. (2)
Suspicious Behavior: Behavior where (a) the intention is unclear (intentionally or
inadvertently), or (b) there is reason to doubt the intention or execution of some behavior,
indicating that a person, object, or other entity should be put under surveillance. (1) (2) (6) (8)
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