navigation acronyms, abbreviations and definitions - International ...

TIBA Traffic Information Broadcast for Aircraft
TICTOC Timing over IP Connection and Transfer of Clock
TID travelling ionospheric disturbance
TIDE Technology Initiatives for Disabled and Elderly People (EU)
TIE time interval error
TIFF Tagged Image File Format
Standard for digital image compression; includes JPEG.
TIGER Topologically Integrated Geocoding and Referencing (US data f’mat)
TIGER Traffic Information and Guidance on European Roads (EU DRIVE 2)
TIGNS tightly-coupled (closed loop) IMU/GPS navigation system
TIH Traffic Information Highway (carries data from TCCs)
TIS traffic information service (air)
TIS-B traffic information services - broadcast
TISPOL European Traffic Police Association
TL transition level
TL until (met)
TLM telemetry
TLS target level of safety
TLS total least squares
EG for RVSM TLS = 2.5x10 -9 fatal accidents per aircraft flight hour as
a consequence of altimetry errors.
TLS Transponder Landing System
TLZ time-limited zone (air)
TM telemetry
TMA terminal manoeuvring area (ATC)
TMA Threat Model A (eg for GNSS signals)
Digital errors where denoting lead or lag of the chip transition.
TMA Traffic Management Advisor (ATC automation tool)(US)
TMAS telemedical assistance service
TMB Threat Model B (eg for GNSS signals)
Analog errors through damped natural frequency and damping factor
of second order filter.
TMC Threat Model C (eg for GNSS signals)
A combination of digital and analog errors i(TMA and TMB).
TMC Traffic Message Channel
Digital traffic messages carried by RDS.
TMC Forum EC forum to coordinate TMC activities (62 industry members in
TMG track made good (true track between 2 fixes)
TMHD transmitting magnetic heading device (maritime)
TMS Testbed Master Station (GRAS)
TMS TOA measurement system
TMZ transponder mandatory zone (air)
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