navigation acronyms, abbreviations and definitions - International ...

AFCI arc fault circuit interruption (to detect aircraft wiring problems)
AFCS automatic flight control system
AFDC autopilot flight director computer
aFDPS Advanced Flight Data Processing System (precursor to SESAR)
AFDS autopilot flight director system
AFDX E/S aircraft full-duplex end system
AFG Advisory Financial Group (EUROCONTROL)
AFI assistant flying instructor
AFI automatic fault indication
AFIGEO Association français pour l’Information Géographique
AFIS airfield flight information service (info but not control)
AFLT Advanced Forward Look Trilateration
To calculate position of a mobile handset on CDMA network.
AfOL Association for Outdoor Learning (UK)
AFRAA African Airlines Association
AFRIN Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation
AFS Aeronautical Fixed Service (comms)
AFS Air Force Station (US)
AFS atomic frequency standard
AFSPC Air Force Space Command (USAF)
AFSS automated flight service station
AFTN Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network
AGAS Action Group for ATM Safety (EUROCONTROL)
Set up as high-level group as result of 1 Jul 02 mid-air collision.
AGC Air/Ground Cooperative (Air Traffic Services Programme)
AGC automatic gain control
AGER Annual GPS Enterprise Review (US Defense Acquisition Board)
AGI air ground incident
AGI Association for Geographic Information (UK)
AGILE Application of Galileo in the LBS environment (EC FP6 2005-07)
agl above ground level
AGNA Advisory Group of National Authorities (EASA)
AGNIS Azimuth Guidance for Nose-in Stand (aircraft parking system)
AGNSS (A-GNSS) Assisted GNSS
AGO automatic geophysical observatory
AGORA Implementation of Global Location Referencing Approach
EC telematics project Oct 2000 - Apr 2002.
AGPS (A-GPS) Assisted GPS
AGS Association of Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Specialists
AGU American Geophysical Union
AHARS attitude and heading reference system
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