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Initial Network Plan
Typical Scope:

The Initial Network Plan Portlet essentially presents the resulting compiled Initial Network Plan, in the form of a PDF document distributed by means of the Network Plan top link.

It also provides links respectively to the Network Interactive Map and the Network Static Map.

Note: When the Daily Plan is not yet available (or when the Daily plan exists with an Applicability Date that does not correspond to the NOP Target Date) the map is not displayed and the Portlet presents the following elements:

  • A picture (if one has been defined) and 
  • 'No Daily Plan' Text associated to the selected ATFCM phase .

The Daily Plan is a set of Tactical ATFCM measures (e.g. activation of Routing Scenarios, regulations, etc.) prepared by the NM and other partners (FAB, FMP) concerned during the planning phase.

Published every day around 1600UTC, it is accessible via the NOP and also promulgated via AFTN by means of the ANM and Network News messages.

The Daily Plan may be updated at any time according to the needs.

Map and colors

The Linked Reference Locations are displayed and coloured on the map according to the type of the defined daily plan item to which it applies:

  • If a linked reference location has a daily plan item of type Hotspot, it gets the Hotspot Label Colour, even if it has items of other types.
  • If a linked reference location has a daily plan item of type Event ( 'Axis', 'Special', 'Military' or 'Critical'), it gets the Event Label Colour, even if it has items of other types (except Headline).
  • If a linked reference location has a daily plan item of type ACC, it gets the ACCs Label Colour, even if it has items of other types (except Headline or Event).
  • If a linked reference location has a daily plan item of type NAT, it gets the NAT Label Colour, even if it has items of other types (except Headline, Event or ACC).
  • If a linked reference location has a daily plan item of type Weather, it gets the Weather Label Colour, even if it has items of other types (except Headline, Event, ACC or NAT).
  • If a linked reference location has a daily plan item of type Other, it gets the Other Label Colour except it has daily plan items of any other type.

So for a linked reference location to be displayed and coloured on the map, at least one daily plan item has to be associated with this linked reference location.

Color code

The map in this Portlet indicates with color codes the areas which are affected by a significant ATFCM event at the moment of publication.

The top left corner displays color patches - one for each Daily Plan section (Hotspot, Events, ACC's, NAT, Weather and Other):