An aerodrome mapping database is a

geographic information system A geographic information system (GIS) is a type of database containing Geographic data and information, geographic data (that is, descriptions of phenomena for which location is relevant), combined with Geographic information system software, sof ...

(GIS) database to describe airports. The following standards have been defined by the RTCA and

EUROCAE The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) deals exclusively with aviation standardisation, for both airborne and ground systems and equipment. It was created in 1963 in Lucerne, Switzerland by a decision of the European Civi ...

: * RTCA DO-272A/EUROCAE ED-99A: User requirements for aerodrome mapping information * RTCA DO-291/EUROCAE ED-119: Interchange standards for terrain, obstacle, and aerodrome mapping data

References

(1) https://web.archive.org/web/20101231112429/http://www.eurocontrol.int/aim/public/standard_page/interop_amxs_intro.html Geographical databases {{database-stub