Redlands, Calif., March 06, 2012-The Esri Aeronautical Solution-Airports GIS Package version 2 is now available for download from Esri. This updated offering expands the number and types of preconfigured automated validation checks to include those used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during data submission as well as critical and noncritical attributes.

 Esri Aeronautical Solution-Airports GIS Package is a software suite specifically developed to help US airports and the consultant community meet the requirements of the FAA Airports Surveying-GIS program. Version 2 includes more than 300 preconfigured validation checks developed from the FAA's 18B specification, enabling airports to improve their data quality and better comply with FAA review.

Current Esri Aeronautical Solution customers can simply download the Airports GIS Package from the Aeronautical Solution Resource Center. New customers can take advantage of special pricing for the Esri Aeronautical Solution-Airports GIS Package until the end of June 2012. For full details, contact an Esri representative at aero@esri.com.

For more information, visit esri.com/airportsgis.