DESIGN AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEATHER FORECASTING PACKAGE FOR AVIATION INDUSTRY
(A CASE STUDY OF PORT – HARCOURT INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT OMAGWA )
ABSTRACT
This Project work is based on weather
forecast package for aviation industry using Port-Harcourt International
Airport (Omagwa) as a case study. The Occurrence of plane crash in the country
toady has given much concern and desire to carry out this “Design and
Implementation of a whether fore-casting package for aviation industries”.
The researcher having been a student
for some years now was disturbed by the rate of plane crash and the rate at
which lives and properties worth billions of naira were lost in the process.
Considering the economic hardship is
the society today, changes must be made to the patterns of operation of the
Aviation industries is our country so that timely and efficient decision-making
is taken for efficient utilization of available resources.
Meteorologists should be provided with
sophisticates instruments and equipment for whether observation and recording
is order to reduce the rate of unpredictability in plane-crash in our country.
In the course of this research work, a
system analysis was carried out in the airport by carrying out interview in the
meteorologists department. The data used for the design were collected through
this method and also through observation methods, which were carried out on
several occasions of visit to the airport. It was observed that, without a weather
forecasting package, timely and efficient aviation operation would not be
achieved.
ORGANISATION
OF WORK
This
project is divided into seven chapters as follows:
Chapter one is the introduction. It
contains some sub-heading like the statement of the problem, purpose of the
study, the aim and objectives of the study, the scope and delimitations,
limitations and constraint and the limitations and constraint and the
definitions of term.
Chapter Two deals on the literature
review.
Chapter Three talks about the
description and analysis of the existing system which includes the facts
findings method used, organizational structure, objective of the existing
system, the input, process, and the output analysis, the information flow
diagram, the problem of the existing system and the justification of the new
system.
Chapter four is about the design if the new
system and it involves output specification and design, input specification and
design, file design, procedure chart, system flow chart and the system’s
requirement.
Chapter five is the implementation it
include program deign, program flow charts. Pseudocodes, the source program and
the test program (run).
Chapter six deals on documentation
Chapter seven is made up of the
recommendation and conclusion
Finally, references follow after chapter
seven.
TABLE
OF FIGURE
Organisational
structure
Information
flow diagram
Procedure
chart
System
flowchart
Program
flowcharts.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Port Harcourt
International Airport is the third largest airport in Nigeria. It is located in
Omagwa in Port Harcourt. The airport is relatively busy and it handled just
over 1mil passengers in 2009. Omagwa
Airport, located in (or close to) Port Harcourt has 1 runway, which is
9846 feet (3001 metres) long. The geographic coordinates of this airport are 5
degrees, 0 minutes, 56 seconds north (5.015494) and 6 degrees, 56 minutes, 59
seconds east (6.949594). Omagwa Airport is 87 feet (27 m) above sea level.
The airport is
referred to by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) using the
airport code PHC. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) uses
DNPO when referring to Omagwa Airport.
We are all aware of the diverse and important role Aviation
can play in the social and economic way of any nation. Aviation provides effective
and timely, national and international transport for people and freight.
Transport can be defined as factor of the created importance in all economic
activities. It appears true to say that the structure of the transportation
network tells the story of the economic development within the areas. Each of
the main type of transportation so far developed, namely; road, rail and air
transportation operates in different manner and places particular areas and
sites and has an advantage at least over one another.
Here, we consider only the air transportation, which involves
whether predictions before its operations. Whether is the condition of the
atmosphere at a certain place at a specific time. It is therefore a day to day
or even an hourly affair either local or international. This means time and
place of recording is very essential. On the other hand, climate is the
description of the average condition of the atmosphere over a considerable area
for along time (at least thirty five years). The study of the climate of an
area includes temperature, rainfall, wind and pressure, amount of sunshine,
humidity and visibility.
1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Meteorologists usually do the
observation and recording of weather inputs. Due to the complex nature of these
records, they encounter some problems during their work when carrying out an
analysis at Port-Harcourt international airport (Omagwa), to ascertain the
problem of weather condition in the airport. The problems are:-
1. Lack of
adequate instruments and equipment for taking accurate readings and recordings.
2. Incorrect
description of weather inputs by these meteorologists which leads to wrong
forecasting.
3. Wrong use of database and organization.
1.2 PURPOSE OF STUDY
The need
for weather information for the safe generation of aircraft in Port-Harcourt
international airport (Omagwa), was prevent the short comings that are
associated to the poor weather forecasting condition of the Port-Harcourt
International airport, by ensuring that an adequate automated system is
installed in the airport to facilitate the accurate forecasting of weather
condition that will enhance safe flight from Port-Harcourt to other parts of
the country. So, the purpose of this study is to receive meteorologists from
the cumbersome nature of their job, which is hourly observation and recording
using an automated system. It will also reduce the mistake they make in their
description of weather condition manually which has led to human errors
resulting to death of passengers on board and as well as delay in flight. With
this new system installed in Port-Harcourt International airport, timely and
efficient weather forecasting will be the order of the day.
1.3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Owing to the problem of inadequate
instruments and equipment for taking accurate weather inputs that lead to wrong
forecasting and wrong use of database in Port-Harcourt International airport.
The aim and objectives of this project
is to design a weather forecasting package that will help the Port-Harcourt International
Airport to forecast weather effectively.
1.4 SCOPE/DELIMITATION
This defines what the precise limits
of the possible area are: in this study the scope or delimitation will be
meteorological department and weather station of Port-Harcourt international
airport (Omagwa). The methods of weather observation, recording and instruments
used will be considered. The reasons for lack of weather forecasters in the airport
will also be taken in account.
1.5 LIMITATION/CONSTRAINTS
These are
those conditions beyond the control of this project. The major limitation to
this study is time factor. Others include money or financial consideration,
accurate information and appropriate respondents.
1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Air-Craft: This is an automated flying
machine
Air-Port: This is a
public flying ground use by airliners usually with offices for customers and
immigrations.
Computer: This is an electronic device
capable of accepting data through the input medium, processing the data and
giving at out theresult is the output section. it at well store data
(processed/raw data).
Forecast: This means
predicting before the outcome of an event.
GMT: This means
Greenwich Mean Time. It is the universally accepted time used in Aviation
operation by the world meteorological observation.
Meteorology: This is the
specific study of the earth’s atmosphere and its changes.
Nosig: This means
that there is not likely to be any significant change is the weather within the
next, two (2) hours.