HexGen Risk Assessments
HexGen is the geospatial aggregation and modeling engine developed by Airspace Link. It enables the transformation of complex and distributed geospatial data into a common, unified data surface. This capability allows users to turn data into insights and insights into action.
One way to leverage the power of HexGen is with Automated Operation Risk Assessments. This digital risk assessment tool enables rapid, repeatable, and reliable risk insights for your planned operations. Use the generated surface and associated metrics to determine if your planned operation exceeds any risk thresholds for your organization, and capture metrics for waiver or COA requirements.
Prerequisites:
[For Advanced and Enterprise] A user assigned the Planner user type
How to use:
Select HexGen widget at the top left corner of the map view
This widget is visible in the operation creation form when a valid operation volume has been drawn, and in the operation details view after the operation has been created.
Click the “Select Surface Profile” button
For Team users, select one of the provided AirHub Templates (such as the Basic Risk Profile)
For Advanced or Enterprise users, you may select an AirHub Profile or one of your own profiles (See Surface Profile How-to guide)
Select the desired resolution (higher resolution will generate smaller hexagons in the surface)
Click Analyze
Interact with the surface on the Map my clicking on individual hexes, or view the graphical surface risk metrics.
Best Practices
The HexGen risk assessment is best used as part of an organization operation planning policy. The HexGen risk assessment can provide a common, repeatable method to consistently analyze operation risks based on geospatial features in the operation area. For Advanced or Enterprise users, it is best practice to create specific HexGen Surface Profiles for common operation types or categories that require unique operation risk assessment parameters. This enables all operations of that type or category to have consistent risk exposure metrics.
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Other HexGen Details
Basic Risk Profile: Contains the following features and associated risk scores
Prisons: 10
Schools: 10
Helipads: 10
Hospitals: 8
Local Community Advisories: 6
Railroad Lines: 5
Parks: 4
Transmission Lines: 2
Electric Substations: 2
FAA Obstacles: 2
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