About
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Secretariat: ANSI
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2024):Mr John Walker
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 2014
Scope
Standardization in the field of advanced air mobility and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), including but not limited to classification, design, manufacture, operation (including maintenance), and safety management.
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This committee contributes with 40 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 20/SC 16
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 20/SC 16:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 | Telecommunications and information exchange between systems | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 | Cards and security devices for personal identification | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 20/SC 1 | Aerospace electrical requirements | ISO |
| ISO/TC 20/SC 14 | Space systems and operations | ISO |
| ISO/TC 23/SC 6 | Equipment for crop protection | ISO |
| ISO/TC 43/SC 1 | Noise | ISO |
| ISO/TC 180 | Solar energy | ISO |
| ISO/TC 211 | Geographic information/Geomatics | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 20/SC 16
ISO/TC 20/SC 16 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| IEC/TC 82 | Solar photovoltaic energy systems | IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 | Telecommunications and information exchange between systems | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 | Cards and security devices for personal identification | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 | Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 | Data management and interchange | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 | Artificial intelligence | ISO/IEC |
| ISO/TC 20/SC 1 | Aerospace electrical requirements | ISO |
| ISO/TC 20/SC 17 | Airport infrastructure | ISO |
| ISO/TC 23/SC 6 | Equipment for crop protection | ISO |
| ISO/TC 145 | Graphical symbols | ISO |
| ISO/TC 176/SC 2 | Quality systems | ISO |
| ISO/TC 180 | Solar energy | ISO |
| ISO/TC 268/SC 1 | Smart community infrastructures | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| ACI | Airport Council International | A |
| ASD-STAN | AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe - Standardization | A |
| EUROCAE | The European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment | A |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc | A |
| OGC | Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. | A |
| RTCA | Radio Technical Committee for Aeronautics | A |
| SAE | SAE International | A |
| EASA | European Union Aviation Safety Agency | B |
| ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization | B |
Organizations in liaison (Category C)
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| ASTM | ASTM International | C |
| GUTMA | Global UTM Association | C |
ISO/TC 20/SC 16 - Secretariat
ANSI [United States]
American National Standards Institute
1899 L St NW, 11th Floor
Washington 20036 DC
United States
Washington 20036 DC
United States
Tel: +1 212 642 49 00 / +1.202.293.8020
Fax: +1 212 398 00 23 / +1.202.293.9287
Email: info@ansi.org
Web: https://ansi.org/
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