181 Being able to visualize the data captured with Part 139 inspections has been a great help. When the FAA visited MIA for its twice-yearly review of inspections, instead of poring over papers to review inspections, the auditors could view all inspections in ArcGIS Online, look at inspections for any day, and conduct their review more efficiently. “Nobody likes having to sit there and read a lot of paper,” Jenkins said. “Having a visual representation and seeing everything within a dashboard lets us do better empirical decision-making on the fly to improve our operational efficiency.” And with these results, there’s momentum to apply GIS to other challenges at MIA. As Jenkins said, “We want to dive deeper, get training, and develop a GIS strategy for the airport.” Airport Modernization Fuels Digital Twin Approach Big changes are coming to MIA to meet its continuing growth and projected demand of 77 million passengers and 5 million tons of freight annually by 2040. In 2019, the MiamiDade Board of County Commissioners approved a $5 billion airport improvement plan to take place through 2035. The plan includes concourse improvements, the construction of two on-site hotels, and the expansion of the airport’s cargo capacity. To monitor the complex and carefully sequenced construction and renovation work, MIA has been developing a GIS-based digital twin to create a single source of truth for information and digital models. “As we look at the digital twin, we’re going to go from 2D to 3D, 3D to 4D (adding time and scheduling), and potentially 5D (cost estimates and budget analysis),” Jenkins said. “We’re focused on getting rid of one-off solutions and mitigating disparate systems to tightly integrate business processes. We can create the go/no-go model to look at everything.” Infrastructure Crews work around the clock to inspect the vast expanse of paved airfield at MIA.
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