
Since 2003
The objective of LOTAR International is to develop an auditable process for the long-term archiving (LTA) of digital data, e.g. 3D CAD and PDM data. Use of the standard series by other branches of industry such as the automotive or shipbuilding industry is possible. The results are harmonized with e.g. the Recommendation 4958 for long-term archiving of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) and are based on the ISO 14721, Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model. The documents for the standard are published as the EN9300 series and, in cooperation with the AIA, also as the National Aerospace Standard (NAS).
LOTAR International is a project being conducted by leading OEMs and suppliers in the aerospace industry under the joint auspices of ASD-STAN, AIA, PDES Inc. and the ProSTEP iViP Association.
Close cooperation with the PDES, Inc. / ProSTEP iViP CAx Implementor Forum ensures implementation reliability.
The LOTAR project consortium consists of user companies from European and the US. Major key players are Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing, Dassault Aviation, EADS, Eurocopter, General Dynamics, Goodrich, IAI, Lockheed Martin, SAFRAN, Sandia, and Spirit.
Goals of the project include:
The LOTAR development of a worldwide-accepted standard for long-term archiving of a 3D master and product structure is an international collaboration of the Aerospace Industries Association of America (AIA) and the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe for Standardization (ASD-STAN), under the supervision of the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG).
The results of LOTAR will be released as EN 9300 and NAS 9300 series. Part of the series is already released.