A simple and intuitive Graphic User Interface is essential for proper software integration within an organization. For this reason, in ICS manager as in its other applications, ATDI systematically followed Windows standards (menus, icons, dialog windows, drag-and-drop facilities, extensive use of mouse, etc,) allowing any person familiar with Windows to feel quickly comfortable.

Frequency allocation can be displayed in ICS manager nG.
For example, 3 different services (ITU, national, military) can be displayed. Foot notes can also be displayed.

Spectrum Occupancy plot allows to check out information on the frequencies used in a specific range of band, geographic area or specific site.

The module dedicated to Earth Stations includes the computation of coordination contours according to the ITU RR Appendix S7 (formerly AP 28). If necessary, these contours are graphically added to ITU notification form APS4/III as annex.

ICS manager nG offers numerous and powerful cartographic functions, which are an essential part of the historic know-how of ATDI. Among many others, the user will have at disposal the following possibilities:

• display of maps inside queries and sheets
• calculation of altitude and horizon height
• conversion of maps to the most usual projections
• conversion of coordinates between the different systems (metric, DMS, Lambert, etc.)
• navigation over a map
• setting of location directly on the map
• view of stations locations
• zoom...

To ensure a complete safety on data, the database administrator allocates some rights to each user with the possibility to define profiles for typical users. This operation is done directly from a dedicated interface in ICS manager nG, whatever the database format (Oracle or MS Access).

ICS manager nG provides its own report generator, in order to provide reports dedicated to spectrum management, including antenna pattern and map graphical display. The example opposite displays a TVA report built by a user of ICS manager nG and dedicated to coordination data exchange for analogue TV, compliant with Chester 97 agreement.

From selected data in the spectrum management database, ICS Manager automatically fulfils the appropriate notification forms (T01, T02, T04, T11 to T17, ApS4/III...) to be sent to ITU-R. These notification forms are available under paper form, as shown on the figure opposite, or under the electronic format defined by ITU-R.

Data contained in Library and Spectrum Management tables can be easily exported/imported to/from another ICS manager nG database (for example, from an operator to a regulator). This operation easily works using an exchange file (MS Access *.mdb format) with a structure enabling source and direction identification. Selected records in a query can be easily exported using the right-click menu (cf. figure opposite).