This presentation will provide an overview of LOTAR International, an aerospace industry consortium; and the associated Model Based Exchange Interoperability Forum (MBX-IF).

The prime objective of LOTAR is the creation and deployment of the EN/NAS 9300 series of standards for long-term archiving and retrieval of digital data, based on standardized approaches and solutions.

The integration of LOTAR requirements into software tools is ensured by close cooperation with the MBx Interoperability Forum to develop use cases and recommended practices for exchange of product information.