
<section id='BaseOps_InstallInstructions_AAM_id'>
    <title>
        Installing the Optional AAM Model
    </title>
    <para>
        The Advanced Acoustic Model (AAM) is not included with the standard
        Noisemap installation package. If you wish to perform a noise
        analysis using AAM aircraft, you must first install AAM.
    </para>
    <para>
        To install AAM, run the AAM installer, and choose to install AAM
        into the <filetext>Noisemap\AAM</filetext> directory. After a
        successful installation, the <filetext>Noisemap\AAM</filetext>
        directory will have new subdirectories, including <filetext>Noisemap\AAM\bin</filetext>
        (which will contain the AAM executable) and <filetext>Noisemap\AAM\ncfiles</filetext>
        (which will contain the AAM noise sphere files).
    </para>
    <note type='note'>
        <para>
            If you've been using previous versions of AAM with BaseOps, note
            the change in where the AAM files are located. Previously, everything
            was located in the <filetext>Noisemap\AAM</filetext> directory.
            Now, some files are located in subdirectories, as described above.
            You can delete the old <filetext>aam.exe</filetext> and <filetext>netcdf.dll</filetext>
            files from the <filetext>Noisemap\AAM</filetext> directory, and
            move your <filetext>.nc</filetext> noise sphere files to the <filetext>Noisemap\AAM\ncfiles</filetext>
            subdirectory.
        </para>
    </note>
    <para>
        After installing AAM, read the files <filetext>"Noisemap\AAM\ReadMe.txt"</filetext>
        and <filetext>"Noisemap\AAM\Default AAM Aircraft.txt"</filetext>
        for more information, including	instructions on registering AAM
        aircraft with BaseOps.
    </para>
    <para>
        As of January 2021, AAM could be requested via a web form located
        at the following URL:
    </para>
    <para>
        <link target='https://www.volpe.dot.gov/AAM'>https://www.volpe.dot.gov/AAM</link>
    </para>
    <para>
        As of January 2021, the point of contact for AAM questions was:
    </para>
    <para>
        Juliet Page<linebreak/>
         Volpe National Transportation Systems Center<linebreak/>
         U.S. Department of Transportation<linebreak/>
         e-mail: <link target='mailto:juliet.page@dot.gov'>juliet.page@dot.gov</link>
    </para>
</section>
