FAA PAVEAIR organizes pavement data into Databases, which are then divided into a hierarchy of Networks, Branches, and Sections as specified in FAA AC 150/5380-7B. Databases are discussed further in the section, Working with Databases.”
•A pavement Network is a high-level grouping of an organization’s pavements for the purposes of Maintenance and Rehabilitation planning. Networks are generally the highest-level grouping of pavements at a single facility, such as all airside pavements at an airport. One or more networks comprise a database. The pavement Network is further subdivided into pavement Branches.
•A pavement Branch is an identifiable area of the pavement network that has a distinct function. This often correlates to named pavement areas, such as Taxiway A, Runway 17-35, or West Cargo Apron. Pavement Branches are further subdivided into pavement Sections.
•A pavement Section is a portion of a single branch with uniform construction, maintenance, usage and condition. A Section should also have the same traffic volume and load intensity conditions.