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# data services provider (DAT provider)

EASA defines “data services provider (DAT provider)” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘data services provider (DAT provider)’ means an organisation, which is:
>
> (a) type 1 DAT provider that processes aeronautical data for use on aircraft and provides an aeronautical database meeting the DQRs, under controlled conditions, for which no corresponding airborne application/equipment compatibility has been determined;
>
> (b) type 2 DAT provider that processes aeronautical data and provides an aeronautical database for use on certified aircraft application/equipment meeting the DQRs for which compatibility with that application/equipment has been determined.

Article 2 · Air Traffic Management / Air Navigation Services · Regulation (EU) 2017/373 · Easy Access Rules, 12 Mar 2025 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/atm-ans/cover-regulation/powers-and-recitals#article-2)

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