The article studies possibilities of utilization of Global Navigational Satellite Systems Galileo and BeiDou in the Armed forces of the Czech Republic. It analyses its advantages, weaknesses and ...assets the army. The study is grounded in knowledge and experience of the Czech military geographic service and supports it with comparisons with already implemented systems GPS and GLONASS. European project Galileo brings for the most part independence on GPS and direct influence of the Czech Republic. Chinese system BeiDou provides individual alternative, although with limited access. In combination with multiconstelation receivers, they can substantially complement the current structure, make more accurate measurements and lower vulnerability to jamming and spoofing/deception. AČR may utilise benefits of the systems with modernisation of devices a by participation in development projects of global navigation.
Smart defence in NATO may in its very nature represent not only automated remote solutions for battle activities, but harmonized and efficient system of geospatial support of deployed units as well. ...The objective of this study is to uncover the essence of allied geospatial support mechanism, determine critical spots and propose appropriate system enhancements. Wealth of experience of members of the Armed forces of the Czech Republic was utilized to summarize the state of geospatial support in NATO. It is preferentially experience from foreign operations ISAF and KFOR, cooperation with NATO Headquarters SHAPE and from participation in Multinational Geospatial Support Group. Presented proposals for improvements of geospatial support might have significant impact on intelligence service and military units themselves.
• Multinational Geospatial Support Group will become a single complex executive component of NATO geospatial support for foreign operations.
• Financial and capacity means for geospatial support must be centralized directly within NATO structure to reach maximum efficiency.
• Production of standardized-only scale set maps covering territory of NATO and areas of interest is to be obligatorily for all member nations.
• Access to the web service CoreGIS should be granted for all NATO nations at a national level.
This study investigated digital terrain models and options for their evaluation and effective usage. The most important result of this study was the introduction of the slope reduction method for ...low-detail elevation models. It enabled accurate results of passability analyses by performing adjustments of slopes. In addition, the goal was to determine the strengths and weaknesses of selected data for use in cross-country mobility analyses, followed by recommendations on how to use these databases efficiently to obtain accurate results. The selection of elevation databases (1 m, 5 m, 10 m, 30 m) was determined by the focus of data development projects of NATO and current scientific research projects of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic. Key findings showed potential for use in practise for all tested elevation models. Efficient usage of low-detail models in CCM analyses is limited; nevertheless, they can be augmented with additional vector data or automated remote-sensing technologies.
Introduction / purpose: This article is written in order to acquaint readers with geoinformation technology in the process of organizing topographic and geodetic support, as well as to make ...recommendations and suggestions that will enable the formation of an effective and comprehensive system of geoinformation support for the Armed Forces, other troops and military units of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Methods: The analytical approach was used in the analysis of the causes of local warfare, armed conflicts and use of high-precision weapons in combat operations where sophisticated reconnaissance, geoinformation systems and communications are involved. The conclusions were also drawn on the basis of the analysis of the historical development of geoinformation technologies. Results: The article provides a brief overview of geospatial support systems using geoinformation technologies in foreign countries and the topographic service of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Conclusions: Creating a unified state geoinformation space is of high importance since technologies are developing in the direction of the distribution of geoportals, cloud services and the development of serviceoriented architecture systems that will allow the creation of distributed GIS of various kinds. Integration of geographic information systems with rapidly developing systems of remote sensing of the Earth will dramatically increase the capabilities of modern GIS, allowing real-time updating of spatial information, especially in the field of important decision-making. / Введение/цель: Данная статья написана с целью ознакомления читателей с геоинформационной технологией в процессе организации топогеодезического обеспечения, а также с выработкой рекомендаций и предложений, которые позволят сформировать эффективную и полноценную систему геоинформационного обеспечения Вооруженных Сил, других войск и воинских формирований Республики Казахстан. Методы: Применяя аналитический подход при исследовании причин локальных войн и вооруженных конфликтов с использованием высокоточного оружия и маневренных боевых действий с помощью видовых средств разведки, геоинформационных систем и связи. Выводы были сделаны и на основании анализа исторических аспектов становления и развития геоинформационной технологии. Результаты: В статье приведен краткий обзор систем геопространственного обеспечения с использованием геоинформационных технологий в зарубежных государствах и топографической службе Вооруженных Сил Республики Казахстан. Выводы: Создание единого государственного географического информационного пространства является весьма важным фактором, так как технологии развиваются в направлении распространения геопорталов, облачных сервисов и развитие систем сервисноориентированной архитектуры, которые обеспечат создание ГИС различной направленности. Интеграция геоинформационных систем с быстро развивающимися системами дистанционного зондирования Земли резко увеличит возможности современных ГИС, позволяя в режиме реального времени актуализировать пространственную информацию, особенно в области принятия важных решений. / Uvod/cilj: Cilj članka je da upozna čitaoce sa geoinformacionom tehnologijom u procesu organizovanja topografske i geodetske podrške, kao i da dȃ preporuke i predloge koji će omogućiti formiranje efikasnog i sveobuhvatnog sistema geoinformacione podrške za oružane snage, ostale trupe i vojne jedinice Republike Kazahstan. Metode: Pri metodu analize uzroka lokalnih ratova, oružanih sukoba i upotrebe visoko-preciznog oružja u vođenju borbenih operacija u kojima se primenjuju sofisticirana sredstva za izviđanje, kao i savremeni geografski informacioni sistemi i komunikacije, korišćen je analitički pristup. Zaključci su izvedeni i na osnovu analize istorijskog razvoja geografskih informacionih tehnologija. Rezultati: Ukratko su prikazani sistemi geoprostorne podrške koji koriste geoinformacione tehnologije, kako u stranim zemljama, tako i u topografskoj službi Oružanih snaga Republike Kazahstan. Zaključak: Stvaranje jedinstvenog državnog geoinformacionog prostora je od velike važnosti, budući da se tehnologije razvijaju u pravcu distribucije geoportala, ka uslugama putem cloud-a i sistemima računarske arhitekture usmerenim na usluge, koji će omogućiti stvaranje raznovrsnih geoinformacionih sistema. Integrisanje geografskih informacionih sistema sa sistemima daljinske detekcije Zemlje koji se brzo razvijaju drastično će povećati mogućnosti modernog GIS-a, omogućavajući ažuriranje prostornih informacija u realnom vremenu, posebno u oblasti donošenja važnih odluka.
Satellite imagery forms one of the most important sources of information and data for obtaining knowledge about objects and phenomena that are present or taking place on the Earth's surface. In order ...to train the staff of the geographic service, it is necessary to master the methods of acquisition, processing, analysis and use of satellite imagery. Without this, it is not possible to meet demanding requirements within geospatial support, whether for training at home territory or in operations abroad. That is why so much attention is paid at the Faculty of Military Technology of the University of Defence and especially at the Department of Military Geography and Meteorology to the preparation of students in remote sensing and imagery processing. For this purpose, not only proprietary SW tools widely used in practice in facilities and departments of the Army of the Czech Republic are used, but also freely available applications that complement them appropriately. This article deals with the possibilities of freely available applications for processing satellite imagery and develops the EO Browser application as an example.
Practice of geospatial support at a strategic command level, where the realization of particular orders for products of rapid mapping is predominant, shows that there is usually no time frame for a ...proper and careful production of required map products. Therefore adopting of an existing product is preferred to facilitate creation of at least a part of rapid mapping product. There are map servers that can be effectively used for obtaining the data and products allowing effective production of the topographic background or thematic content of the rapid mapping product. To assess whether these servers can be used as a source of the data, it was necessary to analyse their content. The result of that analysis is the evaluation of the level of appropriateness of these map servers for the individual utilization purpose groups and to what level they can serve as sources for creating the topographic background or thematic content or for possible acceptance of the product as a whole.
PDF
