The role of STANAG 4559 in ISR cycle and state of its implementation in army of the Czech Republic

Abstract

STANAG 4559 (NATO Standard ISR Library Interface) and its role in ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) cycle is introduced. The aim of the STANAG 4559 is to promote interoperability of NATO ISR products managed by product libraries. Main ISR products as Imagery, Video, Reports, Tasks, IRM&CM (Intelligence Requirement Management and Collection Management) and other documents and data are also introduced. Architecture, use cases, process model and standard interface for querying and accessing heterogeneous ISR product libraries defined by STANAG 4559 are also described. Support of STANAG 4559 is being implemented into ICT environment of Army of the Czech Republic, current state of implementation, plans for testing and an overview of future development is presented in the final part of the paper. © 2017 IEEE.