When better resolution is not good the treaty on open skies
- Air Force, Washington, DC (United States)
In 1992, twenty-six NATO and former Warsaw Pact nations signed the Treaty on Open Skies. This historic treaty has been ratified by all nations except Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The treaty allows each signatory a designated number of observation flights over any of the signatory nations for the purpose of {open_quotes}aerial observation.{close_quotes} Four types of sensors are authorized: film cameras, video cameras, infrared line scanners and synthetics aperture radar (SAR). Each sensor type is constrained to {open_quotes}treaty resolution{close_quotes} which is 30cm for cameras, 50cm for IR and 3 meters for SAR. Because the treaty legislates a set resolution, engineers have worked vigorously to develop techniques to achieve exactly these resolutions under varying atmospheric and flight conditions. Pursuing the challenge, technical negotiators have drafted a Guidance Document that details procedures for certifying sensors at treaty resolutions. Additionally, the Guidance Document describes test data that is required to characterize a sensor`s performance. This paper focuses on the optical portions of the treaty. 4 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 379517
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960613--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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