MILITARY EXPLOITATION OF GEOSPATIAL INNOVATIONS
MILITARY EXPLOITATION OF GEOSPATIAL INNOVATIONS

Summary/Abstract: The technological breakthroughs of the past decades have shaped the people attitudes to all types of information. Particularly, the wide spread of the Internet and mobile communications has led to an increase in the popularity of geospatial services and to the evolution of geospatial technology. The article discusses the way the technological advances in the field of geospatial information are used in the defence environment. First, the main ways the geospatial information is employed for planning and executing military operations are presented. Then, the advances in the fields of geospatial data collection, processing, management and distribution are separately identified and discussed. Finally, main conclusions and possible further military applications based on emerging novelties are presented.

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