<title>Electronic imagery interoperability</title>

Abstract

This paper provides an informational description of an imagery interoperability architecture, being reviewed for implementation by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (OSD/CI). The architecture furnishes the means for interoperability among digital electronic imagery reconnaissance assets of the United States and its allies. It identifies programs designed to establish interoperability through standards, formats, and limited hardware and software development. These programs rely upon the unique properties of digital electronics used in new "softcopy" sensor and exploitation systems as they replace traditional film based systems. This paper was condensed from the Rome Air Developqent Center (RADC) report, "Architecture for Electronic Imagery Interoperability."