D.9. Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance Interoperability

337. AEDP-2, Ed.1:2005- NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Interoperability Architecture (NIIA). The NIIA provides the basis for the technical aspects of an architecture that provides interoperability between NATO nations' ISR systems. AEDP-2 provides the technical and management guidance for implementing the NIIA in ISR systems.

Purpose Standard Guidance
Storing and exchanging of images and associated data STANAG 4545, Ed. Amendment 1:2000, NATO Secondary Imagery Format (NSIF) AEDP-4, Ed. 1, NATO Secondary Imagery Format Implementation Guide, 15 Jun 07, NU
Providing a standard software interface for searching and retrieving for ISR products. NATO Standard ISR Library Interface (NSILI)

Mandatory: STANAG 4559, Ed. 3:2010 (starting Dec 2011)

Fading: STANAG 4559, Ed. 2:2007 (beginning July 2011)

AEDP-5, Ed. 1, NATO Standard Imagery Library Interface Implementation Guide, TBS, NU
Exchange of ground moving target indicator radar data NATO Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) Format

Mandatory: STANAG 4607, Ed. 2:2007

Emerging (Dec 2012): STANAG 4607, Ed.3:2010

AEDP-7, Ed. 1, NATO Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) Format Implementation Guide, TBS, NU
Provision of common methods for exchanging of Motion Imagery (MI)across systems NATO Digital Motion Imagery Standard

Mandatory: STANAG 4609, Ed. 2:2007

Emerging (Dec 2011): STANAG 4609, Ed. 3:2009

AEDP-8, Ed. 2, Implementation Guide For STANAG 4609-NDMI , Jun 07, NU
Exchange of unstructured data (documents, jpeg imagery) IPIWIG V4 Metadata Specification:2009, Intelligence Projects Integration Working Group (IPIWG), Definition of metadata for unstructured Intelligence.[a]  

[a] Document currently not included in NISP Vol.2 (ed.E), as it was not available from the author.

Table D.7. Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance Interoperability