D.12. Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance Interoperability

350. 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.

ID:Purpose Standard Guidance
1: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
2: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

STANAG 4559,Ed.2 and Ed.3 are NOT compatible with each other (No backwards compatibility). The CSD on the AMN Core only implements Ed.3:2010).

3: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
4: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
5: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.10. Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance Interoperability