Aerial Photography, Photogrammetry and Microwave Remote sensing Instruments in the Verification Activities of the Open Skies Treaty Case Study of the Jan.1992 Hungarian-Canadian Trial Overflight

摘要

The Open Skies regime, beside its traditional aims confidence building and enhancement of verification of existing and future arms control treaties - now takes on additional functions: it could play an important role in conflict prevention and crisis management. Observation aircraft flying Open Skies missions shall carry a variety of sensors: aerial metric cameras, electro-optical devices, infrared line-scanners and synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The Canadian-Hungarian trial overflight over Canada in January 1992 offered an unique opportunity to test the use of these remote sensing techniques for Open Skies purposes.