Certain aspects of geotopographic support in the operations of the Serbian Armed Forces

Abstract

The scope of this paper are certain aspects of geotopographic support in the preparation and execution of operations of the Serbian Armed Forces, presented in the following sections: the relation between the topographic support and GEOINT; the importance of topographic support in preparation of the battlefield; and the contribution of topographic support to the analysis of the terrain in operations. The aim of this paper is to point to the need and importance of the role of geotopographic support in the systematic approach of the Serbian Armed Forces to the execution of assigned missions and tasks. Stating the circumstances and using the existing theory and practice, this paper offers recommendations for reviewing and improving the topographic support problems. Such an approach would modernize the existing place and role of geotopographic support at the level of the defense system, which would upgrade the overall support level and the security of the state, which is the hypothesis of this paper.

Keywords

• geotopographic support
• operations of the armed forces
• geoint
• terrain analysis
• geoinformation