MOD is strongly opposed to the statements of an opposition party, MOD never acts under coercion but rather acts on legislation
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The SVK MOD is strongly opposed to the statements of the OĽANO opposition party and its self-appointed shadow defence minister Jaroslav Naď. When it comes to aerial survey, the MOD has always acted on the guidance of the National Security Authority and the Office of Geodesy and Cartography, the sponsors of applicable legislation in this field. The MOD has never ever received any official or unofficial comments from the self-appointed shadow defence. As a result, they could not have been inserted into the latest legislation. It is no surprise that Mr Naď encourages Slovak citizens to file complaints against the MOD. This, too, is a way to make himself more visible in the political movement who call our strategic Allies aggressors. It is clear that he does not want to be overshadowed by the statements of his party chairman.
The Specialist State Administration Authority Branch, which operates under the MOD with responsibility for aerial survey, has always acted on the guidance of the National Security Authority (NSA) of the Slovak Republic. It did so when the MOD provided timely notification (half a year in advance) of its requirements on industrial security and protection of classified information therewith connected. However, that all owners of drones are obliged to have security clearances is not true and is falsely interpreted.
Provided that aerial [photographic or video] imagery data taken by an aerial system (regardless of whether it is manned or unmanned) meet the criteria (specifications) of aerial survey or long-range Earth surveillance as per the provisions of the Geodesy and Cartography Act, then they are subject to the procedures and the statutory powers of the SVK MOD, as stipulated in the Act itself. Similarly, the Act imposes obligations on the person who collects such data. If so, it can be concluded that such activity must be governed by the provisions of the Classified Information Protection Act, whereas the following criteria must be taken into consideration: geolocation of aerial imagery in the geographic coordinates and altimetry system (if an aerial system’s in-flight movement is recorded), flight plan, date of aerial survey, trajectory or angle of approach, flight height or altitude, and imagery sequences with a certain overlap.
Provided that aerial imagery data, taken for the purposes of creating a film, a presentation, a visualisation, an advertisement, an illustrative photograph, etc. fall short of the aerial survey criteria as detailed in the Geodesy and Cartography Act, the MOD has no authorization to act in this respect.
For the sake of objectivity, needless to say, today’s effective aerial systems are, without any specialist modifications, capable of creating aerial survey and long-range Earth surveillance material that meets the criteria of geodetically measurable points in the geographic coordinates and altimetry system, with a certain width of overlap, at a prescribed height or altitude, and as part of a set plan.
The Industrial Security Certificate is, therefore, required for aerial survey. Security clearances for drone operators are necessary only in the case of aerial survey according to the Geodesy and Cartography Act.
Photographic imagery, filming or making recordings from an aerial system for purposes other than those set out in the criteria for the creation of cartographic works is not subject to the oversight and obligations imposed by the Act.
The Specialist State Administration Authority Branch, which operates under the MOD with responsibility for aerial survey, has always acted on the guidance of the National Security Authority (NSA) of the Slovak Republic. It did so when the MOD provided timely notification (half a year in advance) of its requirements on industrial security and protection of classified information therewith connected. However, that all owners of drones are obliged to have security clearances is not true and is falsely interpreted.
Provided that aerial [photographic or video] imagery data taken by an aerial system (regardless of whether it is manned or unmanned) meet the criteria (specifications) of aerial survey or long-range Earth surveillance as per the provisions of the Geodesy and Cartography Act, then they are subject to the procedures and the statutory powers of the SVK MOD, as stipulated in the Act itself. Similarly, the Act imposes obligations on the person who collects such data. If so, it can be concluded that such activity must be governed by the provisions of the Classified Information Protection Act, whereas the following criteria must be taken into consideration: geolocation of aerial imagery in the geographic coordinates and altimetry system (if an aerial system’s in-flight movement is recorded), flight plan, date of aerial survey, trajectory or angle of approach, flight height or altitude, and imagery sequences with a certain overlap.
Provided that aerial imagery data, taken for the purposes of creating a film, a presentation, a visualisation, an advertisement, an illustrative photograph, etc. fall short of the aerial survey criteria as detailed in the Geodesy and Cartography Act, the MOD has no authorization to act in this respect.
For the sake of objectivity, needless to say, today’s effective aerial systems are, without any specialist modifications, capable of creating aerial survey and long-range Earth surveillance material that meets the criteria of geodetically measurable points in the geographic coordinates and altimetry system, with a certain width of overlap, at a prescribed height or altitude, and as part of a set plan.
The Industrial Security Certificate is, therefore, required for aerial survey. Security clearances for drone operators are necessary only in the case of aerial survey according to the Geodesy and Cartography Act.
Photographic imagery, filming or making recordings from an aerial system for purposes other than those set out in the criteria for the creation of cartographic works is not subject to the oversight and obligations imposed by the Act.
