PRAGUE, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A space surveillance center for Czech military intelligence service (VZ) and NATO will be built in the Czech Republic in July, VZ spokeswoman Alzbeta Riethofova said Tuesday.
The task of the center is to assess and process satellite and aerial images. The center will fall under the VZ which has experience with the use of similar satellite and aerial images, according to Riethofova.
Besides intelligence and military purposes, the images from the center may also be used by rescuers in monitoring natural disasters.
NATO command, Czech military and Czech state authorities will be able to send requirements to the center.
The Czech military will be able to use the information for its foreign missions, they would facilitate the work of soldiers participating in foreign missions as they would be able to inspect the terrain beforehand.
As required by NATO, the center must start fulfilling NATO tasks by the end of 2019 at the latest, according to Riethofova.
