Open Skies Treaty

The Treaty on Open Skies is an international collaboration between more than 30 national governments including the United States, Russia, Britain, and Germany. Since the treaty was signed almost 20 years ago there has never been a convenient way to update and distribute the vital information needed to advance and maintain the treaty amongst its members or their associates. 

The OST app addresses these issues by creating a universal, encyclopedic reference, allowing users to quickly navigate through all of the latest information contained within the Treaty and its associated documents from their mobile devices, aiding in the research and development of new decisions and technologies.

Specifically, progressive disclosure enables users to quickly and accurately cross-reference recent treaty components with previous ones while the smart search feature automatically filters large sections of the treaty so that only relevant information is presented to users. By allowing the treaty to be searchable without internet access, treaty elements can easily be referenced and reviewed thus facilitating defense diplomacy and productivity when traveling internationally to remote airfields or to meetings with member nations.

In addition the ability to quickly reference treaty material will be invaluable in the development of new image processing technologies and techniques vital to the sustainment of the treaty.

Along with this vital information the OST app also provides one of the only comprehensive lists of treaty airfields in the world. Our map displays flight weather conditions for every airfield in the treaty, providing crucial real-time information for flight missions.