The article "Application of Panorama Technologies for Building a Unified Geoinformation Space for Defense and Security" has been published in Geoprofi magazine (No. 4, 2025). With the development of computer technology and the transition of data and services to digital format, creating a unified information space has become a key factor in improving management efficiency across many sectors of the national economy, defense, and security. A unified geoinformation space is a system that contains structured information about terrain, its conditions, infrastructure objects, and territorial development plans.

The article examines the existing system for providing military and civilian users with geospatial information. Unlike classical topographic, geodetic, and navigation support, where users receive maps and data models created according to established procedures, a unified geoinformation space provides an information and communication environment for accessing archival repositories and spatial databases.

It is shown that a unified geoinformation space exists solely in a computer environment and requires specialized software. It enables the combined use of diverse spatial data for the same territory obtained from different sources and in different coordinate systems.

A key aspect of implementing a unified information space for defense and security is the need to create a "special-purpose Internet" – a global secure communication network. This network integrates with actual weapons and military equipment, allowing command to manage operations anywhere on the planet promptly. Building a unified geoinformation space involves implementing core components, including: a unified cartographic base, sectoral spatial databases, geoservices and geoportals, and operational monitoring data.

The article substantiates the creation and application of interoperable software in building geoinformation systems for security and defense agencies and automated control systems that interact within a unified geoinformation space. Using the example of Panorama client-server technologies, the effectiveness of using a set of interoperable software implementing a geoinformation platform is demonstrated. Such a geoinformation platform provides solutions for creating and updating geospatial information (GIS "Panorama"), maintaining object-oriented databases (Digital Map and Remote Sensing Data Bank), publishing and providing information (GIS WebService SE), data visualization and solving computational-analytical tasks (GIS WebServer SE), and collecting data from mobile devices for aggregating and consolidating operational data (GIS "Panorama Mobile").

Materials on the application of GIS "Panorama" for creating a unified geoinformation space for defense can be accessed in the Articles section.

KB "Panorama" has developed GIS "Operator" version 15.3.9 for the "Astra Linux Special Edition" operating system. The new version improves object search tasks, attribute database management, the map manager, and the legend. The toolkit for map editing and performing overlay operations has been expanded. The list of supported coordinate systems and tools for managing reference system parameters has been updated.

The "Search and Selection" and "Display Composition" dialogs now feature quick search by layer or class name when working with the layer and class tree. Object filtering by name, code, key, and symbolic code has been implemented. Sorting by every field in the object table has been added. New modes – "Layer Inversion" and "Object Inversion" – have been added to the "Objects" tab. These modes allow inverting the selection conditions for layers and classes. For objects, inversion is applied to the filtered data in the table. The "Numbers" tab functionality for working with unique object identifiers has been expanded. Users can now specify any set of numbers as selection criteria by activating the "Numbers" mode. The list of unique numbers can be loaded from a text file, pasted from the clipboard, or entered manually as numbers or ranges separated by commas.

The "View Attributes from Database" task, launched from the main panel, has been improved. A button for filtering records by arbitrarily selected layer objects was added. A button to reset all filters for the current active tab has been implemented. Buttons for adding/deleting records in tables not linked to geo-layers were added. When saving new records, all empty fields are automatically populated with default values from the database (including primary keys). Row color highlighting has been added: green for new rows, yellow for modified values, and red for rows marked for deletion. A notification about the absence of a primary key when attempting to edit tables without one has been implemented. Support for tables with composite primary keys has been added.

The "Object Lists" dialog now includes an "Inside and Touch" search mode. The search results are objects from the first list that are completely inside objects of the second list or have their contours touching from the inside.

The "Common Data List" tab in the "Map Legend" task has been improved. A "Select All Map Objects" option has been added to the context menu, allowing selection of all objects on the maps chosen in the common data list.

The "Creating Labels from Object Semantics" task has been refined. Functionality for saving the configured label settings has been implemented. Since creating labels for different map objects often requires different label characteristics, one or more parameter sets can be configured for each variant. Loading preset parameters automatically generates the data needed for label placement, significantly reducing task execution time.

The "Map Manager" task now includes automatic metadata database population, automatically generating a map tree based on a selected directory. The user specifies the initial search path and the file types to be included in the database. The system supports a wide range of formats: maps and plans (MAP, MAPZ), user maps (SIT, SITX, SITZ), raster maps (RSW), matrix maps (MTW, MTL, MTQ), vector map exchange formats (SXF, TXF, DXF), map projects (MPTZ), spatial databases (DBM), and others. This function automatically creates the map tree, significantly reducing data preparation time. For subsequent viewing and navigation, a "Classification by Types" display mode groups tree elements by formats.

Convenient search through the cartographic data tree has been implemented for the built map tree, supporting two modes: tree filtering and advanced attribute search. The first mode quickly displays only files matching specified conditions (by map type or date), while the second enables flexible search by names, notes, semantics, or object coordinates. Found elements are automatically highlighted in the tree and on the map, with navigation commands to move to the previous or next match. This approach provides users quick access to needed information even within large geodata arrays. The task's operating parameters are saved in a configuration file, restoring the tree view and search modes upon restarting the task. A built-in backup mode quickly creates copies of selected cartographic files to a specified folder, ensuring data integrity and safety.

A "Metadata" panel has been added, which complements the map tree with detailed information about the selected element. It includes three tabs: "General" (with editable parameters such as name, note, and data path, as well as automatically filled file or database characteristics), "View" (for displaying user maps, rasters, and matrices), and "Create Region" (for launching the mode of forming a new cartographic region). This approach allows users not only to structure data but also to promptly receive all necessary information about the map in a single interface.

Functionality for creating a cartographic region from selected SXF and TXF interchange format files has been added. Adding data to the list is done by simple dragging and dropping or double-clicking, with selected elements highlighted for clarity. After selecting the data, a map of the new region is formed, which opens in the GIS for further work. A "View" mode has been implemented, allowing visualization of user maps, rasters, and matrices. Users have access to convenient zoom tools — from showing the entire map in the window to zooming in, zooming out, and returning to the original scale.

The "Reference System Parameters from an XML File" dialog has been improved. When editing an XML file with reference systems, the ability to copy a selected set of reference systems from another XML file has been added. This change significantly speeds up the preparation of working lists of reference systems. The "Reference System Parameters from XML File" dialog ensures the configuration of permanent projections and datums in the "Map Passport" task and when setting projection parameters for rasters and matrices.

Added support for the coordinate system CGCS2000 Gauss-Kruger zones 13 through 23 (EPSG:4491 to EPSG:4501), used for the territory of China, has been added. The creation of maps, formation of multi-sheet maps with standard nomenclatures, and construction of nomenclature grids are ensured.

GIS "Operator" SE is a universal domestic geoinformation system for power structures. The program is designed for accumulation, storage, automated processing, and display of data, calculation and forecast results that have a geospatial reference. GIS "Operator" SE contains means for displaying and processing vector, raster, and matrix maps. The application provides users with tools for solving specialized tasks of modeling the movement of special objects against a 3D model, predicting the consequences of emergencies at hazardous facilities, monitoring aircraft movement, conducting geodetic and topographic works, processing data from GPS/GLONASS navigation devices, printing displayed spatial data to various output devices, and many others.

The new version of the program is available for download in the Download section.

Geoportal "Bank of spatial data" has been supplemented with map of Kingdom of Tonga, formed according to OpenStreetMap data. To work with the map, you can use the GIS Panorama Mini program or other software products of KB "Panorama".

The map has been converted to the modernised classifier of large-scale plans of scale maps at 1: 5 000 (map5000m). Updates are published to the Spatial Data Bank using the Digital Map and Remote Sensing Data Bank program. Publishing contents of bank of spatial data on the geoportal and data access for downloading are implemented by means of GIS WebServer SE.

Free maps on the basis of OpenStreetMap data are available for download on the page "Digital maps".

KB "Panorama" has developed the Aeronautical Information Documentation Preparation Kit version 8.6 for the "Astra Linux Special Edition", "RED OS", "Alt Linux" operating systems and MS Windows under the control of the GIS "Panorama". The new version adds the capability for collaborative viewing, editing, and updating of aeronautical spatial data using the GIS Server.

The GIS Server provides remote access to aeronautical charts, remote sensing data, and spatial databases. Storing data on the server protects it from illegal viewing, copying, modification, and printing. The GIS Server supports multi-level interconnection for distributed storage and processing of spatial data with automatic replication and backup.

Maps created on the GIS Server can be remotely viewed on mobile devices running Aurora OS or Android OS in GIS "Panorama Mobile" or in applications developed using the GIS Constructor for Aurora OS and GIS Constructor for Android. Aeronautical charts from the GIS Server can be saved on mobile devices for offline work.

The Aeronautical Information Documentation Preparation Kit is a set of tools for maintaining an aeronautical database, modeling and analyzing the aeronautical situation, generating aeronautical charts, and exchanging data with other information systems through import/export in the ARINC 424-19 exchange format and export in the AIXM 5.1 format. The "Flight Procedure Design" task is used for designing departure, approach, and landing routes and analyzing their flight safety. The "Assessment of Aerodrome Compliance with FAP Requirements" task is designed for analyzing the aerodrome and its adjacent territory for suitability for operation and aircraft flights according to the Federal Aviation Rules.

The new version of the program, examples of aeronautical information documents, operational documentation, video tutorials and presentations are available for download on the Download page.

KB "Panorama" has completed organizational and technical measures for the assessment of its Quality Management System (QMS) by the authorized QMS certification body SOYUZSERT LLC, accredited in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 546 of April 30, 2019, in the defense-industrial complex sphere. As a result, a Conformity Certificate for the Quality Management System No. OA OPK.RU.130019SMK0104 dated 10.10.2025 was obtained, confirming compliance with the requirements of GOST R ISO 9001-2015, GOST RV 0015-002-2020, as well as other state military standards SRPP VT.