Minefield Sketch Maps in Humanitarian Mine Action

Abstract

Digital technology has the ability to bring minefield artifacts from the field to life. The HALO Trust (HALO) has been using Colortrac large format scanners in several programs around the world, to scan minefield sketch maps from the field, allowing these historical records to be viewed on desktop and laptop computers. Once the maps are scanned, they are georeferenced in geographic information systems (GIS) to display alongside other layers, and used to allow HALO to build its database of activities through digitization of paper records alongside data that is recorded directly onto tablets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1057609

Entities

People

  • Jesse Hamlin
  • Luan Jaupi

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Anti-Personnel Mines
  • Anti-Tank Mines
  • Casualties
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Databases
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Grids
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Land Mines
  • Laptop Computers
  • Minefields
  • Mobile Devices
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Weapons

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