The Demining Support System: Worldwide Analysis and Assessment

Abstract

In 1995 the United States Department of Defense began to initiate research and development into cost-effective demining technologies. The Humanitarian Demining (HD) Program at Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), Fort Belvoir is involved in developing, testing and evaluating technologies to: * clear, detect, mark and map landmines * protect individual deminers * clear vegetation * promote mine awareness. This program also leverages technology from other organizations and uses commercial off-the-shelf technology whenever possible for rapid development and field assessments. The goals of the HD program are to provide suitable technology to detect and clear all landmines, improve operator safety and provide special small and hand-held tools for operators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470365

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Cameras
  • Central America
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Land Mines
  • Mass Production
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics