Studies, report and country/region reports specific to landmines, UXO, IEDs – anything explosive and leftover.
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Submissions from 2016
ITEP Test and Evaluation of Humanitarian Demining Equipment, 2006, Franciska Borry
Can Honey Bees Assist in Area Reduction and Landmine Detection?, Jerry Bromenshenk, Colin Henderson, Robert Seccomb, Steven Rice, Robert Etter, Susan Bender, Phillip Rodacy, Joseph Shaw, Nathan Seldomridge, Lee Spangler, and James Wilson
Grab A Cup Of Coffee, Pull Up A Seat, And Have Your Credit Card Ready, Margaret S. Busé
The $64,000 question: How are we going to remove all landmines in ten years?, Margaret S. Busé
THE COMPACT 230 MINECAT, J. Barry Middlesmass Lockwood Beck LTD., Margaret S. Busé
Mechanically Assisted Mine Clearance Operations, Greg Caison
Power Tillers and Snails for Demining in Sri Lanka, Emanuela Cepolina
Mine Resistant Boots, Jiri Chladek
The Argument for Thermal Treatment: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad Clifton
Landmine Monitor 2016, International Campaign to Ban Landmines -. Cluster Munition Coalition
Technology and its Use in the Mine Field, Geoff Coley
Mine Detection Dogs: An Integral Tool in RONCO Mine Clearance Operations, RONCO Consulting Corporation
International Conference Sheds Light on Mine Action Trends and Concerns, Jan Cornelis and Hichem Sahli
The U.S. Department of Defense and the Role of the Journal of Humanitarian Demining, Robert L. Cowles
Using Bomb Disrupters in Demining Operations, Jennifer Cox
K9 Demining Corp to Aid Clearance Efforts in Lebanon, Elizabeth A. Cramer
The Mineseeker Airship: 'Supporting the U.N.', Elizabeth A. Cramer
Use of Mechanical Equipment in Mine Clearance, Johannes Dirscherl
Explosive Remnants of War Contamination Response in Libya, Damir Djakovic and Katarina Cvikl Balić
Angola LIS: Guidelines for Using LIS Results in Mine Action Annual Planning, Charles Downs
Increasing the Impact of Mine-action Surveys, Charles Downs
CLAIM AND REALITY: MECHANICALLY ASSISTED DEMINING, Colonel L Dyck
Manual Demining in Lebanon, Max Dyck
Area Reduction: A Solution Whose Time has Come, Bob Eaton
Special Report: Solomon Islands’ Explosive Legacy, Mette Eliseussen and John Rodsted
Suspected Hazard Area Mapping in Non-Technical Landmine Surveys, Rune Engeset
The Benefits of a Regional Approach to Mine Action, Suzanne Fiederlein
REST Sampling: Landmine Detection Using a Fido Device, Mark Fisher, John Sikes, and Kip Schultz
REST in Bosnia: A Pilot Test of Detection Capability, Rune Fjellanger, Ian McLean, and Håvard Bach
Locating Landmines and UXO: A Methodological Lesson from the Ethiopian Landmine Impact Survey, Michael Fleisher
On the Ground in Iraq, Jo Foster
UNMAS Gaza Emergency Response Report, Mark Frankish
Humanitarian Mine Clearance in the Balkans, Christoph Frehsee
Picking the Right Tool for the Right Task: Mine Clearance with the MineWolf Machine in Sudan, Christoph Frehsee
Afghanistan Landmine Impact Survey, Patrick Fruchet and Mike Kendellen
Development of Mine Hand: An Extended Prodder for Protected Demining Operations, Naota Furihata and Shigeo Hirose
Feedback Prodders: A Training Tool to Improve Deminer Safety, Russell Gasser
Technology Research in Mine Action: Enough is Enough, Russell Gasser
MECHANICALLY ASSISTED LANDMINE CLEARANCE AND DETECTION, Theodore R. Gendron
The International Unexploded Ordnance Training Program (IUTP), Tom Gersbeck
Multicriterial Analysis Application in Mine Action, Damir Gorseta
Some Steps to a Refined REST Technology, Kai-Uwe Goss
THE CASE FOR THE FLAIL: Mechanical Landmine Clearance for the Humanitarian Application A Manufacturer's View, William E. Green
Machines Can Get the Job Done Faster, Alexander Griffiths
Mechanical Application in Demining: Modernising Clearance Methods, Alexander Griffiths and Leonard Kaminsky
The Heartlands Group, The Heartlands Group
Information Systems for Mine Action from the Data Entry Point of View, Zoran Grujic
Systematic Test & Evaluation of Metal Detectors: Interim Report Field Trials Mozambique, Dieter Guelle and Adam Lewis
Systematic Test and Evaluation of Metal Detectors: The EC's STEMD Project, Dieter Guelle and A.M. Lewis
Where Technology and Field Information Meet: The Metal Detector Handbook, Dieter Guelle, Andy Smith, A.M. Lewis, and T.J. Bloodworth
Troubleshooting Afghanistan, Timothy Gusinov
Mine Clearance Techniques and Technologies for Effective Humanitarian Demining, Maki Habib
The Swedish Mine Fighter, An Interview with Mattias Willersjo, Catherine Harrigan and Mattias Willersjo
New Training Tools: Enhancing Mine Detection Performance, Daniel Hartmen, Dean Carhoun, and Herman Herman
The Evolution of Mine Detection Dog Training, Dan Hayter
Visor Scratch Repair and Prevention, Andrew Heafitz, Benjamin Linder, Marta Luczynska, and Mark Scott
Explosive Harvesting Program, Roger Hess
Mechanical Assistance Systems for Humanitarian Mine & UXO Clearance, Roger Hess
PeaceTrees Vietnam's UXO Clearance Training Mission to Quang Tri Province, Roger Hess
The Landmine Menace: The Great Humanitarian Challenge, Thomas Himmler
Mine Field Breaching in Desert Storm, Thomas Houlahan
A Guide to Survey and Clearance of Underwater Explosive Ordnance, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
An Independent Review of the Mine Action Sector in Cambodia, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
Enhancing Mine Action Operations with High-Resolution UAS Imagery, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
Global Mapping and Analysis of Anti-Vehicle Mine Incidents in 2016, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining and
Mine Detection Rats | APOPO: Efficiency and Effectiveness Study Using MDR Capability, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining and Anti-Persoonsmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikkeling
Protection of Soft Vehicles Against ERW, Thomas Hvidtfeldt
Test and Evaluation of Japanese GPR-based AP Mine Detection Systems Mounted on Robotic Vehicles, Jun Ishikawa, Mitsuru Kiyota, and Katsuhisa Furuta
Safe and Efficient Use of Mine Dogs in the Republic of Croatia, Mirko Ivanušić, Davor Laura, and Željko Šarić
How Deminer Position Contributes to Injury, François-Xavier Jetté, Jean-Philippe Dionne, Ismail El Maach, Aris Makris, Matt Ceh, and Denis Bergeron
IMSMA and Its Use in Nicaragua, country profile, CISR JMU
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane—It’s the Mineseeker Airborne Mine Detector!, CISR JMU
Lessons-Learned: A Learning Process, CISR JMU
MAIC: Iraq Ordnance Identification Guide, CISR JMU
One of a Kind: The Quick Reaction Demining Force, CISR JMU
On the Cutting Edge of Landmine Technology, CISR JMU
Technology's Promises, CISR JMU
The Truth About Flails, CISR JMU
RHINO in Cambodia, Manfred Joehnk
The Swedish Mine Fighter: The Ultimate Mine- Clearance for Anti-Personnel Mines, CISR JOURNAL
Flail Technology in Demining, Ashish Juneja
Priority Setting for Mine Action, Lutful Kabir and Emil M. Hasanov
Information Management System for Mine Action in Sudan, Mohammad Kabir
Landmine and UXO Safety: The “Duty of Care”, Sebastian Kasack
Comments on the "Detonation" Approach, Robert Keeley
The Cost Capture Issue in Humanitarian Mine Action, Robert Keeley
Use of Multi-Criteria Analysis in Allocating EOD Teams in Humanitarian Mine Action, Robert Keeley
Using the MineBurner System on Cluster Submunitions, Robert Keeley
Opening Roads to Angola’s Future, Daniela Kempf
The Landmine Impact Survey Process, Richard Kidd
U.S. Humanitarian Demining in Africa, Sarah Kindig
maXML: COORDINATING MINE ACTION WITH XML TECHNOLOGIES, Dionysia Kontotasiou and Olivier Cottray
The Development of the Spatial Information Clearinghouse in Support of Humanitarian Demining, Helmut Kraenzle and Gina Beale
Putting Sea Mammals to Work: Dolphins Help Coalition Forces in Iraq, Nicole Kreger
Mines and ERW, Bob Kudyba
Vegetation Clearance Equipment: Huge Potential in Productivity Improvement, Nathan Kunz
Body Protection Systems for Use in Humanitarian Demining: Applying Hard Science and End-User Feedback to Improve Personal Protection for Deminers, Richard L'Abbe, Aris Makris, and Derrick Poon Young
PARADIS: A Prototype for Assisting Rational Activities in Humanitarian Demining Using Images from Satellites, Vinciane Lacroix, M. Acheroy, and Eleonore Wolff
Strategic Planning in Yemen, Tim Lardner and Matt Craig