Studies, report and country/region reports specific to landmines, UXO, IEDs – anything explosive and leftover.
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Submissions from 2005
The Evaluation of ECHOs Actions in Sri Lanka and in the Tamil Refugee Camps in Tamil Nadu, India, GICHD
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mine Clearance Operations in Cambodia, Bjorn Gildestad
Some Steps to a Refined REST Technology, Kai-Uwe Goss
Systematic Test and Evaluation of Metal Detectors: The EC's STEMD Project, Dieter Guelle and A.M. Lewis
Post War Legacy and Poverty: Case Study of the Landmine/UXO Problem in Rural Communities in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, Duong Trong Hue
Operational Evaluation Test of Mine Neutralization Systems, IDA, U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development, and Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
Detection of Landmines by Dogs: Environmental and Behavioural Determinants, Ian McLean, Rebecca Sargisson, and Ian Mansfield
Roadmap for Mine Action Robotic Technology Development, Pedro Santana, António Mestre, José Barata, and Luís Flores
In-Country Trials Cambodia: Minehound, Arnold Schoolderman
Protection Against Secondary Fragmentation From AP Mines Based on Natural Fibre Composites, Paul Wambua, Marc Pirlont, and Ignaas Verpoest
Submissions from 2004
Integrating Demining with Development: The Way Forward, Domrei Research and Consulting
Fusing Aerial Multispectral Imagery and High-Resolution Photography, Milan Bajic
Operation Enduring Freedom: The Role of Polish Engineers in Afghanistan, Boguslaw Bebenek, Hanna Madziar, and Wojciech Chyla
Data Fusion for Mine Action Decision Support: An Example From Lebanon, Aldo Benini and Charles Conley
The Sdok Kok Thom Integrated Demining Project, Paddy Blagden
Afghanistan Ordnance Identification Guide, CISR
Decision Tools Manual Humanitarian Mine Action Projects, CISR
Iraq Ordnance Identification Guide, CISR
International Conference Sheds Light on Mine Action Trends and Concerns, Jan Cornelis and Hichem Sahli
On the Ground in Iraq, Jo Foster
A Study of Mechanical Application in Demining, GICHD
A Study of Mechanical Application in Demining, GICHD
Five Year National Strategic Mine Action Plan for Yemen, GICHD
Five Year National Strategic Mine Action Plan for Yemen, 2004 – 2009 Revised and Extended June 2004, GICHD
Training of Mine Detection Dogs in Bosnia and Herzegovina (NPA Global Training Centre), GICHD
Machines Can Get the Job Done Faster, Alexander Griffiths
Where Technology and Field Information Meet: The Metal Detector Handbook, Dieter Guelle, Andy Smith, A.M. Lewis, and T.J. Bloodworth
New Training Tools: Enhancing Mine Detection Performance, Daniel Hartmen, Dean Carhoun, and Herman Herman
MAIC: Iraq Ordnance Identification Guide, CISR JMU
Landmine and UXO Safety: The “Duty of Care”, Sebastian Kasack
Mine Spike: A Landmine Neutralisation Tool for Combat Scenarios, Brett Lowery
Optimising the Use of REST for Mine Detection, Ian McLean and Rebecca Sargisson
Tampering: Deliberate Handling and Use of Live Ordnance in Cambodia, Richard Moyes
ITEP Test Trials for Detection Reliability Assessment of Metal Detectors, Christina Mueller, Mate Gaal, Martina Scharmach, Sylke Bär, A.M. Lewis, T.J. Bloodworth, Dieter Guelle, and Peter-Th Wilrich
Technical Assistance to UXO Clearance Operations in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR, Nigel Orr
Human Security in Cambodia: A Statistical Analysis of Large-Sample Sub-National Vulnerability Data, Taylor Owen and Aldo Benini
Evaluation Report of the Pilot Phase of Project Renew, Consultation of Investment in Health Promotion
Landmines in Eritrea: The Socio-Economic Impact, Prioritisation and Integration on the Basis of Community Visits, Natraj Ramkrishna and Evgenios C. Evgeniou
Mine Injury Casualties Report from the Iraq-Kuwait DMZ, B.M. Schneider, V. Ehmann, M. Gebler, M. Pohlers, J. Bronnert, M. Schneider, V. Bartke, H. Woltering, and B. Domres
Assessment of Norwegian People's Aid: Technical Assistance to CMAC 1996-2003, Pascal Simon and Ayrine Uk
To Walk the Earth in Safety 5th Edition (FY2003), US DOS PM/WRA
U.S. Humanitarian Demining Research and Development Program Provides "Reach-In" Technology, Chris Wanner
Submissions from 2003
Mine Action Technologies: Problems and Recommendations, M. Acheroy
Programme - 1st REST Workshop, APOPO and
Remote Explosive Scent Training: Genuine or a Paper Tiger?, Håvard Bach and Ian McLean
Survey of Suspected Mined Areas From a Helicopter, Milan Bajic
In the Name of Humanity, Eddie Banks
Spoiled Soil, Eddie Banks
Low-Profile Disposal of U.S. Ordnance, Frederick L. Barthold
GIS Helps Harvest the Dragon Seed, Jim Baumann
Standardized Testing of Metal Detectors, T.J. Bloodworth and A.J. Sieber
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
Mine Detection Dogs: An Integral Tool in RONCO Mine Clearance Operations, RONCO Consulting Corporation
Using Bomb Disrupters in Demining Operations, Jennifer Cox
Use of Mechanical Equipment in Mine Clearance, Johannes Dirscherl
Manual Demining in Lebanon, Max Dyck
Area Reduction: A Solution Whose Time has Come, Bob Eaton
Suspected Hazard Area Mapping in Non-Technical Landmine Surveys, Rune Engeset
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 H. Bach
Vapour Sensing Using Dogs in Bosnia: A Test of Detection Capacity, Rune Fjellanger, Ian McLean, and Havard Bach
REST in Bosnia: A Pilot Test of Detection Capability, Rune Fjellanger, Ian McLean, and Håvard Bach
CIDA Central and Eastern Europe Branch: Canadian Mine Action Programme in the Balkans, 1998-2003, GICHD
Evaluation of the Global Landmine Survey Process: Draft Final Report, GICHD
Information Requirements for Explosive Remnants of War, the Views of the Clearance Community, GICHD
Landmine Clearance Projects: Task Manager's Guide, GICHD
Landmines, War and Victim Dynamics, GICHD
Mine Action in Afghanistan: Transitional Options, GICHD
Mine Detection Dogs: Training, Operations and Odour Detection, GICHD
Clearance Impact Assessment (Sri Lanka), Tom Gillhespy
Multicriterial Analysis Application in Mine Action, Damir Gorseta
Mechanical Application in Demining: Modernising Clearance Methods, Alexander Griffiths and Leonard Kaminsky
The Evolution of Mine Detection Dog Training, Dan Hayter
DDAS: IMAS and PPE Requirements, HD-AID
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane—It’s the Mineseeker Airborne Mine Detector!, CISR JMU
Lessons-Learned: A Learning Process, CISR JMU
The Truth About Flails, CISR JMU
Priority Setting for Mine Action, Lutful Kabir and Emil M. Hasanov
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
Putting Sea Mammals to Work: Dolphins Help Coalition Forces in Iraq, Nicole Kreger
Vegetation Clearance Equipment: Huge Potential in Productivity Improvement, Nathan Kunz
Opportunities for Regional Cooperation in Mine Action in Southeastern Europe, Ian Mansfield
Opportunities for Regional Cooperation in Mine Action in Southeastern Europe, Ian Mansfield
Scientific Contributions to Demining Technology: Beliefs, Perceptions and Realities, Ian McLean
Decision Support System for Demining Waterways, Nenad Mladineo and Snjezana Knezic
Landmine Impact Survey: Measurement and Display of Suspected Areas, Hemi Morete
Mine Drill for Drevers, Hugh Morris
Systematic Test & Evaluation of Metal Detectors, Noel Mulliner, Phil Bean, and Francois Littmann
PPE: Effective Protection for Deminers, J. Nerenberg, Jean-Philippe Dionne, and Aris Makris
Logistics-Explosives-Safety, Rolf Oechslin and Jørgen Schneider
Ukraine Responds to New Mine Action Demands, Sergei Pashinsky
IMSMA V3.0: Experiences From the ”IMSMA Diaspora”, Mohammed Qasim and John Walker
The MineWolf Toolbox System: Ground Preparation to Mine Clearance, Heinz Rath
IMAS and PPE Requirements, Andy Smith
Testing and Use of Demining Machines in the Republic of Croatia, Ivan Steker
From Kosovo to Afghanistan, Cluster Bombs Again, Fernando Termentini
Bridging the Gap Between Users and Developers, Jennette Townsend
Pigs: A Demining Tool of the Future?, Jennette Townsend
Priority Setting for Mine Action, J.J. van der Merwe
