Safer Technologies in Demining

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch

FSD in The SAFEDEM Demo Project Space Assets For Enhanced DEMiningSpace Assets For Enhanced DEMining

The SAFEDEM project: objective, team, duration

SAFEDEM is a IAP ARTES 20 Demo Project, cofinanced by ESA, started in June 2013 and to beSAFEDEM is a IAP ARTES 20 Demo Project, cofinanced by ESA, started in June 2013 and to beconcluded in 18 months.

SAFEDEM answers to specific user needs and requirements relevant to the demining activities,providing a Service Portfolio of System & Service Components:providing a Service Portfolio of System & Service Components:

SatImage,MiniUAS,Thematic-maps,Thematic-maps,Mine Action-mapsGeoportal

The service elements are independent and complementary: the Mine Action users can take advantage ofa subset of them, chosen according to their specific operational and activities needs

Project Team

End-users Stakeholder

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch

The demining problem: terminology & scenarios

Land Release the process of applying “all reasonable effort” to identify or better define CHA andremove all suspicion of mines/ERW through non technical survey, technical surveyand/or clearance

Suspect Hazardous Area (SHA)

area suspected of having a mine/ERW hazard. A SHA can be identified by animpact survey, other form of national survey, or a claim of presence of explosiveArea (SHA) impact survey, other form of national survey, or a claim of presence of explosivehazard

Confirmed Hazardous Area (CHA)

area identified by a non-technical survey in which the necessity for furtherintervention through either technical survey or clearance has been confirmed

Defined Hazardous area, generally within a CHA, that requires full clearance. A DHA is normallyDefined Hazardous Area (DHA)

area, generally within a CHA, that requires full clearance. A DHA is normallyidentified through thorough survey

Non-technical Survey (NTS)

important survey activity which involves collecting and analysing new and/orexisting information about a hazardous area. Its purpose is to confirm whether thereis evidence of a hazard or not, to identify the type and extent of hazards within anyhazardous area and to define, as far as is possible, the perimeter of the actualhazardous area and to define, as far as is possible, the perimeter of the actualhazardous areas without physical intervention. A non-technical survey does notnormally involve the use of clearance or verification assets. Exceptions occur whenassets are used for the sole purpose of providing access for non-technical surveyteams. The results from a non-technical survey can replace any previous datarelating to the survey of an area.relating to the survey of an area.

Technical Survey (TS) detailed intervention with clearance or verification assets into a CHA, or part of aCHA. It should confirm the presence of mines/ERW leading to the definition of one ormore DHA and may indicate the absence of mines/ERW which could allow land tobe released when combined with other evidence

Clearance (CL) tasks or actions to ensure the removal and/or the destruction of all mine and ERW

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch

Clearance (CL) tasks or actions to ensure the removal and/or the destruction of all mine and ERWhazards from a specified area to a specified depth

All Reasonable Effort what is considered a minimum acceptable level of effort to identify and documentcontaminated areas or to remove the presence or suspicion of mines/ERW. “Allreasonable effort” has been applied when the commitment of additional resources

SAFEDEM proof-of-the-concept

area of Hadžici, near Sarajevo, proposed by BHMAC was selected as test area in the SAFEDEMfeasibility StudyHazard and risk assessment maps (Mine Activity Maps) produced with geo-spatial reasoning andmultivariate analysis combiningmultivariate analysis combining

Satellite Images (Optical, SAR)RPAS data/productsThematic MapsBHMAC delivered minefield records

The detected indicators were assessed by BHMACThe detected indicators were assessed by BHMAC

High Risk Areas V.S. BHMAC Suspect Areas High Risk Areas

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch

Demo locations & scenarios

Demo 1 – BosniaDemo 1 – BosniaNon Technical Survey

+ Post Clearance Assessment

•Trnovo

•BrCko

Demo 4 – Noceto (I)

•Shull village, Rast district

•Safedob village, Tojikobod district

Demo 3 – ArmeniaNon Technical

Survey

Demo 4 – Noceto (I)Technical Survey-

Clearance

Demo 2 – TajikistanNew test case: Mali

•Davit Bek, Syunik region

Demo 2 – TajikistanTechical Survey-

Clearance

New test case: MaliQIA

FSD RPAS

lElectric propulsion motor-glider

Current platform

gliderlRobust and easy to maintainlAdvanced ground station software for mission planinglCannot be mistaken for a lCannot be mistaken for a military item

Payload and Data

lElectro Optical Payload lOnBoard Storage on solid state memoryElectro Optical PayloadlMono-vision and possibly Stereo-vision in Visible wavelengthlExtending to Monovision in Infra-Red

OnBoard Storage on solid state memorylOnBoard GPS time taggedlGeoTIFF format

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch

Google Earth - 8/24/2011 FSD UAV – 10/14/2011

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch

Google Earth - 8/24/2011 FSD UAV – 10/14/2011

Valeria Fabbroni, Head of Operations, 8th of May 2014 – www.fsd.ch