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The Indicators of Mine Presence and Absence in Airborne and Satellite Non-technical Survey

The key object of interest in airborne and satellite Non-technical Survey are the indicators of mine presence and absence. That is why it is of great importance to establish an adequate list of indicators that will ensure the quality use and implementation of aerial and satellite Non- technical Survey. Close cooperation of all experts in the process of airborne and satellite Non- technical Survey is needed. Experts in the Mine Action Centers conduct an analytical assessment of existing Mine Information System data and establish a list of special and general requests for collecting additional information from the depth of Suspected Hazardous Area. Experts in remote sensing methods help them in forming the list of indicators for a specific geographic area. After multi-sensor airborne data collection and procurement of satellite images of a particular Suspected Hazardous Area, mine scene interpreters are locating and extracting the indicators from these images. The level of confidence is then assigned to the extracted indicators. In locating the indicators in the images, mine scene interpreters use expert and contextual knowledge of conducting war doctrines in particular geographic areas and (optional) simpler image processing methods. Geocoded indicators and their confidences are input for the production of Mine Danger Maps. This paper describes the role of indicators in Non-technical Survey processes in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina within TIRAMISU – Advanced Intelligent Decision Support System.

non-technical survey, indicator of mine presence, indicator of mine absence, mine scene interpretator, georeferencing, confidence

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