Analysis from Afar: Using Remotely Sensed Imagery in Humanitarian Demining

• In Event: Environmentalists, Spies, and Scientists: Remote Sensing in and of Eurasia II

Abstract

Humanitarian demining aims to support the health and wellbeing of all who traverse through an area contaminated with explosives, such as landmines, that remain in the ground after a violent conflict. Recent advancements in remote sensing technology offer potential ways forward, but they do require a certain amount of time, expertise, and infrastructure to use. In this presentation I will use cases of legacy demining in countries of the former Yugoslavia to consider how remotely sensed imagery might be useful to find unexploded ordinance years, if not generations, after a conflict has ended.

Author

• Ruth Trumble, Hofstra U