PARADIS: a GIS Tool for the Management of Humanitarian Demining Campaigns

PARADIS stands for a Prototype for Assisting Rational Activities in Demining using Images from Satellites. The aim of this project is to improve the planning of humanitarian demining campaigns using Remote Sensing data and GIS techniques. In this context, a user interface has been developed in ArcView GIS to integrate the tools needed for the management of the campaigns. The interface is built upon four scales (global, regional, local and advancement) and really follows the evolution of the campaign from global to local scale by providing the user with scale-dedicated tools. The system uses high and very high resolution satellite images and their interpretation, onto which one can overlay vector data taken from the IMSMA (Information Management System for Mine Action) database, which is used as data repository. The tool is also compatible with the Belgian EOD Champassak database, aimed at gathering information related to the collection of UXO’s on the field.