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 ...

Airborne geophysical systems have been in use since 1943 (Hildenbrand et al., 1990). These systems used airborne magnetometers for submarine detection and geophysical mapping. Airborne electromagnetic systems were introduced in the 1950s (Barringer et al., 1990) for mineral exploration. These early magnetic and electromagnetic systems were mounted on fixed wing aircraft. In the 1960s helicopter...

We have inverted broadband electromagnetic induction data over an isolated target to determine its electrical conductivity, magnetic permeability, radius, and depth using a sphere model. Studies using synthetic data of a concentric, broadband, electromagnetic sensor indicate that the technique is dependable and produces fast-converging solutions. The geometrical parameters obtained through this...

In this paper, we discuss the integration process of a mobile robot and multi-channel metal detector system intended for humanitarian demining applications within the EU FP7 TIRAMISU project. The paper describes how a standard tele-operated Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robot was upgraded with electronics, sensors, computing power, motor control units and power sources, such that it becomes...