[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: "Laser-imaging drone to hunt out unexploded bombs in war-torn nations"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Laser-imaging drone to hunt out unexploded bombs in war-torn nations

Alice MacGregor, CloserStill Media
The Stack
March 16, 2015

As drones become more commonplace, many companies are developing innovative uses of the technology beyond that of commercial and novelty robotics.

In his SXSW Interactive talk on humanitarian drone use cases this weekend Ryan Baker, CEO of aerial imaging firm Arch Aerial, discussed his company’s hopes to deploy its drones to map out mine fields and locations littered with unexploded bombs from historical warfare.

Baker suggested that his company wants to start the programme in Laos, the world’s most heavily bombed country – during the Vietnam War, the nation was targeted in over half a million American campaigns which dropped over two million tonnes of bombs across Laos. Laotians are still suffering the effects of a land riddled with landmines and unexploded cluster bombs. Ten of Laos’ 18 provinces have been labelled “severely contaminated”, with ‘tennis ball-size’ cluster bombs being the biggest threat.

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For the entire article, see
http://thestack.com/laser-imaging-drone-hunt-out-unexploded-bombs-war-160315

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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