Print date: Friday 30th July 2010 10:40:32 AM

Search field= 'Project Nr.'
Search value= '2.3.2.6'

Number of reports found: 1

Project Nr.:2.3.2.6
Title:Evaluation of Conditioned Bees for Detecting of Buried Landmines.
Description:Using the bee explosive detection system currently under development and funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, trials will be conducted to determine if bees can reliably detect buried landmines. Freshly buried mines, as well as ones that have been buried for several years will be available for detection. Bees will be conditioned and then released and tracked, using LIDAR. Conditioning and tracking will be done by Bee Alert Technology (Dr. Jerry Bromenshenk, University of Montana), using their own protocols.
Aim:To provide a test and evaluation report on the ability of conditioned local bees to detect buried landmines.
Request:UNMAS, DRDC (CA)
Category:Detection - Trace explosives
Type:Test and Evaluation
Equipment:Local bees, conditioned according to Bee Alert Technology protocols; eye safe tracking LIDAR
Development:Research/Development
Time Frame: 2006-06-01 to 2007-03-31
Place:DRDC test facility
Lead Nation:Canada
Partners:
Point of contact:
E-mail:Not available
Status:Cancelled
Comments:
  • Planning meetings were held in February and June 2006. The trial preparation was completed by mid-August 2006. Soil and air samples from the test mine fields were taken and analysed.
  • The trial was initially scheduled for the period 2nd - 25th of August 2006, but was postponed and finally cancelled due to the fact that the U.S. Department of Defense, which funds the Bee Alert Technology, does not allow the detection technology to be exported from the U.S. because of homeland security issues.
  • More information on the bee explosive detection system and results of previous tests can be found in a Journal of Mine Action article.
    • Results/Conclusions:


    Original page: http://www.itep.ws/activities/itep_workplan/results_workplan1.php?form_field=act_number&form_section=2.3.2.6

    Printer-friendly page: http://www.itep.ws/activities/itep_workplan/word.php?form_field=act_number&form_section=2.3.2.6&caller=/activities/itep_workplan/results_workplan1.php