| Project Nr.: | 2.4.1.2 |
| Title: | CEN Workshop on soil characterisation for metal detector and ground penetrating radar performance. |
| Description: | Produce a second part for the CEN Workshop Agreement on Test and Evaluation of Metal Detectors (CWA 14747- 1:2003), specifically on soil characterisation for metal detector and ground penetrating radar (GPR) performance evaluation. |
| Aim: | To establish the state of the art on the effect of soils on metal detectors, GPR and their combination; To create quantitative characterisation of soil properties relevant to metal detector and GPR performance;To provide a methodology for measuring the above soil properties;To create a classification of soils, usable in controlled conditions to help estimate the degree to which they affect detectors;To provide a system easy to apply for users in the field |
| Request: | CEN |
| Category: | Detection - Multi-sensor |
| Type: | Methodology |
| Equipment: | N/A |
| Development: | N/A |
| Time Frame: | 2006-03-01 to 2008-09-31 |
| Place: | Belgium |
| Lead Nation: | Belgium (RMA) |
| Partners: | The Workshop participants came from a variety of countries and organisations:Belgium: the Belgian Army Bomb Disposal Unit, the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), The Free University of Brussels (VUB)Canada: Terrascan Geophysics France: French Standards Association (AFNOR)Germany: Federal Institute for Materials Research (BAM), Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Raumfahrt Systemtechnik GmbH (RST), VallonItaly: Università degli studi di Firenze, Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA-NCR )United Kingdom: Cranfield University, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (dslt), ERA Technology, Mines Advisory Group (MAG)United States: New Mexico TechSweden: Swedish EOD and Demining Centre (SWEDEC)International organisations: European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) |
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| E-mail: | Not available
| Status: | Archived |
| Comments: | The kick-off meeting for this CEN Workshop took place on the 15th of November 2006 at the CEN Management Centre (CMC) in Brussels. During this meeting the final Business Plan was approved. It describes the objectives and methodology of the CEN Workshop 7 / Part Two. Technical meetings of the Workshop took place in May 2007, October 2007, January 2008, and May 2008. After the latter meeting a draft CEN Workshop Agreement document was finalised and posted on the CEN Website for public comments. These comments were then discussed at the last meeting of the CEN Workshop, which took place in September 2008. The received comments, accepted by the workshop participants, were incorporated in the final CWA 14747 - 2 document submitted to CEN in September 2008 for formal publication. A description of the CEN Workshop 07/Part 2 process and status can also be found on the CEN website. |
| Results/Conclusions: | The CEN Workshop Agreement Humanitarian Mine Action - Test and Evaluation - Part 2: Soil Characterization for Metal Detector and Ground Penetrating Radar Performance (CWA 14747 - 2 ) was published by CEN on the CEN website in January 2009. It is also available at the ITEP standards webpage. | |