“GIS for MA in SE Europe”

1. “GIS for MA in SE Europe” Dragana Vukmirović, RCUD November 2003

2. Regional Center for Underwater Demining Bijela, Montenegro

3. Regional Center for Underwater Demining Bijela, Montenegro The tasks of GIS inside the Regional Center for Underwater Demining – Bijela, Montenegro - to perform together with the divers of the RCUD underwater exploration of suspicious areas, - to collect data and mapp mine fields, - to give expert consult in execution of the humanitarian underwater and land demining, - and to take part in information exchanges.

4. Achived results with GIS support: • In April 2002 RCUD divers have demined two mine fields in the Montenegrin underwater coastal area of the 300.000 m2, • Our deminers in collaboration with HCR have done exploration of the land mine fields in border area between Croatia and Montenegro, • We have completed the exploration of the suspicious underwater locations in sea and lakes and filed a report to ITF in May 2002 , • During February and March 2003, our divers have explored and demined the underwater area of Prevlaka peninsula on surface of 500,000 square meters on depth from 20m to 50m, • For the purpose of the RCUD projects, control and supervision GPS campaign where and are done.

5. Investigation and demining of the underwater area of Prevlaka peninsula, on surface of 500.000 square meters on depths from 20 to 50 meters.

6. Demined underwater in area of Prevlaka peninsula

7. FUTURE PROJECTSBoka Kotorska baydemining of isthmus of verige

8. Underwater UXO in Verige

9. Problems: • Training of GIS experts Our Center plan to continue the activities in the improvement of our GIS experts In cooperation with ITF. • Modernization of the equipment and new maps.

10. Gratitude for help: • Together, to USA and EU, for have donated the funds for the equipement of the Geographical Information System (GIS) and covered the expences of the GIS expert. • to ITF for the implementation. • to JRC • to GICHD • to James Madison University

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