SEEDED MINEFIELD
We have seeded a comprehensive minefield consisting of 150 diverse explosive remnants of war buried at systematic varying depths located at the OSU Center for Fire and Explosives, Forensic Investigation, Training and Research range in Pawnee, Oklahoma. The purpose of this field is to serve as a resource and benchmark to the humanitarian mine community, allowing researchers to thoroughly test methods and instruments for landmine and UXO detection.
Design
Permanent seeded field map displayed as an orthomosaic on a satellite map. The blue square shows the location of the IVS relative to the field. There is a pavilion for field operation logistics and gravel road access to the site.
Condensed grid for visualization of placement of each item, produced from structure-from-motion photogrammetry. Columns A–E are accurate in terms of placement and order in the buried grid, and F is accurate in order of items, but there is offset of item placement.
Day of burial, pavilion and road access available to site.
Permanent seeded field map displayed as an orthomosaic on a satellite map. The blue square shows the location of the IVS relative to the field. There is a pavilion for field operation logistics and gravel road access to the site.
Check out our paper in the Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction for more detailed information on methods and design of this field!
Field-test your research
Interested in field testing your technology or research on this seeded field?
Reach out to us at deminingresearch@gmail.com with the subject line "Field Testing - <Your Organization>"
Please answer each of the following prompts in one or two sentences and we will get back to you shortly:
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Background on your organization
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Motivation
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Overview of technology
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Funding available
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Available dates and timeline
Note that this field exists to benefit the humanitarian mine action community so all data collected will be open-source, helping to build a benchmarked dataset for you to objectively assess your technology!
Open Source Datasets
Future datasets coming soon including cart and drone-based GPR, magnetometry, LiDAR, thermal imagery and more!
In Partnership with
Thank you to John Frucci, Executive Director of the Global Consortium for Explosive Hazard Mitigation and Billy Magalasi, CENFEX range manager.