Project title:

Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Land Mine Detection

Award category:

Emergency and disaster response and reconstruction

Partner Institutions:
  • Flag of Canada

    Canada

    Ryerson University

    350 Victoria Street
    Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3
    www.ryerson.ca

    7 Participants

  • Flag of the Lebanese Republic

    Lebanese Republic

    American University of Beirut

    Riad El-Solh
    Beirut, 1107 2020
    www.aub.edu.lb

    1 Participant

Contact:
Dr. Zouheir Fawaz |  zfawaz@ryerson.ca
Project objective:

Support the mine detection process. Minimize the risk for mine detection personnel. Free people living in areas scattered with landmines from being their own prisoners in their own land.

Proposed solution:

Landmine detection project using remote controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) as a platform for mine detecting tools.

Country of implementation:

  • Flag of Germany Lebanese Republic

  • Flag of Germany Islamic State of Afghanistan

  • Flag of Germany Cambodia

Project photos:
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