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Landmines: A man made problem that continues to maim and kill
every day.
It is estimated that there are over 100 million landmines on or
beneath the
surface of this planet.
They kill or maim someone every 19 minutes, usually women and children.
They render over 800 thousand square kilometres of land useless and terrify
millions of people who live in constant fear.
The cost to human life is horrific and the economic effect is devastating, this is not an act of God or a natural disaster – it is a man made disaster that
is bigger, in terms of lives lost, civil disruption and economic deprivation,
than the Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina or the Pakistan earthquake.
Using current technology and strategies the UN has estimated that it could
take up to 600 years to rid the planet of these devices.
It can take a mine clearance operative one day to clear 40 sq meters, however, a
new technology is now available. Developed by the British Ministry of Defence
and licensed to Mineseeker, a ground penetrating radar that when carried on a
stable aerial platform, can scan the ground at 100 meters per second, detecting
all mines-plastic and metal.
Mineseeker have deployed this system in ravaged Kosovo and it has been proven in live
conditions.
The results were spectacular and the technical details are available for review
on this website Technical
The BBC also produced a documentary entitled "Mineseekers" which can be seen on
our Video page.
Mineseeker's aim is to raise
sufficient funds from Governments, commercial concerns and funding agencies to
survey and map mine affected areas
and through it's initiative "The Sole of Africa", to return liberated land back
to food production.
 Mineseeker can fix the landmine problem within our lifetime.
Click on our mission to read more about this
fascinating project
Please visit The Sole of Africa website or our Africa's Got Legs Initiative
 
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