Time to Stem Lightweight Approaches and Focus on Real Minefield Data?
John Fardoulis, Xavier Depreytere · JMU Scholoraly Commons (James Madison University) · 2020
While preparing for airborne IR thermography fieldwork as part of the Odyssey2025 Project between Mobility Robotics and Humanity & Inclusion in Chad, a comprehensive literature study conducted by the authors to determine what was state-of-the-art knowledge indicated this trend. From the literature reviewed, the authors identified a disconnect between thermography-related research projects and practical, real-world HMA operations. The importance of real fieldwork, the significance of undergoing a literature review before starting your own research, and the need for researchers to work in conjunction with HMA operators are all essential, not only to those working in HMA, but more importantly, to the post-conflict communities the sector strives to help.