Inna Cruz
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
Switzerland

Biography
Inna Cruz is an information-management adviser at GICHD. Her expertise is in geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, aerial imagery, cartography and geodetics. Prior to joining GICHD in 2009, she worked as a consultant for two projects for the United Nations Environment Programme, using remote sensing and GIS technologies. She holds a master?s in environmental natural sciences from Geneva University (Switzerland), with a specialization in geomatics.

Abstract
Miniature Aerial Photography Planes in Mine Action

MAPP technology in mine action operations has great potential as a low-cost alternative to satellite imagery. Images acquired with MAPP could be used to

1) Communicate with local communities
2) Enhance reporting capacities to stakeholders outside of mine action programs
3) Facilitate the planning, recording and reporting of nontechnical and technical surveys
4) Improve the quality of incoming spatial data
5) Update cartographic material



GICHD conducted an online ?Unmanned Aircraft Systems user requirements? survey in 2012 to identify user needs and potential uses for UAS technologies in humanitarian mine action. The results showed that the mine action sector has an interest in mini and micro UAS technologies. Based on our survey and discussions with ETH Zurich, the Swiss Federal Office of Topography and UNITAR, all organizations that use UAS outside mine action, the main constraint for this technology in most countries is opaque legislation. Political and social acceptance is another concern.

The MAPP technologies were tested in several mine-affected countries. Future research will be dedicated to imagery analysis and to determining the best ways to use these images in humanitarian mine action.