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Mine Detection Dog Study ResourcesThe GICHD study on mine detection dogs, being headed by Hovard Bach, aims to improve the utilization and performace of mine detection dog teams. The study has activities such as practical field advice and training, scientific research, standards preparation and regular workshops. It is being funded by many donors. The UWA contribution has been to provide scientific support for the field study which was to have been conducted in Afghanistan starting in September 2001. Obviously that has been delayed and the postponement is a major setback for the project. Dr. Ian McLean, formerly an adjunct senior lecturer at UWA, is now working full-time for GICHD on the study. Dr. Ann Goeth worked for 6 months until it became obvious that the Afghanistan field investigation would have to be postoponed for 12 months or more. She has produced an initial scientific report reviewing what is known already about how dogs find mines. It reveals more, perhaps, about what we do not know. March 2002 Report: How Do Dogs Detect Landmines: A Review of Scientific Research Original UWA Study Proposal (PDF document) Dr. Ian McLean CV (PDF Document)
Measuring Mine Detection Dog Performance (March 2000) A technical note by Ian McLean and James Trevelyan which was requested at the March 2000 Geneva Workshop on Mine Detection Dog Interim Standards and Guidelines. Download the technical note as a PDF document. You will need acrobat reader to read PDF documents: if you do not already have it, this is available free from http://www.adobe.com/ for any computer system.
GICHD Study Proposal - Terms of Reference and Details This information is provided for reference purposes only, and should not be quoted without permission from Havard Bach, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, Switzerland. Zip (500kb) containing PDF's of components Individual PDF's
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