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Demining Management Tool:DMT Mobile
Erik de Brun – GICHD Consultant (Ripple Design)Consultant, Mechanical Systems, Operational Efficiency, and Technology
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• Building on work done for IMAS 09.50, the GICHD conceived of a software tool for assisting with the management of mechanical demining operations.
• The goal was a user friendly tool that enhanced the productivity and cost-effectiveness of mechanical demining operations.
• The tool would focus on performance and downtime• The first versions of the tool were excel based and have
been used in the field since 2011.
Demining Management Tool Background
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Purpose:• enhance operational efficiency (i.e. increase productivity and cost-
effectiveness of mechanical, animal detection, and manual demining operations)
Key Considerations:• Simple, accessible tool that requires small time commitment• Augment, do not replace existing recording and reporting procedures
How:• Record performance and downtime data daily• Generate intuitive charts and graphs that show this data over time and
relative to operational conditions and expected results
Demining Management Tool Background
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Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort and/or expense.
Achieve Maximum Output when operating and Minimize Downtime
Operational Efficiency
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• The initial excel tool was focused on mechanical operations, but based on feedback from the field the software was expanded to cover mechanical, animal detection, and manual operations.
• The most recent excel version of the tool also includes a machine GPS tracking module
Demining Management Tool Background
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Why Mobile?• Mobile devices can be extremely useful tools for demining operations. • They offer many benefits (internet connectivity, geolocation, cameras,
intuitive user interface, etc.) • As they become more ubiquitous they will also become more
accessible to the mine action community.
Mobile Demining Management Tool
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• Setup (one time):• Task and organizational information• Description/identification of project assets (machines, manual
deminers, animals)
• Inputs (daily):• Environmental and weather conditions• Operational information (hours worked, area processed,
mines/ERW found)• Non-operational information (downtime hours and causes)
• Outputs (user selected time span):• In depth reports that show downtime and performance versus
conditions• Reports are viewable in tool and can be exported as pdfs
Demining Management Tool Overview
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Mobile DMT Walk Through
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Task Definition & Organizational Information
Add a new task and enter task and organizational info or select an existing task to edit
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Add a new mechanical, animal, or manual asset or edit an existing one
Asset Management
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Select a task, go to data entry, then select a date and an asset to begin
Daily Data Entry – Mechanical Assets
Once a task has been defined and assets entereddata can be entered
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Downtime categories vary between asset types
Daily Data Entry – Manual Assets
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Additional environmental properties can be recorded for animal detection assets
Daily Data Entry – Animal Detection Assets
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Reports - Mechanical
There are three reports for each mechanical assets
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Reports - Manual
There are two reports for each manual assets
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Reports - Animal
There are three reports for each Animal assets
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• Incorporate photos and video into data recording
• Include additional reports and support for spot tasks
• Sync data with cloud server
• Develop web portal as additional access point
• Integrate with IMSMA
• Enable user defined daily reporting forms
• Develop NTS reporting module utilizing GPS
DMT – Future Developments
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QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?
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• Media: incorporate photos and video (tasks, assets, and daily data)• Cloud Sync: users can upload and access data from any device and
access permissions can be set by organization• Web: DMT web portal (web version of app)• GPS: enable geo-location and GPS tracking• Spot Tasks: support for "spot tasks" (new spot task report)• Individual Deminers: support for individual deminers not just teams• Timeline Report: new timeline report that shows all assets and usage
over time• IMSMA Integration: export data in mine action xml format• Mapping: Integrate/interface with ArcGIS or other mapping tool• NTS App: develop module or separate app in a similar style• Flexible Data Input: allow data input customization• Other new developments also in the works
DMT – Potential Future Developments
