Can the degree of difficulty for demining a specific area with dogs be determined from a remote location?
In theory yes, but rarely in practice. Accurate mine location maps are rarely available and must be considered suspect in any event. If they are available, they must be complimented by highly experienced deminers with full knowledge of the mines in that specific area. Moreover, the deminers must be completely familiar with seasonal and vegetative patterns, terrain and soil characteristics, climate and other operational factors that enhance or impede the operational capacity of humans, animals and machinery alike. Otherwise, there is no specific knowledge base, combinations of data sets or technology that will allow preparation of a demining plan that can be implemented successfully against generally accepted safety protocols. For example, the same terrain may appear quite different across seasons of a given operational year. This can create scenarios where different demining specialists sent to the same area during different seasons to survey the same problem produce highly differentia
