Download Albanian Mine Action Executive

THE ALBANIAN MINE ACTION
PROGRAMME
“ALBANIA FREE FROM
THE EFFECT OF MINES
AND UXO BY 2005”
National Mine Action Information
System
“Leading operations means being in control
of information”
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Threats
Processes
Assets
Priorities
The Albanian Mine Action Executive (AMAE) is responsible to manage the
National Mine Action Information System.
Purpose of the Information System
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The national mine action database acts as the central
and permanent information backbone within the Mine
Action community.
It is based on IMSMA (and IMSMA GIS), the United
Nation's preferred information system for the
management of critical mine action data.
IMSMA is based on IMAS, the International Standard
for Mine Action
Role of the Information System
It provides data collection, information analysis
and the management of the national Mine
Action Programme.
 It integrates a Geographical Information
System (GIS).
 It acts as a base for operational tasking.
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maps, priorities, asset allocation, tasking, progress control
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It acts as a base for management tasks.
performance reporting for donors, government,
mine action community.
Data flow within mine action program
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Field reports, other data
collection
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Data entry
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Database
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GIS
Casualty
IMSMA
2
Locator code: …/… /…/…
Casualty data
2.2
2.1
Casualty ID:
2.3
Family name:
2.5
2.4
First name:
2.6
2.8
Nationality:
2.9
Position:
Owner MAC:
Sex:
Male
2.7
Address:
Female
Date of Birth:
2.10
Organisation:
2.11
Status:
Civilian
Military
1
General accident information:
1.5
Data entry date:
1.6
Data entry by:
Reported by:
1.7
Date of report:
Organisation (Addr. & Tel):
1.8
Date of report received:
1.1
Accident ID:
1.2
Date and time of accident:
1.3
1.4
Nearest city from accident
1.9
1.11
Province:
1.10
Subdistrict:
1.12
District:
Nearest city:
1.13
Municipality:
3
Injuries:
3.1
Was the person injured or killed:
Killed
Injured
3.2
If killed, manner of death:
In site
at health care facility
During transport to health care facility
other:
Loss of:
Other Injuries:
Eyesight
Eyesight
Hearing
Head/Neck
Hearing
Back
Right side
Chest
Left side
Abdomen
Arm
Arm
Pelvis/Buttocks
Hand/Finger
Above Knee
Leg
Below Knee
Foot/Toes
Hand/Finger
Upper limbs
Above Knee
Leg
Below Knee
Lower limbs
Foot/Toes
4
Other Information:
First medical facility reached:
4.1
Dispensary
4.2
h
Time until first facility reached:
4.3
Name of first hospital reached:
4.4
Time until first hospital reached:
h
Health Care
Hospital
Current Data
155 Completion/Suspension reports.
 179 Dangerous area (incl. 87 DA
imported from KMAC)
 52 Impact Survey reports.
 130 Mined Areas.
 254 Incidents
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Information Cell Infrastucture
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Software :
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4.
IMSMA version 3.0
ArcView 3.2a
ArcGIS V8.1
SQL Server 2000 (for IMSMA back-end
database).
5. MS Office 2000 Professional package.
6. Windows 2000 Pro/Xp as operating
systems.
Information Cell Infrastucture
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Hardware:
1. 3 network PCs (PIII, PIV) in IMSMA Cell.
2. 1 network PC in Oerations Cell(PIII, read
only IMSMA database and ArcView GIS
3.2).
3. 1 PC in Regional Office Kukes(PIV, Single
user read only IMSMA database and
ArcView GIS 3.2).
4. Large format Scanner.
5. A plotter kindly donated by BHMAC.
GIS/IMSMA GIS
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The geographical information system, where
data entered into the IMSMA FM are
analyzed in a graphical environment. IMSMA
GIS receives mine action data from the
IMSMA FM database and provides a
geographical (map) view of the data.
The IMSMA GIS is a very powerful tool for
quality control of data entry into the IMSMA
FM, preparing task dossiers and for the
analysis and display of the data stored in the
IMSMA FM.
STRUCTURE
Database Front-end
(MS Access)
GIS Functionality
Database Back-end (SQL Server)
Geographical data
Raster data
 Topographical maps (1:25000) currently available are locally
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scanned and georeferenced maps (UTM Zone 34 N, WGS84)
that are the prototype outcome of an ITF funded project.
Satellite imageries (30 m), full coverage, funded by ITF.
Vector data
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Digitized Vector Data (country structure, roads, rivers, lakes,
rails etc).
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Different Shapefiles.
Examples of GIS use
Overview map of an IS Task dossier
Mapping
Use of satellite imagery
Prioritizing hazards
AMAE provides a catalog of standard maps
Achievements
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Operations support(mapping, tasking,
prioritizing).
Up to date spatial visualizations of MA related
data.
The gazetteer is updated.
Regional data exchange with SEEMACC.
2nd Regional IMSMA trainings took place in
Tirana.
Problems / To be improved
Proper use of satellite imageries.
 Keeping track of the project progress.
 Human resources.
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Future projects
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Completing GIS elements that are
missing/needed (maps, layers etc.)
Supporting Operations
(Prioritizing,Tasking, Mapping)
Improving management support.
(Prioritizing, Statistics, Overviews etc.).
Implementing MA XML
Supporting Information Systems of Mine
Action Centers and data exchange in SEE
Region.
Needs
Training in GIS and Image processing
techniques
THANKS!
AMAE would like to thank its donors &
supporters including GICHD, Switzerland and
in particular Swiss General Staff, the ITF, the
EU, UNDP and US Department that help it to
achieve its mission.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!