GIS for Mine Action Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms related to the capabilities and applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) within the context of humanitarian demining and mine action.

GIS

Geographic Information Systems; a technology that plays an important role in many aspects of lives, including disaster recovery, environmental management, and peacekeeping operations.

GICHD

The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining; an organization that, along with its partners, uses GIS to reduce the impact of mines and other explosive ordnance (EO) throughout the world.

Explosive ordnance (EO)

Hazardous items, including mines, that GICHD and its partners work to reduce the impact of globally through the use of GIS.

esri

The organization identified by the slogan 'THE SCIENCE OF WHERE.'

Mine action

A field where GIS technology is used to identify and reduce the impact of mines and other explosive hazards.