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LIS Explorer
May 10, 2005
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New Reference Tool Enables Public Access to Databases Generated
by the Landmine Impact Survey (LIS)
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“The Landmine Impact Survey is the only national mine action database in the public domain.
Our new LIS Explorer makes it even easier and more efficient to access this data for
prioritization of mine action strategies.”
Bob Eaton, Executive Director, Survey Action Center, April 2005
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The Survey Action Center (SAC) has created a Web-based tool, the “LIS Explorer”
( www.sac-na.org/lisexplorer/index.html )
which will enable the public to interactively filter and display information directly from Landmine Impact Survey (LIS)
databases. Such access will improve donor and host nations’ abilities to even more efficiently identify minefields that
pose the greatest threat to public health and economic growth. Funding for this project has been provided by the U.S.
Department of State.
Examples of questions the LIS Explorer can answer for you: How many recent landmine victims in Yemen were girls between the
ages of 4 and 14, were herding at the time of the incident, lost an appendage, and never received any survivors’ assistance?
Where are all the suspected hazard areas in Bosnia-Herzegovina that report antipersonnel mines that block access to drinking
water within 500 meters of a community center with a population greater than 1000 residents? These and many other questions
that are literally a matter of life and death are now available to everyone via a few keystrokes on the LIS Explorer.
Landmine Impact Surveys have been conducted in ten countries with landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination,
to date. The surveys are conducted at the community level to assess the number of mine victims and socio-economic impact
on the livelihood of residents as a direct result of this contamination. Comprehensive data is collected about such
communities, their suspected hazard areas, and their mine victims within the preceding two year period.
The following LIS country databases are currently available via the LIS Explorer (additional countries will be added as the
data becomes available).
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Chad
- Somalia (Phase 1)
- Thailand
- Yemen
The LIS data provides important information for use by the mine action community, namely, donors, national authorities,
and other mine action agencies in the international effort to eliminate or control the impact of landmines and unexploded
ordnance left from past conflicts.
The Survey Action Center (SAC) is a non profit organization based in Takoma Park, Maryland that conducts Landmine Impact
Surveys in mine affected countries. SAC is the executing arm of the Survey Working Group (SWG), which sets the
international standards for the LIS. The SWG is composed of individuals, government donor agencies, NGOs, and
international organizations interested in the LIS. For more information please visit our website at
www.sac-na.org.
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For more information on the LIS Explorer, please contact: |
Craig Williams
Senior Information Officer
Tel: +1-301-891-9192
Email: Craig@sac-na.org |
Survey Action Center
6930 Carroll Ave., Suite 240
Takoma Park, MD 20912
www.sac-na.org
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Carroll Avenue, Suite 240 - Takoma Park, MD 20912 - United States of America
Phone:
+1.301.891.9192 - Fax: +1.301.891.9193 - E-mail:sac@sac-na.org
- Website:www.sac-na.org |
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