Advanced Surface Measurement Technologies 先端地表計測技術
The Japan-hosted international conference “Ukraine Mine Action Conference” was held in Tokyo on October 22 and 23. This is the ALIS demonstration booth.
Related Article: JICA Website “The Current Situation in Ukraine and the Significance of the Mine Action Conference to be Held in Tokyo”
Mainichi Shimbun: “Japan Plays a Role in Ukraine’s Landmine Countermeasures Using Latest Technologies Including the ‘ALIS’ Detector”
UNDP co-hosted a demonstration event with JICA. During the program, our representative, Motoyuki Sato, was given time to introduce ALIS. You can view the article on the Ukrainian National Mine Action Center’s Facebook page dated July 24. The images from this article can be found here.
NHK reported on ALIS. For more details, please click here. The following video is also available from the link.
The UNDP website also has a related article, “JICA and UNDP to Advance Humanitarian Mine Action in Ukraine Using Advanced Japanese Technology.（The article is in Japanese.）
The ALIS landmine detector was demonstrated by workers of the National Emergency Service of Ukraine for demining in Ukraine. ALIS combines the functions of a metal detector and ground penetrating radar to efficiently locate landmines. Click here for the related FaceBook page.
As part of JICA’s humanitarian mine and unexploded ordnance countermeasures, ALISys CEO Sato headed to Ukraine for training in the detection, identification, and removal of mines and explosives using the mine detector ALIS. In the area, the Emergency Situations Service of Ukraine (SESU) is detecting, identifying, and removing mines and explosives to protect people’s safety amid ongoing Russian attacks. The use of the mine detector ALIS is being introduced on the Emergency Situations Service of SESU’s Facebook page.
