Article and photo from the March 06, 2020 edition of xyHt magazine You know the magnetic locator well, no doubt. Whether yours is a Schonstedt or another brand, geospatial professionals are familiar with these instruments due to their common use in detecting survey markers. Border-marking studs, often sunk by surveyors gone by, are made of the ferrous metals that the magnetic locators are designed to detect. However, before the 1970s, Schonstedt wasn’t focused on these meat-and-potatoes surveyors’ needs. The company was a space-specialist, hard at work creating instruments for aerospace use. As a developer of magnetic field detectors, they were…The post Locating More than Monuments: Demining with Schonstedt appeared first on Schonstedt Instrument Company.
In collaboration with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), four Magnetic Locators from Schonstedt Instrument Company have deployed to Somalia, approximately 6 miles north of the nation’s capital, Mogadishu, to locate explosive remnants of war (ERW). Demining teams briefed on using Schonstedt UXO Locators (Magnetic Locators) during Battle Area Clearance in Daynile. Photo credit: UNMAS Somalia Searcher detected ERW using Schonstedt UXO Locator (Magnetic Locator) on the spot in Daynile. Photo Credit: UNMAS Somalia About the Site The Daynile district, located in the Banaadir region of Somalia, encompasses the northern outskirts of the nation’s capital, Mogadishu. Approximately 6 miles…The post Schonstedt Magnetic Locators Support Somalia Demining Efforts appeared first on Schonstedt Instrument Company.
Since the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s independence in 1960, the country has been locked in a spiral of armed conflict that has resulted in nationwide contamination of explosive hazards. The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has been present in the DRC since 2002, supporting the National Mine Action Authority (CCLAM) in coordinating the survey and clearance activities of suspected hazardous areas identified throughout the country. In August 2018, the Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative (SHDI) deployed ten (10) locators to the DRC to aid in the detection of buried landmines, explosive remnants of war (ERW) and other unexploded ordnance…The post Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Locators Deployed to Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) appeared first on Schonstedt Instrument Company.
AS REPORTED BY AZERNEWS 06/27/17 — By Rashid Shirinov ANAMA Demining professional with a Schonstedt GA-72Cd An unexploded 76-millimeter artillery...
On April 6, 2017, ten GA-72Cd’s were shipped to Palau through the Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative. Palau is an island...
Photo courtesy of Radio Free Europe Schonstedt Instrument Company is proud to report the shipment of four GA-72Cd Magnetic Locators...
Schonstedt Instrument Company, in partnership with the United Nations Mine Action Service and the US Department of State, continues to...
The Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative (SHDI) continues to help save lives in countries that need it the most. Here’s a...
Good article in the June 23 edition of Pangaea (the xyHt e-Newsletter) about the Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative and how...
Now in its 8th year, the Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative (SHDI) is still going strong! Schonstedt just shipped 6 demining...