Non-technical survey activities can range from analysis of existing information and a few short site visits through to a more elaborate system of visits and meetings with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience in many mine action programmes as well as in Sri Lanka indicates that large areas of land that have been cleared were, in fact, hazard free. In many instances the targeting of clearance assets could have been improved if appropriate nontechnical and technical surveys had been conducted. The challenge is to attempt to better define the land that contains explosive hazards so that clearance activities can be limited to those areas.
