According to the new drone scan, my ball bog is ‘filled with bomb,’

A recent project of students from Carlton University Graduate used drones to discover magnetic signs associated with unexplained bombs in Mer Blue Bog, which was used as a practice bombing range in World War II.

Graduate students Pablo Arzet and Sarvah Mirbagarey used magnetometer installed on drone to survey the bog, the East End of Otawa has 3,500 hectares of conservation area which is owned and operated by the National Capital Commission (NCC).

The site mainly includes peat bog and was actively used as a bombardment range between 1942 and 1945.

While the National Defense Department (DND) knows where the bomb was dropped, it does not know how many are there.

But after surveying a small area with drones, the students’ team was able to count more than 17 unexplained armaments (UXOS) in a specific area.

Why did the bomb never settle

“It was really interesting for all of us to see just the small part we were looking for,” Mirbegheri said.

“Our technology does not specifically say,” Hey it’s a bomb, it’s an airplane, “said the Arzet. “But it tells us,” Hey there is something here. ” And the story of this place and the story of geology tells us the complete interpretation – which is filled with bombs, explosion or unexplained. ,

A DND spokesperson told CBC News that when it was not involved in the project, it welcomes innovation in the area of unexplained bomb removal.

In 1960, a bomb settlement team was tasked to clean the border.

But due to the nature of the area, this never happened, and the swamp was never declared free from explosives. In 1965, the ownership of the land was transferred to the NCC.

DND said the types that have been dropped include aerial bomb weighing up to about 450 kg.

‘A very respectable reason’

For the project, Arzate said that the team flew a drone in the survey area five hours a day during four days.

Due to the symptoms of bog, any non-internal objects in the area will stand out for those detectors, they said.

“Bog is very different from everything in itself. It is made of pure biological matter,” he said. “It makes it easier for us when we are trying to detect abnormalities that are not made of organic matter.”

Using the drone was particularly valuable, ARZATE said, as they could survey the area without harassing the site, showing that the work could be done without the need for heavy equipment.

“I think we really are proud of where we are and what we have achieved, especially because … there is no big company that is giving us money,” he said.

There is a possibility of comprehensive use in technology

Arzate stated that they intended to use the aerial survey technique of the project for mining and resource extraction, but wanted to demonstrate that it could be widely implemented, which includes defense and land for remedial purposes.

He said, “We are using this technology to clean the minesfield and bombs, which are there or kept there as we speak, and we thought there is a very respectable reason to join it,” he said.

According to DND spokesperson Andrée-Inne Poulin, the UXO risk is low because there is no human contact with parts of the swamp where explosives are located.

Because of that, there is no plan to remove unnecessary bombs until the land redevelopment occurs.

“As long as the area is maintained as Parkland, the risk will be low,” Polyin said in an email.