Resources and Publications

Decentralised Information Management

The Integrated Support to the Burundi National Humanitarian Mine Action Programme PDF 278KB
Colombia: Decentralizing Information Management: Towards a New Model Spanish PDF 1.6MB
Jordan: Feedback on IMSMA v.4 integration at the NCDR PDF 412KB
Uganda: Broadening IMSMA for Disaster Management and Landmine Survivors PDF 528KB
Information Management System for Mine Action in Sudan | M. Kabir | JMA | Winter 2006 available on the Mine Action Information Center website
Bits and Bytes from Bogota | D. Barlow | MAIC | Issue 7.3 | December 2003 available on the Mine Action Information Center website
The Kosovo MACC: “The Most Successful Mine Action Programme Ever” | JJ. Scott | MAIC | Issue 6.1 | April 2002 available on the Mine Action Information Center website

Tracking and Reducing the Threat of Land Mines on Civilian Populations | IMSMA case study | FGM Inc. available on the FGM website
FGM Inc. Wins IMSMA Humanitarian Demining Contract PDF 42KB

Administrator Guide English PDF 5.0MB | French PDF 1.1MB | Portuguese PDF 900KB | Spanish PDF 1.1MB
User Guide English PDF 4.5MB | French PDF 820KB | Portuguese PDF 832KB | Spanish PDF 873KB
Tutorial | Decentralized Data Entry (DDE) | Flash Animation EXE 927KB
Tutorial | Entity Relationship Diagram Explorer (RDE) | Flash Animation EXE 4.4MB
Exercise Book PDF 3.8MB
Understanding, Implementing and Using IMSMA Legacy PDF 3.3MB

IMSMA User Manual English PDF 27MB | French PDF 16.4MB | Spanish PDF 11.6MB

IMSMA for Operations: An Overview | T. Bollinger PDF 46KB
IMSMA for Operations: Real-World Examples | S. Berger PDF 34KB
Using IMSMA: The Challenges and How To Overcome Them | M. Ahmed PDF 15KB
Information Sources: The Troubling Question | B. Blumenthal PDF 15KB
The Benefits of Information Transparency in Humanitarian Mine Action | C. Peffer PDF 81KB
IMSMA V3.0: Experiences From the ”IMSMA Diaspora” | M. Qasmin and J. Walker | MAIC | Issue 7.3 | December 2003 available on the Mine Action Information Center website
IMSMA® Version 4: A Collaborative Approach | D. Ressler | JMA | Winter 2006 available on the Mine Action Information Center website

Total Quality Management in Mine Action | D. Eriksson | JMA | Summer 2008 available on the Mine Action Information Center website
Quality Management in Demining Organisations | C. Loxton | JMA | Summer 2007 available on the Mine Action Information Center website
Knowledge Management Concept: Emerging Perspectives | M. Qasim | Spring 2004 available on the Mine Action Information Center website
Data Validation vs. Data Verification | GICHD PDF 121KB
Working Notes on Information Management in Mine Action | S. Berger
English PDF 367KB | Spanish PDF 343KB
Increasing the Impact of Mine-action Surveys | C. Downs | JMA | Winter 2006 available on the Mine Action Information Center website
Information Management: Using Non-IMSMA Methods | S. Saban PDF 15KB

Study Cartographic Recommendations for Humanitarian Demining Map Symbols in IMSMA^NG PDF 5.6MB
Symbology Font Files for IMSMA^NG ZIP 318KB
Fact sheet on Country Mask Shapefiles PDF 313KB
Fact sheet on Datums PDF 90KB
Fact sheet on Handheld GPS PDF 99KB
Fact sheet on Hillshade Imagery PDF 474KB
Fact sheet on Map Symbology PDF 106KB
Fact sheet on Populations at Risk PDF 90KB
Evaluating the Extent of the Land Mine and UXO Problem with GIS | A Cambodia case study available on the ESRI website
An Harmonized mine action GIS for South Eastern Europe
available on the ESRI website PDF 14KB
The Accuracy of Measuring Perimeter Points: Use of GPS vs. Bearing and Distance | Berger, Dunbar | 2006 PDF 420KB