WOBURN,
Mass., July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific
Systems, an industry leader in developing trusted AI for defense
applications, today announced a new contract with the United States
Army's Humanitarian Demining Research and Development (HD
R&D) Program to upgrade its revolutionary Buried Object
Reporting and Identification System (BORIS). BORIS is an advanced
software tool for non-military humanitarian clearance of unexploded
ordnance (UXO) and range remediation that provides multi-modality,
platform-agnostic data processing and visualization for unexploded
ordnance (UXO) detection and localization. BORIS was developed
under contracts from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development
Command Humanitarian Demining Research and Development Program.
"In the wake of conflicts, the remnants of war including
undetonated bombs and other explosives have triggered humanitarian
crises by blocking access to aid, preventing families from
returning home and killing innocent civilians. Clearing former
battlefields of explosives has long been dangerous and painstaking
work, but game changing new technology is helping to make this
process more effective, efficient, and safer. For over a decade,
our BORIS software has played its part in this effort by providing
governments and humanitarian organizations with a powerful tool to
remove unexploded ordnance and help people across the globe rebuild
their lives after the battle has ended." said Kunal Mehra, President of Scientific Systems.
"We are proud to continue our work with the United States Army to
upgrade BORIS to help address a new generation of unexploded
threats on the battlefield and in the aftermath of conflicts."
BORIS has been in field use for more than ten years by various
non-military humanitarian mine action organizations in countries
including Cambodia, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo,
and Ukraine. Additionally, BORIS
has been used during range remediation in areas where munitions,
explosives, and other ordnance were developed, tested, and
evaluated. In conjunction with different detector platforms,
BORIS has successfully located thousands of pieces of unexploded
ordnance covering millions of square meters of land.
BORIS has a streamlined workflow that enables operators to load
data from various sensor platforms and obtain "dig sheets" of
prioritized lists of UXO locations for UXO clearing. The BORIS
integrated graphical user interface (GUI) facilitates interfacing
with different sensor platforms and is designed to support the
needs of operators and field supervisors of different skill levels.
The BORIS GUI allows users to visualize raw and processed sensor
data for quality inspection. Furthermore, experienced users can
choose to explore the underlying data processing and customize the
parameters for specific field requirements or operational
environments. The internal BORIS data processing algorithm provides
the automatic target recognition (ATR) capability. It is capable of
fusing data from multiple sensor modalities and identifying
distinct patterns of UXO signal. The built-in ATR improves
detection sensitivity to UXOs while mitigating false alarms,
accelerating the speed of area clearing and allowing lightly
trained operators to use the system effectively.
About Scientific Systems Company, Inc.
Scientific Systems Company Inc. (SSCI) focuses on the creation
of Autonomy and AI/ML-enabled capabilities to command, control,
communicate with, and manage composable collections of intelligent
agents, smart sensors, and autonomous platforms across the domains
of space, air, land, and sea. Founded in 1990, Scientific Systems
invents disruptive technologies, develops revolutionary solutions,
and builds trusted products for our customers' most challenging
missions. To learn more, visit ssci.com
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