The British forces in Afghanistan are working with a small geospatial consultancy, SMTV Alcis, on the destruction of poppy fields. At theDefence Geospatial Intelligence (DGI) Conference in London in early February Tim Buckley, an Alcis director, showed how the company uses photographs and other data collected by the Afghan administration and the British contingent to draw up precise maps showing the fields that need to be destroyed.(...)
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