Standardized Test and Evaluation of Metal Detectors

Test and evaluation trials of metal detectors that have been made in recent years have shown the need for common testing specifications so that the results of such trials are useful to the wider demining community. Stemming from initiatives to promote standardization within Humanitarian Mine Action, a CEN Workshop (an "informal" international standardization process) was established to standardize the testing of metal detectors. This has produced a "CEN Workshop Agreement" that gives principles, guidelines and procedures for detector testing. In particular a method for quantifying detection capability has been agreed.