POPULATION ESTIMATES FROM REMOTELY SENSED DATA

Not Available The requirement exists to move ISO-containers short to medium distances over a variety of terrain and to position them in a variety of configurations. There are ISO-container `mobilizers' available. However, all the currently available systems suffer from significant limitations due to their size and weight, support required (in terms of material handling equipment), and the limited mobility that they actually impart. The efficiency of container based logistic operations could be significantly improved by the development of a system which: o could be fitted to an ISO-container by a small crew (1-2 people) and without mechanical assistance, and o would allow the container to be towed around a site, or short distance on road or cross-country, by any prime mover, and o allows the load to be positioned in any orientation relative to a ganged group of containers (that is, butted end-to-end, side-to-side, or whatever), and o when not in use takes up minimal storage space and requires no special support (such as a towing vehicle). Such a system could be called the ISO-Lift.