Munitions Response

SERDP and ESTCP’s Munitions Response program area supports the development and demonstration of innovative technologies that can characterize, remediate, and scientifically manage sites affected by military munitions.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Man-Portable Simultaneous Magnetometer and Electromagnetic System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200414
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Selfridge, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH)
ESTCP Dec 2008

Next Generation HeliMag UXO Mapping Technology

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200741
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Dec 2009

Coaxial Electromagnetic Induction Sensor for UXO Detection and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200418
Principal Investigator: Dr. I.J. Won, Geophex, Ltd.
ESTCP Dec 2008

Man-Portable Vector EMI Sensor for Full UXO Characterization

Project Information
Project ID: MR-201005
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicolas Lhomme, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP May 2012

MetalMapper: A Multi-Sensor TEM System for UXO Detection and Classification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200603
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Prouty, Geometrics
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration of an Enhanced Vertical Magnetic Gradient System for UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200633
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle
ESTCP Jan 2010

ALLTEM Multi-Axis Electromagnetic Induction System Demonstration and Validation

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200809
Principal Investigator: Dr. Theodore Asch, U.S. Geological Survey
ESTCP Aug 2012

Next Generation Data Collection System for One-Pass Detection and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200908
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Dec 2011

Remote Sensing of Surface UXO with Active Laser and Passive Infrared Airborne Line Scanner

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199523
Principal Investigator: Mr. Hollis (Jay) Bennett, Jr., USACE WES
ESTCP Oct 1999

Ultra-Wideband, Fully Polarimetric Ground Penetrating Radar for UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199902
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin O'Neill, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Jul 2005

Innovative Multi-Sensor Airborne Wide Area Assessment of UXO Sites: LiDAR and Orthophotography

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200535-(2)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2010

Handheld Electromagnetic Induction Sensor for Cued UXO Discrimination / Man-Portable Electromagnetic Induction Array for UXO Detection and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200807 / MR-200909
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Apr 2012

PELAN - A Transportable, Neutron-Based UXO Identification Probe

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200106
Principal Investigator: Dr. Phillip Womble, Western Kentucky University
ESTCP Oct 2004

Application of Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar to UXO Delineation

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200126
Principal Investigator: Dr. Janet Simms, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Oct 2004

Airborne, Multi-Sensor, Wide-Area Assessment of Ordnance-Contaminated Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200416
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Oct 2008

An Advanced PELAN System for Surface and Subsurface UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200503
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Sullivan, SAIC
ESTCP Nov 2009

Development of Parameters for the Collection and Analysis of LiDAR at Military Munitions Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200737
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Selfridge, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH)
ESTCP Feb 2010

Improved Processing, Analysis, and Use of Historical Photography

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200812
Principal Investigator: Mr. Larry Tinney, TerraSpectra Geomatics
ESTCP Oct 2010

Airborne UXO Surveys Using Magnetometer Arrays

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200031
ESTCP Oct 2005

Simultaneous Magnetometer and EM61 Mk2 Vehicle-Towed Array for Wide Area Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200531
Principal Investigator: Mr. Robert Siegel, SAIC
ESTCP Jun 2010