Land

Detection and classification of buried or sub-surface UXO is a significant technical challenge for remediation of UXO on land.  SERDP and ESTCP investments focus on developing rigorous, effective, and transparent methods to overcome this challenge.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Demonstration of MetalMapper Static Data Acquisition and Data Analysis at Pole Mountain Target and Maneuver Area

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Project ID: MR-201157
Principal Investigator: Mr. Greg Van, Parsons
ESTCP Mar 2011

Man-Portable Vector EMI Sensor for UXO Contamination Assessment at Munitions Sites

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Project ID: MR-201158
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicolas Lhomme, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Dipole Models for UXO Discrimination at Live Sites

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Project ID: MR-201159
Principal Investigator: Dr. Leonard Pasion, Black Tusk Geophysics
ESTCP Mar 2011

Data Collection with Vehicular-Based Systems

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Project ID: MR-201160
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Continued MetalMapper Demonstrations

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Project ID: MR-201162
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Prouty, Geometrics
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration of Advanced EMI Classification Technologies - Man-Portable TEM and MetalMapper

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Project ID: MR-201163
Principal Investigator: Mr. Tamir Klaff, CH2M HILL
ESTCP Mar 2011

Advanced EMI Data Collection Systems' Demonstration

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Project ID: MR-201165
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
ESTCP Mar 2011

Handheld BUD Demonstration

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Project ID: MR-201166
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erika Gasperikova, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
ESTCP Mar 2011

Live Site DoD Engagement

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Project ID: MR-201167
Principal Investigator: Mr. Andrew Schwartz, U.S. Army ESCH
ESTCP Mar 2011

Advanced EMI Models for Live-Site UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-201101
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College/Sky Research Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration of Advanced Geophysics and Classification Technologies on Munitions Response Sites

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Project ID: MR-201161
Principal Investigator: Ms. Victoria Kantsios, URS Group, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration of Physics-Inspired Classification Methodologies for Munitions Response

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Project ID: MR-201164
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Mar 2011

High-Power Vehicle-Towed TEM for Small Ordnance Detection

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Project ID: MR-201105
Principal Investigator: Mr. T. Jeffrey Gamey, Battelle
ESTCP Mar 2011

Tensor Invariant Processing for Munitions/Clutter Classification

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Project ID: MR-2100
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Mar 2011

Proof of Concept Study for Immobilization of Submerged Munitions Using Geobags

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Project ID: MR-2102
SERDP Mar 2011

Location, Identification, and Enumeration of UXO in Complex Environments Using Time-Reversal Methods in Electromagnetics

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Project ID: MR-2101
Principal Investigator: Dr. James Berryman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
SERDP Mar 2011

Semi-Automated Ferrous Material Scouring System

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Project ID: MR-201102
Principal Investigator: Mr. Christopher Fromme, National Robotics Engineering Center, Carnegie Mellon
ESTCP Mar 2011

Bistatic Portable Electromagnetic Induction Sensor with Integrated Positioning

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Project ID: MR-1712
Principal Investigator: Dr. Benjamin Barrowes, US Army Corps of Engineers
SERDP Oct 2010

Bulk Magnetization Effects in EMI-Based Classification and Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1711
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Oct 2010

Practical Strategies for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-201004
Principal Investigator: Dr. Leonard Pasion, Black Tusk Geophysics
ESTCP Apr 2010