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.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Precision Geolocation of Active Electromagnetic Sensors Using Stationary Magnetic Sensors

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1643
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
SERDP Sep 2009

Phenomenology and Signal Processing for UXO/Clutter Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1595
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Aug 2009

Compact, Low-Noise Magnetic Sensor with Fluxgate (DC) and Induction (AC) Modes of Operation

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1444
Principal Investigator: Dr. Yongming Zhang, QUASAR Federal Systems
SERDP Jun 2009

Improved Analysis Algorithms for UXO Filler Identification

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1383
Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Holslin, SAIC
SERDP Feb 2009

UX-Analyze: Feature-Based UXO Detection and Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200210
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Jan 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 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

A Multisensor System for the Detection and Characterization of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200437
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erika Gasperikova, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
ESTCP Nov 2008

Demonstration and Validation of Advanced Digital Geophysics for Sensing UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200501
Principal Investigator: Mr. Lawrence Carin, Duke University
ESTCP Oct 2008

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

Enhancement and Utilization of Airborne Magnetometry for the Detection, Characterization, and Mapping of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200037
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
ESTCP Oct 2008

Demonstration of Advanced UXO Detection and Discrimination Technologies

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200034
ESTCP Oct 2008

Inertial Navigation System Improvements for Target Characterization Using Small-Area Inertial Navigation Tracking (SAINT)

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200604
Principal Investigator: Mr. Scott Millhouse, USACE Huntsville
ESTCP Oct 2008

The Magnetic UXO Recovery System (MURS)

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200732
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bill Lewis, Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
ESTCP Oct 2008

UXO Navigation Technology

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1441
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
SERDP Oct 2008

Innovative GIS and Information Technologies Supporting Wide Area Assessment of UXO Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200537
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Oct 2008

Standardized Analysis for UXO Demonstration Sites

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200413
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Sep 2008

Next Generation Data Collection System for Mobile Detection and Discrimination of Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1571
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
SERDP Sep 2008

Non-Traditional Physics-Based Inverse Approaches for Determining Location of Buried Objects

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1592
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College
SERDP Sep 2008

Development and Evaluation of an Airborne Superconducting Quantum Interference Device-Based Magnetic Gradiometer Tensor System for Detection, Characterization, and Mapping of Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1316
Principal Investigator: Mr. T. Jeffrey Gamey, Battelle
SERDP Aug 2008