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
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Performance Baselining of Geophysical Sensors: Detection Limits, Repeatability and Inter-Instrument Comparisons

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Project ID: MR-200506
Principal Investigator: Mr. Ryan North, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ESTCP Mar 2005

Advancing Discrimination Performance by Integrating SAINT with Handheld Electromagnetic Induction Sensors

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Project ID: MR-200810
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Jun 2008

Selecting Optimal Models for Inverting Electromagnetic Induction Data

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Project ID: MR-1637
Principal Investigator: Dr. Leonard Pasion, Black Tusk Geophysics, Inc.
SERDP Jul 2008

Analysis of Multi-Axis, Multi-Coil Electromagnetic Induction Sensor Data for UXO Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-200910
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Jan 2009

Analysis of Next Generation Sensor Data

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Project ID: MR-1662
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
SERDP Jan 2009

Isolating and Discriminating Overlapping Signatures in Cluttered Environments

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Project ID: MR-1664
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ben Barrowes, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Feb 2009

Optimal Sensor Management and Signal Processing for New EMI Systems

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Project ID: MR-1708
Principal Investigator: Mr. Lawrence Carin, Duke University
SERDP Jul 2009

Clutter Identification Using Electromagnetic Survey Data

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Project ID: MR-201001
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Jan 2010

Identification of UXO using the Associated Particle Neutron Time-of-Flight Technique

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Project ID: MR-1769
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sudeep Mitra, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
SERDP Apr 2010

Practical Strategies for UXO Discrimination

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

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

Evaluation of Discrimination Technologies and Classification Results

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Project ID: MR-201104
Principal Investigator: Mr. Greg Van, Parsons
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration and Validation of Statistical Analysis Techniques for TOI Discrimination Using Advanced EMI Sensor Systems

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Project ID: MR-201156
Principal Investigator: Mr. Levi Kennedy, Signal Innovations Group, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2011

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, Inc.
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