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

EMI Array for Cued UXO Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200601
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
ESTCP Nov 2010

Remote Controlled Surface/Near Surface UXO Detector

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199525
ESTCP Oct 1998

Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS) Pine Ridge UXO Characterization and Remediation Demonstration

Project Information
Project ID: MR-1010
ESTCP Nov 1997

Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS) on Native American Lands

Project Information
Project ID: MR-2001
ESTCP Jun 2000

Advanced MTADS Demonstration on Native American Lands

Project Information
Project ID: MR-3001
ESTCP Sep 2000

Advanced MTADS Classification for Detection and Discrimination of UXO

Project Information
Project ID: MR-4003
ESTCP Aug 2003

Multi-Sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS)

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199526
ESTCP Sep 1999

Man-Portable Adjuncts for the MTADS

Project Information
Project ID: MR-199811
ESTCP Sep 2003

High Density LiDAR and Orthophotography in UXO Wide Area Assessment

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200534
Principal Investigator: Mr. Dale Bennett, URS Corporation
ESTCP Jun 2010

Enhanced UXO Discrimination Using Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic Induction

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200033
Principal Investigator: Dr. Barry Spargo, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
ESTCP May 2010

Innovative Multi-Sensor Airborne Wide Area Assessment of UXO Sites: Helicopter Magnetometry

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200535-(1)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jack Foley Ph.D., Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2010

Development and Demonstration of a Handheld, Broadband Electromagnetic UXO Sensor

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200036
Principal Investigator: Dr. I.J. Won, Geophex, Ltd.
ESTCP Jan 2006

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

Wide Area UXO Screening with the Multi-Sensor Fixed-Wing Airborne System MARS

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200607
Principal Investigator: Dr. Stephen Billings, Black Tusk Geophysics Inc.
ESTCP Jun 2010

Next Generation HeliMag UXO Mapping Technology

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

Evaluation of Airborne Electromagnetic Systems for Detection and Characterization of Unexploded Ordnance

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200101
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Doll, Battelle Memorial Institute
ESTCP Oct 2007

UXO Characterization with a Fast 4-D TEM System

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200105
Principal Investigator: Dr. Ken Zonge, Zonge Engineering and Research Organization, Inc.
ESTCP Aug 2004

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

Handheld Sensor for Unexploded Ordnance Discrimination

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200108
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Jan 2005

Combined Electromagnetic and Magnetometer Data Acquisition and Processing

Project Information
Project ID: MR-200208
Principal Investigator: Mr. Roger Young, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ESTCP Jan 2005