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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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

Advanced EMI Models and Classification Algorithms: The Next Level of Sophistication to Improve Discrimination of Challenging Targets

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Project ID: MR-2225
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College
SERDP Mar 2012

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

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

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

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

Capturing Lessons Learned as Revealed by Large Scale Classification Demonstration Data

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Project ID: MR-201235
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Mar 2012

Classification Study Using a Handheld, Three-Element EMI Sensor

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Project ID: MR-2201
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Mar 2012

Clutter Identification Using Electromagnetic Survey Data

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

Comprehensive MMRP Live Site Technology Demonstration of Advanced Geophysics and Advanced Classification Methods

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Project ID: MR-201230
Principal Investigator: Ms. Victoria Kantsios, URS Group, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Continued Discrimination Demonstration Using Advanced EMI Models at Live UXO Sites: Data Quality Assessment and Residual Risk Mitigation in Real Time

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Project ID: MR-201227
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fridon Shubitidze, Dartmouth College/Sky Research Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Continued MetalMapper Demonstrations

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

Decision Support Tools for Munitions Response Performance Prediction and Risk Assessment

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Project ID: MR-2226
Principal Investigator: Dr. Laurens Beran, Sky Research Inc.
SERDP Mar 2012

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 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

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 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

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

Detection and Discrimination in One-Pass Using the OPTEMA Towed-Array

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Project ID: MR-201225
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan S. Miller, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Dipole Discrimination Techniques Applied to Live Sites

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Project ID: MR-201226
Principal Investigator: Dr. Leonard Pasion, Black Tusk Geophysics
ESTCP Mar 2012

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

Empirical Evaluation of Advanced Electromagnetic Induction Systems - Deployment Factors Affecting Efficiency of Implementation

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Project ID: MR-201314
Principal Investigator: Mr. Tamir Klaff, CH2M HILL
ESTCP Jan 2013

Evaluation of Discrimination Technologies and Classification Results

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

GPS Based Positioning System for Geophysical Surveys in Heavy Foliage Areas

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Project ID: MR-201311
Principal Investigator: Mr. David Hodo, Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S)
ESTCP Jan 2013

Handheld BUD Demonstration

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

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

Improved Reliability and Usability of the MetalMapper System

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Project ID: MR-201309
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bart Hoekstra, Geometrics, Inc.
ESTCP Jan 2013

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

Live Site DoD Engagement

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

Magnetic Surface Modes and UXO/Clutter Classification and Discrimination

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Project ID: MR-1658
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
SERDP Feb 2009

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

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

Perform MetalMapper Classification Treatability Investigations as Part of Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Studies

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Project ID: MR-201232
Principal Investigator: Mr. Craig Murray, Parsons, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

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

Practical Strategies for UXO Discrimination

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

Proof of Concept Study for Immobilization of Submerged Munitions Using Geobags

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Project ID: MR-2102
SERDP Mar 2011

Quality Control Methodologies for Advanced EMI Sensor Data Acquisition and Anomaly Classification

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Project ID: MR-201231
Principal Investigator: Mr. Ryan Steigerwalt P.G., Weston Solutions, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Real-Time Quality Control Methods for Cued EMI Data Collection

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Project ID: MR-201264
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jonathan S. Miller, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

Selecting Optimal Models for Inverting Electromagnetic Induction Data

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

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

Tensor Invariant Processing for Munitions/Clutter Classification

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

Tensor Invariant Processing of Multistatic EMI Data for Target Classification

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Project ID: MR-201310
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Bell, SAIC
ESTCP Jan 2013

The Effect of Noise on EM61-MK2 and MetalMapper Classification Strategies

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Project ID: MR-201229
Principal Investigator: Mr. Stephen Stacy, ARCADIS/Malcolm Pirnie
ESTCP Mar 2012

UXO Characterization in Challenging Survey Environments Using the MPV

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Project ID: MR-201228
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicolas Lhomme, Sky Research, Inc.
ESTCP Mar 2012

UXO Classification Demonstrations at Live Sites Using UX-Analyze

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Project ID: MR-201312
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dean Keiswetter, SAIC
ESTCP Jan 2013