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

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

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, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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