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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clutter Identification Using Electromagnetic Survey Data

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tensor Invariant Processing for Munitions/Clutter Classification

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