Evaluation of Discrimination Technologies and Classification Results

MR-201104

Demonstration Summary

Parsons Corporation, a leading industrial firm in munitions cleanup, is participating in a series of demonstrations to show that advanced techniques can be transferred from the research community to the production community. This project seeks to demonstrate and compare the use of industry standard electromagnetic induction (EMI) data collection and processing techniques with more advanced collection systems and processing techniques. In addition to the use of advanced data collection technologies, this project will implement more stringent field data collection and management techniques developed previously by ESTCP. If successful, a significant reduction in the number of anomalies excavated will be realized and cost savings achieved.

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Technology Description

The technologies to be demonstrated by this project include the industry standard Geonics EM61-MK2, as well as the following advanced sensors developed under SERDP and ESTCP: Geometrics' MetalMapper and the Naval Research Laboratory's Time-domain Electromagnetic Multi-sensor Towed Array Detection System (TEMTADS). All sensors will be geo-referenced with Real Time Kinematic (RTK) global positioning system (GPS) equipment. In addition to the data collection, Parsons will process collected data using the UX-Analyze module in Oasis Montaj. Within UX-Analyze the field data will be compared to physics-based library models with measured sensor responses and decay rates for individual anomaly discrimination purposes.

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Points of Contact

Principal Investigator

Mr. Greg Van

Parsons

Phone: 720-480-6760

Fax: 303-831-8208

Program Manager

Munitions Response

SERDP and ESTCP

Document Types

  • Fact Sheet - Brief project summary with links to related documents and points of contact.
  • Final Report - Comprehensive report for every completed SERDP and ESTCP project that contains all technical results.
  • Cost & Performance Report - Overview of ESTCP demonstration activities, results, and conclusions, standardized to facilitate implementation decisions.
  • Technical Report - Additional interim reports, laboratory reports, demonstration reports, and technology survey reports.
  • Guidance - Instructional information on technical topics such as protocols and user’s guides.
  • Workshop Report - Summary of workshop discussion and findings.
  • Multimedia - On demand videos, animations, and webcasts highlighting featured initiatives or technologies.
  • Model/Software - Computer programs and applications available for download.
  • Database - Digitally organized collection of data available to search and access.