MTAD Demonstration Data Report Former Camp San Luis Obispo Magnetometer and EM61 MkII Surveys
Abstract
In 2003, the Defense Science Board observed: The problem is that instruments that can detect the buried UXOs also detect numerous scrap metal objects and other artifacts, which leads to an enormous amount of expensive digging." Significant progress has been made in classification technology over the past several years. To date however, testing of these approaches has been primarily limited to test sites with only limited application at live sites. Acceptance of these classification technologies requires demonstration of system capabilities at real UXO sites under real world conditions. Any attempt to declare detected anomalies to be harmless and requiring no further investigation will require demonstration to regulators of not only individual technologies, but an entire decision making process. There are two primary objectives of this study: 1. Test and validate detection and discrimination capabilities of currently available and emerging technologies on real sites under operational conditions. 2. Investigate in cooperation with regulators and program managers how discrimination technologies can be implemented in cleanup operations. As part of the ESTCP UXO Classification Study, Nova Research, Inc. conducted two total coverage surveys of the 11.8 acre final demonstration site at the Former Camp SLO, CA Formerly-Used Defense Site (FUDS). These surveys were conducted using the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Multi-sensor Towed Array Detection System (MTADS) magnetometer and EM61 MkII arrays. This document details the demonstration as executed at the former Camp SLO demonstration site, the data analyses conducted, and the generated data products.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA571918
Entities
People
- Daniet Steinhurst
- Glenn R. Harbaugh
- Nagi Khadr