Advancements in Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) detection and discrimination technologies are necessary to support the operation, restoration, and transfer of the DoD's ranges. UXO characterization technologies can be affected by variations in site terrain, geology, vegetative cover and weather conditions encountered. The establishment of standardized UXO technology demonstration sites will allow users and developers to define the range of applicability of specific UXO technologies, gather data on sensor and system performance, compare results, and document realistic cost and performance information.

A demonstrator with the Witten CART synthetic-aperture radar system negotiating the Blind Grid Area at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

The Standardized Target Repository, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. For additional information visit Standardized Target Specifications/Pictures for specific repository items.

The UXO Test Stand, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville testing their Shallow Water Detection System at the Shallow Water Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Using GPS to reconfigure the Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Site, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

This Standardized UXO Technology Demonstration Sites Program is a multi-agency program spearheaded by the U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC). The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) provide programmatic support. The program is being funded and supported by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), and the Army Environmental Quality Technology (EQT) program.

• Program Description
  • Geophysical Prove-Outs for Munitions Response Projects
  • Operator Influence on UXO Detection Performance
  • US Army Environmental Quality Technology (EQT) UXO Program
  • Success Story
• Demonstration Sites
  • Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)
  • Yuma Proving Ground (YPG)
  • Shallow Water Site (Closed 2007)
• Standardized Target Repository
  • Standardized Target Specifications/Pictures
  • Standardized Target Repository Request Form (30kb DOC)

Note: The Blind Grid ground truths listed below are total ground truth releases; all others are only partial releases.

• Aberdeen Proving Ground
• Ground Truth (Released February 2004) All items referenced in these files were emplaced at the site for test and evaluation purposes and removed after testing
• Blind Grid (97.3kb PDF)
• Open Field (138kb PDF)
• Ground Truth (Released May 2008)
• Blind Grid (47.3kb PDF)
• Open Field
• Direct Fire Removal (175kb PDF)
• Indirect Fire Removal (135kb PDF)
• Challenge Removal (74.6kb PDF)
• General Removals (64.3kb PDF)
• Soil Analysis Report
• Ordnance at Site
• Topography Survey
• Yuma Proving Ground
• Ground Truth (August 2005) All items referenced in these files were emplaced at the site for test and evaluation purposes and removed after testing
• Blind Grid (68.5kb PDF)
• Open Field (99.4kb PDF)
• Soil Analysis Report
• Ordnance at Site
• Topography Survey
• Shallow Water Site
• Ground Truth (July 2011) All items referenced in these files were emplaced at the site for test and evaluation purposes and removed after testing
• Blind Grid (188.24kb PDF)
• Open Water (162.87kb PDF)
• Littoral (104.81kb PDF)
• Deep Water (18.99kb PDF)
• Key (74.36kb PDF)
• Notes (73.36b PDF)
• Standardized Site Application Process
  • Explanation for the Application (35.6kb PDF)
  • Application (44kb DOC)
• Standardized Site Work Plan (35kb PDF)
• Submission of Data for Scoring
• UXO Automated Scoring Submission Tool (2.4mb MDB)

The UXO Automated Scoring Submission Tool is designed to assist the user with making sure their reported data complies with the format required. The application uses data that is entered/imported to create a validated, properly-formatted spreadsheet (a file with an .xls extension) that can be sent via e-mail to the appropriate destination.

This tool must be downloaded and used locally; it will not function from this Web site.

• Required Formats For Scoring Submission
• Blind Test Grid (49kb XLS)
• Open Field (30kb XLS)
  Includes APG Direct, APG Indirect, APG Legacy and YPG Open Fields
• Mogul Area (30kb XLS)
• Wooded Area (30kb XLS)
• Mine Test Field (23kb XLS)
• Desert Extreme (30kb XLS)

The demonstrator is responsible for submitting two (2) sets of data for each area within the standardized test site. The data sets required are Raw Sensor Data and Processed Sensor Data.

• Scoring Metrics and Protocols
• Terms and Definitions

• Final Scoring Reports

• Final Report for the Evaluation of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection Technology at the Standardized UXO Test Sites Aberdeen and Yuma Proving Grounds (7.0mb PDF)
• The Army Environmental Quality Technology User Requirement A (1.6.a) UXO Program FY04 Annual Report
• The Army Environmental Quality Technology User Requirement A (1.6.a) UXO Program FY02 and FY03 Annual Report

UXO photos are available in the USAEC Photo Library