Features and Benefits
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Wheel-mounted.
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Descriminate Between Shrapnel and Unexploded Ordnance to a 95% Confidence Level.
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Designed Based on Technology Developed by U.S. Naval Research Lab.
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Can be Vehicle-towed.
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Complete 3-axis polarizability measurement.
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On site data QC.
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Data files are written in an open-source HDF5 format.
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Operable by a single person.
Save Millions in Digging Costs.
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Proven Technology, Already Extensively Vetted by US Military.
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Cover Large Areas in Minimal Time.
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Allows for Estimation of Target Depth, Size, and Shape.
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Have Confidence in Your Data Quality Before You Leave the Field.
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Easy import to GeoSoft Oasis Montaj software.
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The MetalMapper is an advanced Time Domain EM (TEM) system that provides a large leap forward in the ability to discriminate between buried UXO items and other metallic objects. Developed under SERDP and ESCTP research projects this system uses a 3-component transmitter and seven tri-axial receivers to characterize each target.
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The high quality data that is acquired is then processed to produce a 3 axis polarizability curves that describe that characterize the buried object and can be used to calculate the size, depth and shape of a buried metallic object.
This information can then be used to discriminate between scrap metal and targets of interest (intact shells and fuses). This ability to discriminate is highlighted in the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve shown below, where the data from the MetalMapper was analyzed and identified all 170 targets of interest with only 30 false positives out of a total of 2200 potential targets. This is an order of magnitude improvement over currently used technologies.
In addition to the ability to discriminate between items of interest and scrap using data acquired while stationary over a target, the MetalMapper also provides advantages over currently used technologies in mapping mode. Because of its seven 3-component receivers and improved positioning electronics, it can provide more accurate locations for buried targets and current research is being performed to improve the ability to discriminate using data from the dynamic (mapping) mode. In the latest demonstration at Camp Butner, a 45% reduction in the number of targets investigated was achieved.
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In a recent survey conducted under the direction of the Institute of Defense Analyses the MetalMapper was the top performer in a comparison against all other technologies for UXO discrimination. The MetalMapper represents the next generation of UXO classification instrument that can provide you the ability to eliminate a huge number of unnecessary intrusive digs and significantly reduce the time and money it takes to remediate a site contaminated with UXO.
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The MetalMapper 2×2 builds on the success of the original MetalMapper by offering a smaller, lighter, and easier to deploy geophysical platform. The design is based on the instrument developed by the Naval Research Lab (NRL). The electronics and cables have been upgraded to more reliable and rugged geophysical instrumentation standards. The system can be deployed as a man-portable unit or as a vehicle-towed array. The new acquisition software is designed to be easy to operate on a tablet PC or laptop. Data files are written in an open-source HDF5 format. These files are easy to integrate with the Geosoft Oasis Montaj package used for data inversion.
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The MetalMapper 2×2 instrument will be ready for customers in early 2016.
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For more information including case studies and pricing please contact the Geometrics EM Sales team at EMSales@geometrics.com.
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