Day 1

  • Light Snacks in the Morning

  • 8:00-8:15 Welcome, Introductions, Software Loading, Expectations, Wish List.

  • 8:15-8:50 Overview of VSP
    • Current uses of VSP & Features
    • VSP Structure: Maps, Design & Analysis Dialogues, Output Views
  • 8:50-9:15 VSP & Remedial Investigation Studies
    • The remedial investigation process (as it relates to VSP)
    • How sparse sampling supports design objectives
    • Overview of VSP Tools for Remedial Investigations
    • Leveraging a conceptual site model

  • 9:15-9:30 Break

  • 9:30-11:00 Site Maps & Maneuvering
    • Importing maps, map drawing tools, study Area Setup
    • Aerial photo imports and calibration, viewing option
    • Sample area creation and manipulation
  • 11:00-12:00 Impact Area Discovery Design
    • Impact Area (Target Area) hypothesis development
    • Selecting transect design options
    • Understanding traversal and detection power curves
    • Data export and manipulation

  • 12:00-1:15 Lunch Break

  • 1:15-2:30 Hands-on Case Studies
    • Work through common example (Range_1)
    • Impact Area Discovery (Range 2 & Range 3)
    • Transect Augmentation Designs
  • 2:30-3:30 Target of Interest Discovery (Rate Estimation)
    • Comparing VSP Impact Area Discovery, TOI Estimation, presumptively clean designs and UXO estimator
    • Understanding Bayesian Modeling
    • Building a design and selecting a transect dimension
    • Deciding between presumptively clean designs and TOI rate estimation
    • Analyzing the results

  • 3:30-3:45 Break (Light Snacks Provided)

  • 3:45-4:15 Hands-on Case Studies
    • TOI rate estimation designs (Frequentist & Bayesian)

  • 4:15-5:00 Graduation Case Study & Review

  • 5:00 End of 1st Day

Day 2

  • Light Snacks in the Morning

  • 8:00-8:15 Questions & Review

  • 8:15-8:45 Impact Area Identification (Flagging), Density Histograms
    • Defining a density averaging window
    • Selecting an averaging window and threshold
    • Understanding the routines
    • Using it in VSP & Future Developments

  • 8:45-9:45 Impact Area Identification Case Studies (Flagging)

  • 9:45-10:00 Break

  • 10:00-11:00 Geostatistical Density Mapping and 100% Grids
    • Spatial Correlation and Variograms, Intro to Kriging
    • Simple vs. Sophisticated Tools
    • User Dialogue and Input Parameters, Outputs and Options
    • 100% Grids
    • 100% Areas

  • 11:00-12:00 Geostatistical Density Mapping Group Case Study

  • 12:00-1:15 Lunch Break

  • 1:15-2:00 Delineation of Impacted Areas

  • 2:00-3:00 100% Coverage & Delineation Case Studies

  • 3:00-3:15 Break (Light Snacks Provided)

  • 3:15-3:45 Incremental Sampling Method ESTCP Demonstration Update

  • 3:45-4:30 Groups Work on Graduation Case Study
    • Import geophysical survey results, density histograms; transect flagging
    • Geostatistical anomaly density mapping, identify & delineate target areas

  • 4:30-5:00 Group Presentations of Graduation Case Study & Wrap Up

  • 5:00 End of 2nd Day - End of Class

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