EM 1110-2-2907
1 October 2003
Appendix H
Example Contract - Statement of Work (SOW)
Laser Fluorescence Oil Spill Surveillance
Statement of Work
2/14/96
To:
DOE/NV Remote Sensing Laboratory
From: RSGISC, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
1.0 Purpose
The purpose of this SOW is to demonstrate proof-of-concept of an airborne
fluorescence imaging system capable of sensing oil on land and in wetlands. These are
issues of concern to the Corps.
2.0 Background
The U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (R&D Center) and
Environment Canada have sponsored experiments with a Laser Environmental Airborne
Fluorimeter (LEAF) spot sensor for the detection of oil on water in land-locked pools. The
tests successfully demonstrated that oils fluoresce with distinct spectral signatures when
excited by a laser source.
In order to develop the fluorescence concept into a practical field instrument for
supporting oil spill response operations, an upgrade to an imaging sensor is necessary. The
EG&G, Santa Barbara, Special Technologies Laboratory (STL) is prototyping an airborne
Laser Induced Fluorescence Imager (LIFI) which can be applied to the detection of oil spills
on land and in wetlands.
3.0 Objectives/ Scope
The DOE/NV Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) and STL will design and perform
measurements to test airborne LIFI technology for the detection of oil-on-land and in
wetlands.
1. Acquire laboratory and ground fluorescence spectra of several types of spilled oil
on land and in wetlands in the presence of both organic and inorganic background materials.
This can be used to define the source intensity needed for required signal levels and resolve
major technical issues such as spatial resolution, swath width, aircraft altitude, and speed.
2. Acquire imagery from airborne LIFI over oiled targets for proof of concept.
4.0 Requirements
Task 1
H-1
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