Industria Probttas Velocitatem Aircraft • Cessna 208B Super Cargo Master Platform based in Addison, Texas • Aircraft Crew: Two Pilots, One Operator, All Commercial/ATP Rated • Speeds: Data Collection at 100 kts; Cruise at 170 kts • Range/Aloft Time: Range 1,200 NM; Aloft Time 4-6 hours • Range: Can be anywhere CONUS collecting data within 9 hours • Coverage: 4-hour coverage within a 800 mile radius • Service Altitude: Data Collection at 300 to 5,000 ft AGL • Ground Needs: Standard FBO, ISP with high speed internet ASPECT Team • Scientists and engineers all with advanced degrees with over 75 years of collective airborne remote chemical and radiological detection experience • Derived from collaborative research, development, testing and implementation with the interagency, academia, states, and the private sector • Provides onsite support to first responders, performs data analyses, and makes adjustments and repairs to the system and/or data products per the customer needs • Provides time critical information while maintaining a budget conscious response • Designs the chemical detection hardware and develops software applications; commercially available hardware is used for the radiological applications ASPECT Program • 24/7/365 Readiness with 1 hour wheels up capability • Provides secure information to the First Responder/ Incident Commander that is timely, useful, and compatible with numerous software applications • Promotes coordination and communication with all stakeholders regarding operational data and products • Multi-role responses (homeland security, emergency response, and environmental characterization) • Provides infrared & photographic images with geospatial chemical and radiological information • Products and data formats are customer driven and can be provided to the customer within minutes to hours depending on the mission Chemical ID/Concentration Radiological Map IR Plume Image '— i Multi-Hazard/Product Concept ASPECT Technologies: • An Infrared Line Scanner to image chemical plumes • A High Speed Infrared Spectrometer to identify and quantify the composition of the chemical plume in the ppb to ppm range • Gamma-Ray Spectrometer for radiation detection and isotope identification • Neutron Detection System for enhanced radiological detection • High resolution digital cameras (aerial & oblique) with ability to rectify for inclusion into GIS • Broadband Satellite Data System (SatCom) Base Map ASPECT Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology Nation's only 24/7 Airborne Stand-off Chemical and Radiological Detection, Infrared and Photographic Imagery Platform ------- Methane Plume IR image Chemical Capabilities • ASPECT uses the principles of remote passive infrared detection via a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTS) to detect and quantify gaseous constituents present in the air column between the aircraft and the ground • Chemical detection software is designed to filter out common atmospheric constituents as it automatically searches for 78 chemical compounds in near real-time (5 in the air column below the aircraft • Hundreds of other chemicals can be processed by the team post survey Deployment History • Over 170 responses and deployments since 2001 • National Special Security Events (NSSE) and Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) level events (e.g., DNC, RNC, Inauguration, Super Bowl) 8 Natural Disasters (e.g., Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Sandy) • Environmental Emergencies (e.g., Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil, West Fertilizer, Gold King Mine, site characterizations for Superfund sites) Radiation Exposure Contour Map Radiological Capabilities • The only airborne remote sensing system in the country that provides Nal & La Br and neutron detectors • Improves the US EPA airborne gamma-screening and mapping capability of ground-based commercially available state-of-the-art hardware • Applies IAEA, DOE, and EPA processing algorithms • Near real-time product development based on customer input • Possess NRC licensed gamma and neutron sources for use in exercises and training activities Photography • High resolution geo/orthorectified visible digital aerial images • Geo/orthrectified infrared images • Georeferenced oblique images • Customizable display engines (ESRI, Google) Website: http://www2.epa.gov/erriergency-response/aspect Primary Contacts Mark Thomas (Program Manager) - 513-675-4753; Thomas.markj@epa.gov John Cardarelli (Radiation POC Contact) - 513-675-4745; Cardarelli.john@epa.gov ASPECT 24 Hour Access via EPA HQ EOC - 202-564-3850 ------- |