MULTI-SENSOR RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF EAST RIFT ZONE OF VOLCANO KILANEA, HAWAII

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2000
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StT.~TE"CT; Mui.ti-Senor ~econnaisf;ance Survey of Fast Rift dome of
Volcano Ki1.a.nea,, Hawaii
1. PROBLEM:
As stated in Reference (a) Kilauea on the big island of Hawaii is
acting up again and the U.S. Geological Survey desires to perform recon-
naissance over the area. but does not have the administrative capability
to react rapidly enough to mount a s'econna,issance effo~'t nor do they have
sufficient funds tq pay for the effort. Time is of the essence since the
scientists now expect further activity very soon. The reconnaissance
should start on or about 21 January 1963? '
2. ASSUMPTIONS:
An assumption was made by the U.S. Geological Survey that the National
.Photographic Interpretation Center might a.id them in performing the collection
of sufficient correlativle data. which could serve as training material in
training multi-sensor photo interpreters.
(a) T~Tithin the next two years reconnaidsance vehicles will. be collecting
multi-sensor date. and to date no one within the rational. Center has experience
in the science of reading out such data.
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Four Operations Plans have been drawn together using accurate co-sting
data. a.nd they are presented in order of their decreasing cost. In comparing
them it should be remembered that the U.S. Geological Survey will fund
~5,OO0 of the cost and will furnish three scientists on the collection team
from the Continental Limit s3 a. photo geologist, a geologist, and a camera-
man, and will. bear the cost of their transportation a.nd per diem which
totals to $3,0+0.
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5. CONCLUSIONS:
At first glance one might choose a.ny of the three cheaper Ops Plans
2, 3, or ~+. However, only number 3 would offer the correlated: data that
is so necessary for use by NPIC. It is considered absoXutely essential
that visual imagery be obtained simultaneously with that of other sensors
and the commercial twin BeechOra.ft does not offer this capability.
Ops: Plan ~3 with a bvrrgwed Naval Aircraft would be the beet choice
of the lesser expensive routes to fQll.ow a.nd is a. logical choice.
However, Ops Plan #1 gives the best sweep across the spectrum .and as
well gives one hidden fe~?ture.
The first multi-sensor collection effort after this opportunity that
LAPIS ma.y participate in is the- effort which T7r. Scovill and
are attempting to mount. The very first date that this effort can conceiv-
ably sta,xt is l July 1963 with take coming to us about August or September
1963. On the above postulation it can be recognized that the collection
from the US(~S project could very well provide the information necessary for
NPIC to start its first prototype multi-sensor viewing effort by July 1963.
6, RECOr~rmATIONS:
It is therefore recommended that NPI~ join and a.id USES in their col-
lection effort on the- Kilauea, project. It is further recommended that
either Ops Flan ~3 or ~l be adopted and further that Ops Plan #l is prefer-
able since- it is the plan that wi11 give the desirable variable take with
none of the attendant, time consuming difficulties, of making the equipment
fit in the vehicle. k'urthermore, such a choice gives widest freedom of
action without being forced into the position of asking other activities
for favors.
It is further recommended that a priority be placed an this project
which would allow the ixmnedia?te collection of the discussed. equipment and
personnel at General Lyman Field; Hilo, Hawaii by 21 January 1963. Since
all equipments a,re in readiness this task can be accomplished by the date
of 2l January 1963. 25X1A
Development Branch, P&DS
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OPERATIONS PLAN ~l
(:based on a. 30 day project with 20 days of full scale operation)
Personnel
3
- U.S. Geological Survey
2
- NPIC
Transportation & Per
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- Navy or A~F-photo
IJiem charges included
3
- Crew of A~G
in equipment costs.
+2
- Grew of Equipment
6 Per T7iem and Travel
~ 6,x-80
(Crew of 3) A~C Rental, 1 month, B-17
20,000
Rolling Stocks 1 pickup, 1 station wagon, 2 sedans
(To be rented from GSA on site
1 x+00
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>iilm
3,600
quipment rental. 8c 1 man
6, a?o
Equipment rental. 80 1 man
6, 000
ost
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A~C f
16,000
c
ue
GFE
TOTAL
~ 58,480
.
Outside figure should not exceed
65,000
USES
8,240
Gost to NPIC -- TOTAL
~ 5?,760
Three- two-hour flights per da,y would be flown for twenty operating
days at varying altitudes above the terrain from 1,000' to 25,-000'. All
cost of transportation of men and equipment to and from is included.
NPIC would furnish in addition two portable processing units, processing
chemicals, and one light table. A flight track over the earth's surface
would be developed and repeated at random intervals.
The data. collected on each flight would include.
a.. One black and white 9 x g 6" focal length framing camera,
b. One infrogon ~ x 9 3~" focal length framing camera.
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h. One hand held color camera.
i. One I,6mm Motion Picture camera color.
(h~ eind (i~ would be carried and used to collect visible surfa.co phenomena
for documentary purposes.
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O~PATIONS PLAN ~
A~C Twin Beechcra~ft (Commercial) - Based on a 30 clay pro,~ect witYr 20 days
of full scale apexation.
Personnel
~ - USGS
2 - NPIC
5 Per Diem and 'T'ravel
5,400
A~C Dental
12,000
Auto Balling Stock (2), 1 pickup, 1 station wagon
700
2,700
6,000
T(YfAL
~ 26, 800
Outside Cost
30,000
uses 8,240
NPIC ~ 21,760
fine data collected on each flight would include:
Three two-hour flights per da.y would be flown for twenty operating.
days at varying altitudes above the terrain from 1,000' to 10000'. All
.costs of transportation of`men and equipment to acrd. from is included.
NPIC ~rould furnishein: A fl gYrt trac~aoverltherearthisgsu.rface wouldcbes
and one light tabl
developed and repeated at random intervals.
I'Yre data collected on each flight would includes
(b) and (c) would be carried. and used to collect visible surface phenomena,
for documentary purposes.
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(b) One hand Yield color framing camera.
(c) One 16mm Motion. Picture Camera
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OPERATIONS PLAN ~3
A~C SNBSP'- Furnished by the Naval Utility Squadron based on Oahu.
Arrangements could be mdde a,a Yia,s been done ire the- past to borrow a Naval
Twin-Beechera,ft configured for photography. This A~C has two camera bays
plus a. ba.lometer ba,y, plus the rear door hatch for obliques.
(Based on a 30 da,y project with 20 days of full scale operation).
Personnel 3 - USGS
2 - N`PTC
2 - Equipment Crew (Transportation & Per D"iem charges
Tnclud.ed ix1 equipment costs).
5 Per F3iem and 'T`ravel
~ 5' 400
Auto- Rolling Stock (2): 1 pickup, 1 station wagon
70O
Film
3600
quipment rental 8e 1 man
6,000
.Equipment rental. & l man
el Cost (an offer could be made to the Navy to
A~C Fia
6,000
.
t
)
l
900
.
. eoS
pay fue
TOTAL ~
22.,.600
Outside Cost
25,000
USGS
8 L21+0
cost to"NPICTOTAL
$ 16,760
Three two-hour flights per clay would be flown for twenty operating d.a,ys
at varying a,ltitude~ above the terrain from l,OOO' to 10,00?`? All cost
of men and equipment to and from is included. NPIC" would furnish two
portable processing units chemicals and one light table. A flight track
over the earth's surface would be developed and. repeated at random intervals.
The data collected on each flight would include:
(a.)
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(c)
One black end white 9 x 9 6" focal length framing camera.
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for
(d~
~e)
(f ~ One hand held. colox camera..
~g~ One l6mm motion. picture camera
and (g~ would be carried and used to collect visible surface phenomena
cl.ocumentary purposes.
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OPERATIONS PLAN` ~4
A~C Twin Beechcraft (Commercial) Based on a. two week with 7 days of full
sea?le operation.
Personnel 3 - USES
1 - NPIC
~- Per Diem andTravel ~
3, l36
A~C Rental
x+,200
Film
9~+5
Auto Rolling stock (2); l pickup, 1 station wagon.
LI-~0
d 1 man
3,000
an
'I`OZ`AL
~ 11, 721
Outside Cost
15,000
USES
7,352
Cast to
N'PIC
$ 7, 6~+~
Three two-hour flights would. be flown for seven apera,ting days at
varying altitudes above the terrain from 1,000' to 10,000'. All casts
of transportation of men a.nd equipment to-and from is included. NPIC
would furnish 2 processors and chemicals plus a. light table.
In the case of any of the above, it ha,s been discussed that ground
data would be collected by the F`arest Service- and USGS personnel a.lrea,dy
on site. Operations would be conducted from Lyman Field, Hilo,- Hawaii,
which is a. distance of twenty-five miles from Kilanea. Crater. This mena?s
that during any two-hour flight a. series of 5 collection passes over each
rift zone could be performed. The timing of the three daily flights would
vary from early morning - noon - late evening on around the clock, depen-
dent upon results desired assd the desires of the scientists. Processing
of a,ll sensors except the color photography would be performed a,t T~yman
Field, Hilo, Hawaii. The color film would be shipped to Oahu far processing.
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