Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center

Historical Photographic Analysis, American University, Washington, D. C., Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center, July 1986, Vol. 2, by Frank R. Wolle. 

That mistake led to the rediscovery of two pits. Excavation found 275 shells and 175 chemical bottles on a residential property. Clearly, not excavating these anomalies during the 1993-1994 cleanup constituted a gross failure of command. However, this effort did not locate the carboys being prepared for disposal in the Sgt. Maurer photograph. Therefore, the author analyzed the 1918 aerial photograph (Photo 10.3), for the first time, to try and locate the pit (POI 24). Not satisfied with his analysis, the District of Columbia asked the ERA S Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center (EPIC) to redouble their efforts and see if the Army had twice mislocated POI 24. 

George Washington University provided the first confirmation to me of the value of aerial photographs. A geography professor, it turns out, was the former head of the Department of State s Photographic Interpretation Center. He confirmed the likelihood of ground disturbances in the aerials. He in turn suggested an expert in environmental photo interpretation. 

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