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Explosive ordnance surveying in Göppingen
Planning earthworks in Göppingen but unable to find all the site documents online? FONTANA-EOD helps project owners, designers and site managers relate existing findings to the construction area and define the specialist commission required. Send the site plan, ground disturbance depths and available reports; identify appendices still missing and the works due to start first.
Request missing documents specifically.
Include access routes and connections.
Clarify the specific need.
Assess the construction project
How does the document review for a plot in Göppingen begin?
Explosive ordnance assessment before construction in Göppingen starts with site details, a current plan of the ground disturbance and available findings. Missing digital planning documents are requested specifically from the city's planning information service; a reference to explosive ordnance assessments is followed through to the full reports. Their scope is compared with the groundworks. This establishes the research required, suitable investigations and next decisions for the project.
Project site
Göppingen planning documents and responsible authorities
Use Stauferpark Nord as a specific research lead
The city's documents from 2001 and 2002 refer to existing explosive ordnance assessments for the former military site. Current works require the relevant complete reports and their area boundaries. Göppingen's current planning information helps locate documents; missing digital plans are requested specifically from the Urban Planning and Development department. According to the official municipality directory Göppingen is a major district town in the Göppingen district, Stuttgart administrative district, in Baden-Württemberg. The project address determines the local authority to contact; responsibility for an area in another municipality is assigned accordingly. The KMBD at the Stuttgart regional authority carries out the state's explosive ordnance duties throughout Baden-Württemberg. Further locations are listed in the regional overview.
Local context
Aerial warfare and former military sites in Göppingen
Note the coverage of the city's geoportal
The City of Göppingen explains that its geoportal is still being developed and contains only some legally effective land-use plans. It identifies the Urban Planning and Development department as the contact for planning information. An unsuccessful online search may therefore initially indicate a gap in the digital service. It establishes neither the absence of a development plan nor any conclusion about explosive ordnance contamination.
On 1 March 1945, Göppingen suffered a heavy air raid during the Second World War. A published City of Göppingen press release from 2019 describes damage mainly in the northern part of the town and identifies the railway tracks and marshalling yard, together with industrial sites along the railway, as intended targets. For a historical investigation of a construction area, such information is considered alongside wartime aerial photographs, records and the present site plan. The area of a past raid and the investigation area of a later assessment must each be established separately. Current construction planning depends on the findings actually documented and the ground disturbance proposed.
Obtain the missing planning documents
For an explosive ordnance assessment commission, the city's planning information service is one possible source for your project. However, it does not replace historical assessment or investigation of the construction area. Request existing explosive ordnance reports with their maps separately. Also state if you have only a site plan or general reference so far; missing information should not be replaced with an assumption.
Follow the Stauferpark reference through to the existing assessments
The Göppingen development plan Stauferpark – Gewerbegebiet Nord, in its version of 22 January 2001 / 20 June 2002, shows which documents are needed in addition to the plan. Its written provisions state that existing investigations for explosive ordnance clearance on the former military site must be considered for changes of use and construction works.
For an affected project, obtain the reports referred to and compare the areas investigated with the planned earthworks. Whether further investigations are needed depends on the documented scope and new ground disturbance. The historical planning reference contains no investigation results itself and establishes neither current contamination nor complete clearance of Stauferpark. The text at that time also mentions a former bunker in the northern green area, which was intended for restoration to a natural state. For current works, establish its present location and what actually remains using the available documents.
Requirements
Clarify technical requirements and responsibilities within the project
Relate requirements to the specialist task
For the commissioned work, the applicable technical requirements, permits, competence and responsibilities are clarified. The actual scope of work is what matters. Tasks and interfaces are described for the project and checked against the required authorisations.
Link occupational safety to the construction sequence
The risk assessment, work areas and communication arrangements must suit the planned activities. Specialist explosive ordnance work is coordinated with the other construction activities. Site organisation, traffic safety and other technical assessments retain their own responsible parties. Joint coordination assigns the relevant specialist work and responsibilities to the affected construction sections.
Use technical findings correctly
A measurement anomaly first requires specialist assessment; its appearance alone does not identify it as explosive ordnance. If an object is genuinely suspected to be ordnance, the prescribed reporting procedures and the measures set by the responsible authorities apply. Investigation reports specify the work completed and its limitations, so that results are not extended to unexamined areas or later design changes.
The written provisions for Stauferpark – Gewerbegebiet Nord from 2001/2002 refer to existing investigations of the former military site. The Göppingen planning information service helps obtain planning documents. The city's KMBD service information page describes the application, site plan and duties of the state service.
The BFR KMR guidelines on clearance planning connect the investigation task with subsequent planning. The guidance on geophysics supports method selection, while that on Documentation supports a traceable handover of results. The DGUV FAQs on explosive ordnance clearance explain occupational safety and the suitability of the working method. The Baden-Württemberg state information describes the state's duties.
The BFR KMR are used as technical guidance; locally applicable requirements and responsibilities must be clarified separately.
Permits, competence and responsibility for the specific activity are considered under the Explosives Act and the First Ordinance to the Explosives Act. The risk assessment under Section 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act relates to the planned activities. The DGUV Information 201-027 covers preventive investigation and clearance of conventional explosive ordnance and defines its scope. Its references to DGUV Rule 113-003 concern particular activities involving explosives; they are not applied indiscriminately to every construction-site investigation.
Working together
Distinguish the tasks of client, designers and specialist contractor
Client and operator
The client describes the project and provides the available project records. The operator adds requirements for use, access and timing. A coordinating contact brings the parties together; individual tasks remain assigned to the named parties. Before commissioning, it is clearly recorded what information is missing, who will obtain it and what decision the result is intended to prepare.
Planning and construction management
The specialist designers describe areas, depths, construction methods and changes. Site management coordinates the planned sequence with the construction contractors and agreed specialist works. Results are assigned to the respective intervention. A technical plan change is communicated early enough for its effect on the survey task to be assessed before construction. Organisational construction stage boundaries remain distinguishable from technical survey boundaries.
Specialist company and competent bodies
The private explosive ordnance specialist carries out the agreed investigation and documentation scope. Official requirements and decisions are clarified with the competent authorities concerned. The documents needed for a particular procedure depend on the location and project. The technical report describes the specialist service performed with its documented area, depth and service scope.
Investigation task
Which specialist task comes next?
Distinguish a gap in the records from the need for investigation
Missing digital documents alone justify neither a comprehensive investigation nor a decision to dispense with one. First complete the available body of knowledge. The current construction task is then compared with the actual conclusions. This establishes whether further investigations are needed and the task they should fulfil.
Clarify the investigation needed and suitable specialist servicesInclude new areas specifically in the comparison
Additional trenches, foundations or preparatory drilling points may fall outside an area considered previously. Mark their locations and depths. The specialist planner checks the information available there and local conditions. An existing report is not extended to the entire current project scope without review.
Before method selection, describe existing utilities, foundations, metal structures and ground structure. This information helps account for interfering objects and possible measurement limits during investigation preparation. Required depth, suspected target objects and access together determine the suitable method. Clearance for a borehole is assigned to its respective point and documented depth range. A deep-ground survey has a defined task for the deep ground disturbance concerned. Where area clearance is required, record the area and agreed service scope; its results are subsequently compared with the design. The Surveying is matched to this investigation objective.
Compare investigation methodsProject types
Connect digital references with complete site records
Search specifically for existing assessments
A planning text may refer to earlier investigations without presenting their results. Record the plan name, date and exact reference. These details allow the full reports and appendices to be located. Subsequent specialist assessment relies on their content, rather than the reference alone.
Research into a suspected explosive ordnance area in Göppingen connects past uses with the precise location of the construction area. For a former military site, available sources are used to locate features such as building positions, paved areas and plot boundaries that later changed. A historical area name can provide a starting point but does not yet define the actual investigation scope. Records and aerial photographs are assessed with their respective dates. The assessment of findings records the information available for the project's own area and the questions still to be addressed for the planned ground disturbance.
Relate existing investigation reports to the technical taskTreat a gap in the portal as an outstanding enquiry
The city's geoportal provides only some planning documents. A missing entry therefore answers neither the planning law question nor the explosive ordnance question. Add the cadastral district, plot and site plan for a targeted enquiry. Keep the documents received together with their versions and appendices.
Document findings and their limitationsDocument the usable body of knowledge
Record which reports are actually available and which questions remain open. The current design shows the planned areas and depths. Specialist comparison determines which existing conclusions apply. For the subsequent works, reports and the drawing revision are handed over together so that their respective scope remains clear.
Document findings and their limitationsPreparation
Prepare the scope and commission together
Establish what needs to be known before commissioning the work
First establish which decision the commission needs to support. Is the task an initial assessment of existing documents, an investigation of a specific area or examination of an anomaly that has already been assessed? These tasks require different evidence. A general wish for safety does not define an investigation that can be carried out. The enquiry therefore specifies the groundworks, location, depth and available findings. Suitable specialist work and the required reporting are then agreed on that basis.
Define the specialist taskCoordinate preparatory work with the investigation
Required access and survey conditions are clarified before the site visit. This may include keeping areas clear, obtaining service information and coordinating with other trades. The method and site determine which preparations are actually needed. Changes to the surface or additional groundworks are not undertaken unilaterally simply to prepare for a survey. Their sequence is agreed with the specialist designers and responsible parties.
Clarify preparatory work in the programmeAgree a clear scope and schedule
A realistic programme distinguishes technically resolved work from prerequisites that are still outstanding. If only part of a site will be accessible, the commission must take this into account. Handover and assessment of the results also need time in the construction programme. The schedule and effort are agreed once the scope, access and prerequisites are clear. This coordination brings together the specified scope, access, documents, site conditions and the date by which a decision is needed.
Discuss the scope and scheduleTasks at the site
Gather missing information before commissioning
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Identify the plot unambiguously
For planning information enquiries, Göppingen asks for details of the matter and site location, preferably including the cadastral plot number. Use the same unambiguous reference for explosive ordnance documents. If old street names or plot boundaries no longer match the present plan, it must be clear which area an earlier conclusion actually concerns.
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Request existing reports in full
A brief message about an assessment carried out helps locate the report but does not yet contain its result. The area investigated and limitations described are particularly important. Ask former project participants for the complete appendices before deriving a new investigation commission from an incomplete file.
When obtaining the records, also check whether a notice refers to historical preliminary investigation, geophysical investigation or clearance actually carried out. These services have different objectives and results documents. A survey report must correspond to the areas investigated and methods used. A clearance record documents the scope cleared. For later construction works, maps, depth details and technical limits remain with the report. If only individual pages are found, request the missing appendix from those involved at the time or the named records holder.
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Show the planned ground disturbance on the site plan
For the explosive ordnance assessment, marking only the future building is insufficient. A building connection, access route involving soil removal or new drainage may also affect separate areas. Mark these works and their planned depths. This relates the enquiry to the volume of ground actually required.
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Define the application area clearly
For aerial photograph assessment, Göppingen's service portal specifies a signed application and a site plan with the investigation area precisely marked. A map extract should therefore show an unambiguous boundary. Describe additional subareas explicitly rather than assuming that a general site address covers all planned work.
Project documents
Documents that establish the next step
Provide unambiguous site references
Historical area names and present cadastral plots may differ. Add a current site plan to known former names. Unclear associations remain identified as outstanding questions. Research can then target the relevant records without treating an assumed match of names as proof of the same area.
Follow references through to the full report
A reference to an existing assessment is a starting point for obtaining it. Ask for appendices, later additions and associated plans as well. Specialist comparison needs these components together. If documents cannot be found, explicitly identify the question that remains and agree the next steps. If clearance works were carried out, obtain the associated clearance record too. For specialist comparison, use it to identify the areas addressed, methods, findings and outstanding tasks.
Construction sequence
Coordinate investigation and construction sections
Organise the available documents before enquiring
Send the planning texts and reports found together with the site details. Mark missing appendices or locations that remain unclear. Research and specialist comparison can then focus on these points. A complete current drawing of the ground disturbance also shows what the results are needed for.
When commissioning, identify the result required as well as the current information available. If the first task is to obtain and assess an older report, define its own scope. If a new connection route is to be investigated, show its location and depth on the plan. The specification describes the specialist works, analysis and documentation with the same constraints for all bidders. Access, known utilities, planned construction phases and necessary preparatory works belong in the documents. A change to the construction area is incorporated into the commission before works begin.
Hand over the reconciled information before work begins
Reports and drawing revisions are passed to site management with their respective limits. Outstanding subareas or additional investigations remain explicitly noted. If the design changes, the affected area is checked again. Later use of a report does not enlarge its documented investigation scope.
At handover, the commission, drawing revision used and results documents are brought together. The method used, areas actually addressed and locations where assessment was limited remain clear. Outstanding tasks are assigned to specific areas. If the contractor changes, these documents are passed to the new site management. For a later design change, the newly required volume of ground is compared with the documented investigation limits. A utility moved sideways may occupy an additional area even if its depth stays the same. Existing results continue to be used where applicable; additions address the remaining question. The Clearance documentation records the documented area, depth and service scope.
Method selection
Select methods according to the task and survey conditions
Historical records and aerial photographs
Historical aerial photograph assessment and other old records help place the basis for suspicion in its spatial context. The available images, their evidential value and the limits of the area considered matter. The absence of an identifiable indication must be distinguished from a technically surveyed ground area. The assessment is considered together with the planned intervention and other available findings. It can support the choice of a survey, but is not a measurement of the present-day subsurface or confirmation for all future works.
Understand aerial photograph assessmentMagnetometric survey
Magnetometric methods detect magnetic anomalies. Whether they can address the specific survey task depends, among other things, on the expected objects, ground conditions, interference and required survey area. Fences, utilities or existing structures may affect interpretation. A measurement signal is therefore not described as ordnance solely because of its strength. Method, interpretation and any further investigation are planned as a connected specialist task.
Understand the scope of magnetometryElectromagnetic methods
Electromagnetic investigations can be suitable for particular metallic targets and site conditions. Their suitability must be explained for the task, rather than inferred simply from the availability of equipment. Interfering installations, accessible areas and the findings required must also be considered. Results are documented with their location and survey conditions. The specialist assessment determines whether a supplementary method is needed; this remains a project-specific decision.
Understand electromagnetic surveyingGround-penetrating radar
Under suitable conditions, ground-penetrating radar can provide information about subsurface structures and reflections. Ground conditions, moisture, installations and the particular survey task affect interpretability. An anomaly is not automatically ordnance, and an area with no apparent anomalies is not general evidence for arbitrary depths. The specialist interpretation and its limits are documented with the instruction. A survey for another purpose is not adopted without checking as ordnance evidence.
GPR and limitationsDeep-ground and downhole surveys
For deeper groundworks, it may be necessary to establish whether a surface investigation can provide the required findings or another approach is needed. Preparation includes the location, depth, borehole layout and existing services. Creating access for the investigation must also be properly planned by specialists. A general depth figure or standard grid cannot replace that work. Findings remain limited to the areas actually investigated and the method used.
Prepare deep interventionsSurvey during construction
If a necessary preliminary investigation cannot be completed, the specialists assess whether a planned approach during construction is suitable. This includes coordinated investigation, interpretation and communication of findings within the intended work sequence. Visual observation of excavated material is not an interchangeable substitute for a necessary survey. Site management needs a clear description of when specialist work will take place, how new findings will be handled and which areas remain unresolved.
Agree the approach during constructionTechnical assessment
What is needed after reviewing the documents
Direct preliminary investigation at the outstanding question
The Historical aerial photograph analysis may provide information for further assessment. If a usable assessment already exists, first compare its scope with the project. An unsuccessful geoportal search alone justifies neither comprehensive surveying nor dispensing with specialist clarification.
Plan any necessary measurement appropriately
If Surveying is needed, the investigation objective and local conditions determine the appropriate approach. Identify known utilities, foundations and other installed structures. This information helps consider possible interference and access issues early. Areas that cannot be adequately investigated must remain identifiable in the result.
Put groundworks in the right sequence
Any necessary Clearance plan also considers preparatory ground disturbance, such as removing old structures. The ground should not first be altered and the prerequisites for assessment clarified retrospectively. Merely watching an excavation does not replace a proper specialist investigation; explosive ordnance clearance during construction must be assessed for suitability in the specific case.
Where excavation monitoring is agreed, the technical prerequisites and cooperation with the construction contractor are defined. These include the working areas, suitable work steps and handover of observations and findings. Before examining findings, access, the proposed procedure and necessary protective measures are defined. Actual finds are reported to the police, who arrange the next steps. Site management needs the results relevant to its section before follow-on works. Creating access and removing old structures are also considered in the work sequence. Any necessary Ordnance recovery is coordinated with the respective task and responsibility.
Next steps
From the first enquiry to handover to site management
Identify the evidence still missing
Send the existing documents and explain the information still missing. Does an earlier report need to be obtained, or does the new design concern an area not previously considered? This distinction helps address the right task first and retain findings that are already usable. Initial contact records the project location, construction task and decision required. The document review relates existing information, reports and maps to the current ground disturbance design.
Agree services and prerequisites
Following specialist assessment, the necessary steps and access to the area are agreed. Official requirements must be considered. The agreed specialist commission identifies the areas to investigate, planned works and prerequisite services. Where basic information remains outstanding, historical research and aerial photograph assessment are carried out. Method selection considers their results, target objects, volume of ground, sources of interference and access.
Pass on results with the associated plans
Site management needs the report, including maps and limitations. It must identify the area to which the conclusion applies. Remaining gaps must be clarified before planned works there. An isolated note in an email does not provide the same basis as complete documentation. The agreed survey or suitable supervision addresses the defined areas. The analysis assesses findings with their measurement limits and relates them to the planned ground disturbance.
Compare revised designs again
If a connection is later moved or an excavation enlarged, compare the change with existing results. Additional work may be needed without necessarily affecting the entire project. What matters is whether the earlier investigation also covers the newly occupied area and planned ground disturbance. The documentation connects the report, location appendices and services carried out. The subsequent decision defines further investigation or coordination for outstanding areas; those responsible receive the results.
Documentation
Responsible state service and private specialist services
Findings and their scope
The explosive ordnance disposal service at the Stuttgart regional authority is responsible throughout Baden-Württemberg. Within its capacity, it provides advice, searches and recovery against reimbursement of costs. If it cannot undertake this work, private specialist contractors must be commissioned. Rendering recovered explosive ordnance safe remains the responsibility of the state service.
Project responsibilities
FONTANA-EOD agrees the specialist services needed for your Göppingen construction project with you. Existing findings and the specific groundworks design provide the basis. The BFR KMR guidelines may be used as technical guidance outside their federal scope; they do not create an additional general local permit requirement.
Working approach
How FONTANA-EOD works
Document the agreed specialist service clearly
We assess the planned groundworks against the available documents and their design revision. Before attending site, we agree with you what needs to be investigated, which areas are accessible and what findings are required. If the design or site conditions change, we check whether the agreed scope remains appropriate. The report states what was actually investigated and the limits of the findings. This allows designers and site management to see which findings they can use and where questions remain.
Discuss the investigation taskThe task before the equipment
We first establish the investigation objective: which question must it answer? We then select a technically suitable method. The availability of a particular device or experience on a similar neighbouring site is not enough to justify the choice of method on its own.
Keep limitations visible
Inaccessible areas and limited conclusions are identified. They do not disappear into a total area figure. Designers and site management can then decide specifically which areas still need attention and when a suitable survey becomes possible.
Clarify changes before intervening in the ground
A new location, additional depth or different construction method is compared with previous results. A familiar project name does not replace this comparison. Feedback is provided before the affected work so that an outstanding question can be included in the sequence.
Hand over the report and plan together
The technical conclusion remains connected to its location references and appendices. A brief summary helps orientation but does not replace the documented survey scope. This basis is retained even if site management or contractors change.
Understand the results
Use technical statements for the next decision
Interpret a missing entry correctly
A portal displays the data published there. If documents are missing, their content initially remains unknown. This establishes nothing about an earlier investigation or the current explosive ordnance situation. A targeted site-specific enquiry supplements the digital starting point and provides a more reliable basis for further comparison.
Understand investigation reports and their limitationsRetain documents for later changes
Keep complete reports and appendices with the design used. Later additions receive their own date and unambiguous reference. For new groundworks, this makes it possible to trace what has already been investigated. Further questions are defined using the areas and depths actually changed. If an appendix cannot be found, identify the outstanding technical question and agree the next steps.
Understand the service scopeDesign and findings
Documents for the next construction decision
Historical evidence and the current design
Aerial photograph interpretation is related to the actual groundworks. Its purpose and geographical scope remain distinct from a technical investigation of the ground as it is today.
Understand aerial photograph assessmentSpecialist reports for site management
The findings, their locations and limitations are handed over together. This makes clear to those carrying out the work which area has been investigated and which task remains outstanding.
Assess investigation reports
Further technical topics
Further technical information for your project
Determine the specialist service from the planned groundworks
Historical assessment, technical investigation and further work answer different questions. In your enquiry, describe the planned groundworks and investigation results required. Operating conditions for industrial and infrastructure projects also belong in the enquiry.
Compare servicesCoordinate the project sequence with everyone involved
Preparation connects the commission, site work and handover of findings. Changes to the project can then be incorporated into technical coordination in good time.
Process and documentationQuestions from planning
Questions about preparation in Göppingen
What does a missing result in Göppingen's geoportal mean?
The city explains that not all legally effective land-use plans are included yet. Ask the city's planning information service for the documents needed. A missing result says nothing about explosive ordnance.
Is planning information already an explosive ordnance assessment?
No. A development plan may contain information and locate the project spatially. Whether explosive ordnance has been investigated or assessed is established by the specialist documents prepared for that purpose and their precise scope.
What does the local service portal specify for aerial photograph assessment?
A signed application and a site plan with a clearly bounded investigation area. The boundary should unambiguously identify the areas needed for your enquiry. The KMBD at the Stuttgart regional authority is responsible throughout the state. Agree the need before the affected groundworks. The process connects document review, necessary historical assessment and method selection with investigation or suitable supervision, assessment and documentation.
Do missing documents mean a survey is needed immediately?
Not automatically. First establish what is already known and what information is missing. The need for technical investigation is derived from this and the planned ground disturbance.
What should I do if a suspicious object is found?
Stop work. Do not touch or move the object and keep others away. Call the police on 110 from a safe distance and follow their instructions.
Which details help with an enquiry about missing plans?
The cadastral district, plot, current site plan and known plan names help locate the relevant documents unambiguously. Add known sources of interference and planned depths. The suitable method depends on the investigation task and site conditions. Areas with limited assessability and the conclusions reached are documented in the report with their locations and further work needed.
Does a reference to an existing assessment already establish its result?
No. This requires the complete report, its appendices and the documented investigation scope.
Which factors determine the cost of specialist services?
The extent of document research, investigation areas and depths, access and interference determine the work involved. Analysis, documentation and, where applicable, further examination of findings are added. Usable results already available help define the additional work needed. KMBD services and costs are considered separately from private specialist commissions.
Project enquiry
Prepare the first technical discussion
Identify the plot unambiguously
Send the cadastral district, plot, site plan and known former names. Add the project address, official conditions, utility and existing-structure plans, and complete aerial photograph assessments and specialist reports. Identify their respective revisions and missing appendices.
Identify gaps in the documents
Clearly assemble the reports found, missing appendices and new ground disturbance. Identify the construction area, routes, drilling points, ground disturbance depths and planned construction dates. State the project status, works due first and decision required. For several subareas, assign the respective documents and contacts.
Project process and documents
Project process and documentsMethods and technology
Methods and technology
Have your project assessed
Whether historical aerial photograph analysis, explosive ordnance surveying, surface surveying using GPR, magnetometry or TDEM, deep-ground surveys, downhole surveys, excavation supervision, area clearance or ordnance recovery is needed depends on the location, ground disturbance, depth, ground and existing documents. An early ordnance assessment provides clarity for tendering, programming, occupational safety and construction.
FONTANA-EOD combines its Section 7 SprengG licence, specialists holding Section 20 SprengG certificates of competence, suitable survey and clearance methods, and traceable documentation. Send the site plan, depth of ground disturbance, construction phase and existing documents for an initial technical assessment.
