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ground penetrating radar (GPR) unit

Monitoring, the Non-Destructive Way

In geophysical surveys, ground penetrating radar and electromagnetic induction technologies offer advantages over expensive and time-consuming drilling
Brian Jones
November 23, 2015
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Pardon the pun, but geophysical surveys can be the bedrock of today’s environmental projects. Applications range from locating abandoned underground storage tanks and utilities, to complex mapping of geology in remedial investigations, to finding landfill boundaries and other buried unknown problems.


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GPS, maps and landmarks are used to get close to the buried InfraMarker magnetic RFID tag which is found with a magnetic locator.

RFID Helps Map Below the Surface

Linda Duffy
March 1, 2014
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A tremendous amount of effort is focused on collecting data about the Earth’s surface using satellites, airplanes, terrestrial mobile mapping units, total stations and many other devices. Even land areas under water are measurable up to a certain depth. It is reasonable to say that we are at the point where nearly everything above ground is mapped.
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