A species of badgers is protected by law in the UK but their burrows can cause significant damage, undermining structures. At one site in Bexhill, East Sussex the problem was handled with a geophysics solution, ground penetrating radar to locate the badger burrows. Then a badger-proof barrier was installed at depth in a trench to protect the structures without harming the badgers. [Source: Farming UK news. Image: Farming UK News]
A team from Northeastern University has a very interesting van used for quantitatively assessing pavement condition using a variety of sensors. They use cameras, laser profilers, accelerometers on axles, pressure sensors in the tires, microphones, […]
A magnetometer and some batteries from the back of a stolen pickup truck belonging to Quantec Geoscience caused a bomb scare in Kamloops, B.C. last Saturday. The local police bomb squad thought it looked suspicious […]
A Canadian geophysics company, Sensors and Software, Inc. has come up with a new (at least to me anyway) application for ground penetrating radar or GPR. Their SnowScan hardware and software system allows ski resorts […]
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Cool application!