Application Guides

Geophysical Applications

Start from the problem, not the instrument. Each guide compares the geophysical methods that work for a given application, explains their limits, and lists the equipment we supply — New, Refurbished, Absolute Certified, or Surplus.

Utility Locating & Mapping

Ground penetrating radar and electromagnetic (EM) instruments find buried pipes, cables and ducts before excavation, and turn a site into a utility map that designers and contractors can trust.

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UXO Detection

Unexploded ordnance surveys rely on magnetometry and time-domain electromagnetics to find buried munitions before construction, dredging, cable laying or land reuse.

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Archaeological Prospection

Geophysics lets archaeologists map buried ditches, walls, kilns and graves across whole landscapes before — or instead of — excavation.

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Groundwater & Aquifer Characterisation

Electrical and electromagnetic methods map aquifers, clay barriers, bedrock and saltwater intrusion — siting boreholes and building groundwater models with far fewer dry holes.

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Cavity & Sinkhole Detection

Natural karst, old mine workings and dissolution features threaten foundations, roads and railways. Geophysics locates voids before they collapse.

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Concrete Scanning & Structural NDT

Concrete-scanning GPR locates rebar, post-tension cables, conduits and voids before cutting or coring, and supports structural assessment of slabs, decks and walls.

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Agricultural Soil Mapping

Electromagnetic conductivity meters map soil variability across whole fields in a single pass, giving agronomists the zones they need for variable-rate seeding, fertilisation and irrigation.

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Mineral Exploration

Mineral exploration geophysics narrows search areas and defines drill targets — magnetics and gravity for structure and lithology, IP and EM for mineralisation itself.

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Seismic Site Characterisation

Seismic methods measure the stiffness of the ground directly — depth to bedrock, rippability, shear-wave velocity profiles and Vs30 for seismic design.

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