Applying technology and know-how to today’s challenges

Subsurface investigations are conducted for a large variety of applications. What method to use depends on the challenges of the current environment. Today, Guideline Geo’s instruments and software are being used to solve uncountable number of problems for various applications. Select an area below to learn more about different application areas.

BEDROCK MAPPING

Bedrock is the hard, solid rock most often found beneath the unconsolidated surface materials, such as sand or till, but also as outcrops above the ground surface. Knowledge of the depth to the bedrock and its properties are essential for infrastructure projects, building tunnels, extracting minerals and more.

UTILITY LOCATING

Utilities can, for example, consist of pipes, tubes, cables, tanks of differing material, size, and age. These utilities are buried at different depths in the ground. The knowledge of both the location and depth can be lacking, due to obsolete, inaccurate, or non-existent subsurface maps.

ICE AND SNOW

Ice and snow are many times important indicators of changes to the climatological system on Earth. A changing structure and volume of these media are normally associated with climatological changes and other trends important to humanity and life on earth.

Road investigation

With a growing road network requiring maintenance due to age and use, the need for information on its condition is increasing. Geophysical methods can then be a suitable solution to create a more comprehensive picture of the internal structure of our roads.

Groundwater Prospection

To find, protect and keep our groundwater deposits (aquifers) drinkable, we need to not just drill a hole in the ground, but to gain a deeper understanding of potential threats and opportunities.

Groundwater Contaminants and Salination

Fresh groundwater is a precious and limited resource. With a growing population and urbanization, the threats upon groundwater are growing, with both contamination due to human activities and salination due to over-use.

DAM SAFETY

Geophysical methods offer non-intrusive techniques for dam safety to aid in detection of anomalous zones that can be precursors to failure.

Concrete Constructions and Rebars

With 24/7 global construction and ageing infrastructure, the need for inspection, maintenance, repair and rebuilding are constantly increasing.

MINERAL EXPLORATION

Mineral exploration can be quite challenging with large areas to cover, sometimes in very rough terrain, with complicated geological structures hiding the minerals we want to mine. The deposits can be both deep, small and scattered or have a low grade of the wanted mineral.

MINING OPERATIONS

Mining is a truly global activity with operations at uncountable locations around the world, comprising both subsurface and open–pit mines. These activities are seldom static or short-lived but grow and evolve over long periods of time, often impacting upon their surroundings.

POST MINING OPERATIONS

When a mineral resource has been exhausted and a mine is closed, post-mining operations begin, the process of decommissioning and reinstatement. How this stage is undertaken is often crucially important for the safety of the future environment.

TUNNEL INSPECTION

Tunnels are an essential and growing part of our infrastructure all around the world. Since it is hard to estimate how long time a certain tunnel will last, and be safe to use, there is also an increasing need to continuously estimate the status of our tunnels.

Archaeology

In order to to thoroughly investigate the plethora of different archaeological remains, archaeologists often complement the traditional excavation methods with other scientific tools, such as soil chemical analysis or non-destructive geophysical prospection methods.

Waste Deposits

Old landfills often have high concentrations of heavy metals, nutrients and organic substances in the ground. Decomposition of carbonaceous material can produce methane, carbon dioxide and organic acids that contaminate the environment. Different geophysical methods can be used as an efficient complement to drilling or digging.