by Peter Annan | May 13, 2019 | Ground Radar (GPR), Recent
The last blog on jargon was driven by frustration about how far we, in the GPR community, have drifted from the fundamentals. Our devices and methods are clearly not readily understood by the general user community. Teaching new users makes the problem abundantly...
by Peter Annan | Mar 4, 2019 | Ground Radar (GPR), Recent
In attempting to discuss a topical aspect of GPR, I realized how confusing we have allowed the GPR world to become to the average user. The expanding and advancing of the GPR world means that new uses and terms continuously appear. The characterization of GPR...
by Peter Annan | Jan 25, 2019 | Ground Radar (GPR), Research
For the past 5 years and more, we at Sensors & Software have received a continual and growing stream of inquiries about mounting GPR on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, most commonly called drones). The opportunity of merging these technologies is truly exciting...
by Peter Annan | Dec 14, 2018 | GPR Regulation, Ground Radar (GPR)
GPR use is regulated! What does this mean? There are two parts to regulation which are summarized as follows. Manufacturers must have devices which are government-approved. In order to be government approved, GPR devices must be tested at a certified test facility and...
by Peter Annan | Dec 4, 2018 | GPR Regulation, Ground Radar (GPR), Recent
GPR is one of the few geophysical technologies that is subject to heavy regulation. We are fortunate even to be able to have GPR systems to use at this time. Given the starting point and the weight of objection that first appeared about 20 years ago, we are indeed...
