What is Ground Radar

GSSI SIR 2000 ground penetrating radar equipment and 400MHz antenna with survey wheel

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a radar system specifically designed to allow for the internal characterisation of a medium under investigation. It can be used on a wide variety of materials, most commonly soil, concrete and asphalt.

Examples of uses of GPR systems include the detection and distinction of utilities in concrete/the ground (an infrastructure/ subsurface investigation) or the detection and distinction of faults/ fractures in buildings or rock faces (an infrastructure investigation). A more comprehensive list of uses may be found here.

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