Geophysical Soil Surveys

Soil surveys are planned according to the customer’s needs

The thickness and stratigraphy of overburden can be determined by means of geophysical measurements. Depending on the situation, one or more of the following methods are used: airborne geophysical data, ground-penetrating radar sounding, electrical sounding, seismic sounding, or gravity measurements.

The results are processed, interpreted and reported. The report includes a map, a 2D cross-section or a 3D model showing the thickness and stratigraphy of overburden in the target area. The data can also be delivered in some other format suitable for the customer.

The service is especially well-suited for, among others, soil surveys, transport infrastructure studies, and clay surveys (including sulphide clay). It can be utilised in the different stages and scales of land use planning, regional planning, and construction. Soil surveys can be used in the construction of new residential areas, tailings impoundment and landfill areas, and roads and powerlines alike, and they also needed as background information for geothermal energy solutions. Geophysical surveys can also be utilised in the context of soil contamination studies.

Geophysical soil surveys can be applied at very different sites.