Application domain
Environment
Understanding a setting means reading its superficial geology.
Our work We map it continuously, where boreholes give only points.
Questions
The context, not just the point.
A borehole gives a local truth. Geophysics gives the structure between boreholes — which is where the surprises hide.
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Where does groundwater flow?
Palaeochannels, gravel lenses, impermeable interfaces: the structures that guide flow have a clear geophysical signature.
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How thick are the superficial formations?
Colluvium, alluvium, weathered rock. Their thickness governs both the resource and the vulnerability of the setting.
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Where should piezometers go?
Mapping beforehand avoids blind siting and markedly improves the yield of a campaign.
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Is the alluvial deposit workable?
Overburden thickness, material quality, barren zones: three parameters assessable before a quarry opens.
Explorer
From surface to bedrock.
Drag the marker down. In environmental work the useful investigation depth often exceeds that of other domains.
- Superficial formations In this slice 0 – 1.5 m
- Colluvium and alluvium In this slice 0.5 – 3 m
- Conductivity and water flow In this slice 0 – 6 m
- Palaeochannels In this slice 1 – 6 m
- Depth to bedrock In this slice 2 – 10 m
The marker sets the depth. A target lights up when it sits in the explored slice.
Benefits
- The structure between boreholes, which is where the surprises hide.
- Piezometers placed on a map, not blind.
- Thickness, quality and barren zones of an alluvial deposit, before it is opened.
Keywords
- Geomorphology
- Superficial deposits
- Palaeochannels
- Hydrogeology
- Quarries
Deliverables
Geomorphological maps, interpreted sections, alluvial deposit mapping.
Characterise a setting?
Consultancies, hydrogeologists, quarry operators: let's talk geological context and objectives.