Are sinkholes common in your state? Is there a sinkhole in your own neighborhood? If so, you’re probably wondering if your property will be impacted, and what you can do about it. Using ground penetrating radar (GPR), GeoModel, Inc. can conduct sinkhole investigations without disturbing your property. What is a sinkhole? A sinkhole (also known as a cenote, sink, sink-hole, shakehole, swallet, swallow hole, or doline) is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the … [Read more...]
How to Find Something without Digging
There are more than 20 million miles of underground utilities in the U.S. Those are enough buried lines and pipes to equal a football field for every American man, woman and child. Every 6 minutes, one of those buried lines or pipes is damaged because someone was digging without knowing the utility line was there. If you need to find utility lines under your private business, church, school property, or facility, oftentimes you can’t rely on Miss Utility or “Call Before You Dig”. But, to avoid … [Read more...]
Case Study: GPR for Archaeological Study Prior to Hospital Expansion
When North Springs Behavioral Hospital in Leesburg, VA wanted to expand its facilities, they needed a special exception permit from the Loudoun County Planning Department. The core of the hospital is an old country manor built around 1845 by George Washington Ball, and the surrounding 5 acre parcel of land includes the Ball Family Burial Ground and other possible areas of historical significance. Historical information, old maps and a historical marker placed on the property about 100 years ago … [Read more...]
Locating Underground Utilities When Miss Utility Is Not An Option
Miss Utility (One Call, 811 or Call Before You Dig) is a standard way for homeowners and businesses to identify underground utilities in urban and suburban areas. However, private lines are not included in these surveys and can include a phone line in the back of the property, a line running from the house to a propane/fuel tank, or power lines to a shed. GeoModel, Inc. can provide the gap service that will allow for thorough site surveys and maps. Miss Utility is one name for the new … [Read more...]