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GeoModel, Inc. Electromagnetic Conductivity (EM) Survey at a Colorado Landfill

November 14, 2019 by GeoModel, Inc.

GeoModel, Inc. conducted an Electromagnetic Conductivity (EM) survey at a landfill site in Colorado.  The client needed to locate the boundaries of the landfill cells.  The EM survey successfully delineated numerous landfill cells, which are high in conductivity (increasing in value from yellow, orange, red, to pink colors). Background (neutral) readings are represented by green and light blue colors.  Dark blue colors can represent very low background readings or low conductivity spikes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies

Urenco USA Facility, Eunice, New Mexico

April 22, 2016 by GeoModel, Inc.

GeoModel, Inc. completed a nearly three-year utility location contract at the Urenco USA Uranium Enrichment Facility near Eunice, New Mexico. The GeoModel, Inc. contract was for marking utilities in the field and creating 400 as-built utility maps in AutoCAD format for the one square mile facility. These maps were used by the numerous on-site construction companies and facilities management for locating utilities prior to excavation activities. GeoModel, Inc. used ground penetrating radar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies

Fox News – GeoModel, Inc. Interview

March 16, 2016 by GeoModel, Inc.

Greta Van Susteren of Fox News came to the office of GeoModel, Inc. to obtain information on ground penetrating radar (GPR).  Greta Van Susteren interviewed Matthew Turner, GeoModel's ground penetrating radar expert who is a licensed professional geologist with over twenty years of GPR experience.  GeoModel, Inc. gave a demonstration of the GPR equipment and the GPR images that can be obtained.  Fox News' Greta Van Susteren was interested in information about the ability of ground penetrating … [Read more...]

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CNN – GeoModel, Inc. Interview

March 16, 2016 by GeoModel, Inc.

Matthew Turner of GeoModel, Inc. was on the CNN Wolf Blitzer television news reports program.  Matthew Turner was interviewed by a CNN national security correspondent at the GeoModel office.  CNN was interested in the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) to locate subsurface objects.  Matthew Turner discussed the operating principles of ground penetrating radar and, using the GPR equipment, demonstrated the ability of ground penetrating radar to locate buried objects, such as utilities, deep … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News

Cemetery Preservation Work Continues

March 8, 2016 by GeoModel, Inc.

GeoModel, Inc.'s Matthew Turner conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey to help locate gravesites in an African-American graveyard in the woods across from the Leesburg Executive Airport, south of Leesburg, Virginia. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News

How to Locate Underground Utilities

December 21, 2015 by GeoModel, Inc.

How to Locate Underground Utilities By Matthew Turner, PG Vice President GeoModel, Inc. www.geomodel.com Locating underground utilities should be performed by an experienced licensed professional with many years of locating utilities. Many times, buried utilities are located by people from Low-Cost Locating Companies with only little experience and with limited locating equipment, which can lead to unidentified utilities that will be hit during excavation. Many people have been … [Read more...]

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Ground Penetrating Radar Survey Locates Source of Surface Water Ponding in Rail Yard

April 28, 2015 by GeoModel, Inc.

A rail services yard in Texas was losing thousands of gallons of water. Water ponding on the surface of the ground indicated serious leaks in the buried metal water pipes below, but officials at the site had no idea where all of the leaks were located. To find out, the rail services yard needed an in-depth survey -- and looked for a survey company that could work around issues such as the Texas clay soil and railroad tracks that could interfere with traditional metal detection readings. They … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies, Latest Project

Case Study: Preserving African-American Heritage with Ground Penetrating Radar

March 23, 2015 by GeoModel, Inc.

The staff and directors of Avoca Museum knew that there were former African-American slaves and at least one native American buried on the museum grounds, but they were lacking critical information. Discovered in 2005, the cemetery presented three major challenges, says Avoca Museum Director Michael Hudson. “Many local families strongly believe they have ancestors buried here. Unfortunately, because the records of these burials are either non-existent or have been lost, we were not sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies

Dallas-Fort Worth Airport , Dallas Texas

December 11, 2014 by GeoModel, Inc.

Recently, GeoModel, Inc. conducted an underground utility survey at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in Texas. The survey area was west of the westernmost runway and between and at the end of two runways, and was 6470 feet long and included five (5) Navaid Shelter areas. GeoModel, Inc. used ground penetrating radar (GPR), metal detection, and multi-frequency locators to detect underground utilities. The locations of the buried utilities were marked on the ground with paint and surveyor’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies

Cemeteries in Cleveland, Texas

December 9, 2014 by GeoModel, Inc.

In late October and early November, 2014, GeoModel, Inc. conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey to locate gravesites in two (2) cemeteries in Cleveland, Texas. Only a few older sections of one of the cemeteries were surveyed; whereas, the entire area of the other, 4-acre cemetery was surveyed with GPR. In the 4-acre cemetery, there were many missing headstones. GeoModel, Inc. found large areas where numerous gravesites had no headstones or any markings indicating that gravesites … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Case Studies

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Ground Penetrating Radar Survey Locates Source of Surface Water Ponding in Rail Yard

A rail services yard in Texas was losing thousands of gallons of water. Water ponding on the surface of the ground indicated serious leaks in the buried metal water pipes below, but officials at the … [read more]

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Fox News – GeoModel, Inc. Interview

Greta Van Susteren of Fox News came to the office of GeoModel, Inc. to obtain information on ground penetrating radar (GPR).  Greta Van Susteren interviewed Matthew Turner, GeoModel's ground … [read more]

CNN – GeoModel, Inc. Interview

Matthew Turner of GeoModel, Inc. was on the CNN Wolf Blitzer television news reports program.  Matthew Turner was interviewed by a CNN national security correspondent at the GeoModel office.  CNN … [read more]

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