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...]
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 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...]
Stanton Family Cemetery Survey Conducted by GeoModel, Inc.
Earlier this year in 2020, GeoModel, Inc. conducted a grave locating survey at the Stanton Family Cemetery in Buckingham County, Virginia. The cemetery is approximately 65 feet by 68 feet and contains a total of 49 burials. The cemetery grave survey was conducted by Matthew Turner, a GeoModel, Inc. nationally-known, Licensed Professional with a Master's degree and over 20 years of experience in grave location. Mr. Turner confirmed the 36 known burials and located an additional 13 unmarked … [Read more...]
Cemetery Preservation Work Continues
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...]
Case Study: Preserving African-American Heritage with Ground Penetrating Radar
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...]