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Welcome to the website of the European GPR Association. GPR is the acronym for Ground Penetrating (or Probing) Radar. Our members use this technology on a daily basis for investigating material buried below the ground surface or lying within walls, roofs or other built structures. This is often for reasons of safety but may also be in order to gain knowledge that would never be available from the surface.
Ground penetrating radar is an electromagnetic ranging measurement technique to determine the location and electromagnetic characteristics of buried targets or features in natural or man made materials.
Typical GPR applications are
- Finding the position of pipes & services so that these are not cut through when construction work is carried out;
- Checking on the composition and integrity of road construction;
- Determining the position and quality of reinforcement within concrete;
- Locating underground cavities e.g. uncapped mine shafts, underground vaults and tunnels;
- Investigating the environment e.g. glaciers, Quaternary deposits, wetlands;
- Searching for mineral deposits;
- Forensic work (e.g. finding human remains, arms caches) and
- Identifying the position of archaeological remains.
If you are already a regular user of GPR or are thinking of using the technology, you should seriously consider joining the Association. Our members are based throughout Europe and are a mixture of GPR users, equipment manufacturers, universities and manufacturers' agents. We meet 3 times a year and our meetings include a technical presentation; the latest information on licencing issues; and the results of on-going work on acceptable standards of GPR survey work. Training is another "hot" topic. Our members have access to a sample training course in the reserved section of the website. A more extensive interactive course is in preparation and will be made freely available to all members. You also get the chance to meet your fellow practitioners.
In addition to the meetings, our Secretary keeps the membership up to date by e-mail with issues of common concern, including how to comply with current European legislation.
Erica Utsi
Chairman
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