Map the hazards
A WA company, Loupe Geophysics, has developed a new instrument to map electrical conductivity in the near-surface to a depth of around 25 metres. The instrument, called ‘Loupe’, is a backpack-mounted two-man portable system that measures conductivity over a range of depths while the operators are walking. Data collection rates of around 5-6km per hour are possible. Loupe Geophysics is a project founded by Greg Street and Andrew Duncan, two Perth-based veterans of the geophysical instrument business. Mr Street has been working with geophysical systems in mining, groundwater and environmental applications for 40 years and Mr Duncan is the owner of Electromagnetic Imaging Technology (EMIT), the developer of equipment that has been responsible for a considerable amount of the recent…