Ground Penetrating Radar
GPR—ground-penetrating radar—is an instrument designed to detect electromagnetic contrasts in the soil using high frequency radio signals that allow it to send, detect, store and display data of electromagnetic waves at given frequencies.[1]
Why Clemson University is using GPR at its off-campus properties
Used to find the location and depth of an object beneath the ground, GPR is highly-suited for the task at hand of discovering potential burials of persons on Clemson-managed properties, especially in the heavily-forested locations. Many such individual burials are difficult, if not virtually impossible, to detect with the naked eye under the full shade of the local forest canopy.
For this purpose, Clemson University hired Preservation South to conduct GPR on several of its off-campus locations to locate potential burials. As a potential burial is recognized, the team places a single white flag to show its location on the ground.
[1] Source: Copyright, Editor(s): Y. Baudoin, Maki K. Habib, Using Robots in Hazardous Environments, Woodhead Publishing, 2001, Page iv, ISBN 9781845697860, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84569-786-0.50031-9.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781845697860500319)
