This course is designed to train teams involved in deep electrical resitivity/IP surveys, to be performed with distributed devices, such as the IRIS-Instruments FullWavers or the MPT-IRIS Multisource boxes. These are often large-scale surveys, involving multiple people and with critical timing. The success of the project always requires precise management of all phases of the survey. Each course is specifically built for the specific context in which the measurements will be acquired and calibrated on the characteristics of the staff who will participate in the mission.
Course program
Description of materials
- Sharing of the survey project files (Trello board, KML files, presentations, instrumentation manuals).
- Detailed description of the used devices (characteristics, setup, critical issues).
- Review of the complete list of equipment and skills.
Survey design
- Survey design (number of sensors, depth of investigation, expected acquisition parameters).
- Sensors layout.
- Acquisition approach (timing, activities, …).
Description of activities
- Stakeout and details on the accessibility of the areas.
- Composition of the field-crews.
- Box arrangements (sensors geometry, installation time, box setup).
- Details on transmissions (location of the transmission/control base).
- Possible daily re-arrangement of the sensors.
- Daily removal of the devices.
- Daily download e data quality control of the measurements.
- Pack-up and final controls on the equipment.