by Mylène Jacquemart | Apr 15, 2016 | Neuigkeiten |
In fall 2015, ETH’s Laboratory for Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology detected crevasses appearing near the terminus of a hanging glacier above the Eigergletscher station of the Jungfrau railway, indicating that up to 80’000 m³ of ice might be...
by Lorenz Meier | May 28, 2015 | Neuigkeiten |
Which radar systems can be used for natural hazard monitoring and how do they work? Here’s a video of my talk at USGS Menlo Park (CA) from last week. I was invited to present the theoretical principles and some examples of radar-based monitoring projects from...
by Lorenz Meier | Apr 15, 2015 | Neuigkeiten |
Our work with radar-based landslide monitoring was shown in the movie Killer Landslides by NOVA on PBS. See the section about us or the whole movie...
by Lorenz Meier | Feb 27, 2015 | Neuigkeiten |
This is from a project in the Swiss Alps where avalanches are released artificially using blasting towers. The explosions are controlled remotely. For the safety of backcountry skiers, GEOPRAEVENT has developed a system using radar technology that detects and tracks...
by Mylène Jacquemart | Oct 22, 2013 | Neuigkeiten |
From the 12th to the 15th of November we will present our newest projects and developments at the special exhibition for «managing risks posed by natural hazards». Come and see us there! See our Georadar in live action or inspect a trigger line up close! Additionally,...
by Mylène Jacquemart | Jul 9, 2013 | Neuigkeiten, Rock |
Our first station in the Shaksgam Valley has been up and running for two years. In 2012, a second station was added at an altitude of almost 5000 m asl. In May 2013, two members of the GEOPRAEVENT AG team and a geologist from GEOTEST AG travelled to China again to...
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