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Advances in directional borehole radar data analysis and visualization

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https://doi.org/10.1117/12.462230

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The U.S. Geological Survey is developing a directional borehole radar (DBOR) tool for mapping fractures, lithologic changes, and underground utility and void detection. An important part of the development of the DBOR tool is data analysis and visualization, with the aim of making the software graphical user interface (GUI) intuitive and easy to use. The DBOR software system consists of a suite of signal and image processing routines written in Research Systems' Interactive Data Language (IDL). The software also serves as a front-end to many widely accepted Colorado School of Mines Center for Wave Phenomena (CWP) Seismic UNIX (SU) algorithms (Cohen and Stockwell, 2001). Although the SU collection runs natively in a UNIX environment, our system seamlessly emulates a UNIX session within a widely used PC operating system (MicroSoft Windows) using GNU tools (Noer, 1998). Examples are presented of laboratory data acquired with the prototype tool from two different experimental settings. The first experiment imaged plastic pipes in a macro-scale sand tank. The second experiment monitored the progress of an invasion front resulting from oil injection. Finally, challenges to further development and planned future work are discussed.
Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title Advances in directional borehole radar data analysis and visualization
DOI 10.1117/12.462230
Volume 4758
Year Published 2002
Language English
Larger Work Title Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
First page 251
Last page 255
Conference Title 9th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar
Conference Location Santa Barbara, CA
Conference Date 29 April 2002 through 2 May 2002
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