If you haven't already heard, the library has a team coming to do ground penetrating radar on the Worthington Cemetery project. If you want to know more about the Worthington Cemetery, click the buttons below.
Ground penetrating radar uses electromagnetic radiation in pulses to map out and create a visualization of what is below the surface of the ground. The information that is created from this process can be used in a variety of ways. In the library's case, it is to identify where the cemetery is located. Other applications include surveying land before construction, finding missing items, archeology, and mining. See the video below to learn more about how GPR works.
A future application of GPR is the automotive industry. In combination with other sensors GPR would be used to get a fuller picture of the road conditions and increase the performance of self-driving cars. This means that cars would still be able to know where the road is in situations where road lines aren't visible like in heavy snow. Using GPR could add to the safety features of future cars.
