Rockfall radar

by | Sep 9, 2015 | Rock | 0 comments

Demo-Video: Our new avalanche radar detects avalanche within a large coverage area of approx. 1 km² and up to a distance of 2km independent of visibility conditions. It can even detect people in endangered areas, for example before artificial avalanche release. We are...
Radar Presentation at USGS

Radar Presentation at USGS

by | May 28, 2015 | Neuigkeiten | 0 comments

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...

Detecting people with radar

by | Feb 27, 2015 | Neuigkeiten | 0 comments

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...