From a diverse range of fixed-wing (airplane) and helicopter platforms, Fugro Airborne Surveys acquires electromagnetic, magnetic, radiometric and gravity data. These highly specialised remote sensing capabilities are critical to the subsurface exploration needs of the mining, oil & gas, engineering and environmental industries.

Introduction

Fugro Airborne Surveys sets the standard for airborne electromagnetic surveys with an exclusive suite of fixed wing and helicopter digital time domain systems and digital frequency domain systems, supported by advanced data processing and imaging techniques.

Services

Survey Planning

Our staff of over 100 professional geophysicists, located in all corners of the globe, are available to help you determine how our surveys can assist your exploration or engineering project.We work to learn about your project and understand your requirements in order to assist you with obtaining your survey objectives and the best possible solution. Critical information gathered includes purpose of survey, specifics of area to be surveyed, type of target, estimated depth to target, background geophysical information, field and final products required and scheduling requirements. We provide assistance in determining appropriate flight line separation and direction, instrumentation to be employed, co-ordination with local authorities, safety issues and more. Once an appreciation of your survey needs has been determined, our experts can offer a wealth of knowledge and experience to ensure that the most appropriate and best technology Fugro Airborne Surveys has to offer is employed in the data acquisition phases.

Data Acquisition

At the forefront of Fugro Airborne Surveys' airborne electromagnetic market leadership are the industry-standard GEOTEM and DIGHEM systems, as well as the powerful, high altitude MEGATEM and versatile TEMPEST systems, both of which are opening up new exploration opportunities and applications. More recently, we have introduced the HeliGEOTEM system. The primary exploration technologies offered by the group are airborne electromagnetics, magnetics, radiometrics and gravity.

Fugro Airborne Surveys has flown and processed data from thousands of airborne geophysical surveys throughout the world - from base, precious metal and petroleum exploration to environmental and engineering applications. State-of-the-art hardware and software represent only a portion of our data processing capabilities. Fugro Airborne Surveys' staff of experienced and knowledgeable geophysicists process and interpret the data and take pride in their hands-on attention to detail and thoroughness.   

These processing teams are backed by sophisticated and totally integrated in-house facilities for image processing of geophysical data, CAD data capture, map production, 3D modeling and products, GIS merging and analysis of digital spatial datasets. 

This range of skills provides a unique "one-stop" approach to the management of environmental, mineral and oil exploration programs.

Integration of information from complementary datasets is a powerful part of the Fugro Airborne Surveys interpretation method and leads to a comprehensive understanding of the structural history and geological evolution of an area - a vital part of any exploration or landcare management program.

Fugro Airborne Surveys' specialised PC-based HEM processing software allows the production of a complete suite of geophysical products in the field. In-field processing and map production capability ensures compliance with the detailed and strict Fugro Airborne Surveys standards with respect to the calibration, acquisition and processing of airborne gamma-ray survey data and facilitates production of quick and accurate preliminary results. As the Fugro Airborne Surveys field software system is identical to that used in our worldwide processing centres, field QC, processing and plotting can be passed onto the office for final processing and plotting seamlessly and efficiently. 

Non-Exclusive Data

Fugro Airborne Surveys houses the most comprehensive, privately owned, non-exclusive airborne geophysical database. The database equates to approximately 10,500,000 line kilometres (6,500,000 line miles) worldwide. Data may be licensed for entire surveys or for specific areas of interest. Land gravity data is also available through Fugro Airborne Surveys. Data can be licensed for entire surveys or customised for specific areas of interest.