Electrical Resistivity Imaging Field Survey
General questions about ERI
- Can I make measurements in the rain or in a thunderstorm?
- How will the weather affect my survey and SuperSting™?
- What should I use for scaling factor in 2D?
- How deep beneath the surface can I see using Electrical Resistivity Imaging?
- How do I find groundwater using Electrical Resistivity Imaging?
- How do I perform the Wenner Four-Electrode Method (ASTM G57) using my SuperSting™?
- What are some common terms I should know when talking about Electrical Resistivity Imaging?
- What do I need to know before going into the field for my survey?
- What is Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI)?
- What resolution can I expect?
- Will a fence (or a conductive surface object) affect my results?
- Do I need a lot of power to run an Electrical Resistivity Survey?
- How do I know what Resistivity/IP system size I need? How do I know how many electrodes I'll need for my survey?
- Is removing bad/noisy data acceptable?
- Will Roll-Along increase my survey depth?
Setting up a Survey
- Do I need to account for topography when planning a survey?
- How do I create my own borehole cable?
- How do I know which electrodes are potential and which are current?
- How much room do I need to perform an ERI survey?
- What AGI equipment do I need for Electrical Resistivity Imaging?
- What do I need to do to perform a 2D Resistivity Survey?
- What do I need to do to perform a Linear Measured 3D Resistivity/IP/SP Survey? (a series of 2D lines with the correct 3D placement)
- What is the smallest/largest electrode spacing I can use?
- What is the Wenner Four-Electrode Method? (ASTM G57)
- Which array should I use for 2D Surveys?
- How do I perform an automatic SP survey?
- How to create and run a Command File using the SuperSting Manager App (Video)
- How to prepare a Passive 2D Multielectrode set up in the field (Video)
- How do I edit a command file to use fewer electrodes than is written for?
- How do I improve contact resistance?
- What is considered good contact resistance?
- What is the Command File (cmd) Syntax for Making Completely Manual Files?
- How do I keep animals away from my survey lines?
- How can I calculate the spacing needed between boreholes?