Herstory

Geo9 Groundwater Explorers

Geo9’s pioneering concept of “9 steps to find water” delivered hundreds of highly efficient and advanced exploration services to farmers, governments, engineering consultants and mining companies over a ten year period.

Monitor Water from Space with GRACE

We were honoured to be a foundation partner for the commercial launch of Water Monitoring From Space in 2017, working in association with GRACE satellite gravity scientists from the German Research Centre for Geosciences.

Hyperspectral Mineral Analysis

We were also honoured to be a foundation partner for the commercial launch of advanced hyperspectral mineral analytics developed at the German Research Centre for Geosciences. Our projects included satellite analyses for gold and rare earth explorers. Read our 2017 announcement here.

Nimble 3D Mapping

Geo9 also pioneered the use of 3D seismoelectric and electrotelluric geophysics for mapping dam seeps and other interesting geotechnical challenges. Clients included major urban utilities, local authorities, engineering consultancies, mining companies, irrigators and landowners. In 2011, we also were the first company to conduct projects using Willowstick technology in Australia. This included the world’s longest dam embankment survey using that technique at the time. Relevant findings and Geo9’s R&D work in dam seepage were presented to The Australian National Committee on Large Dams in 2013 and in an engineering firm’s prior paper in 2011.

Combined 3D Structural and Contaminant Mapping

We were invited to conduct a demonstration project for the Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning in 2015 which became an extensive world-first combined 3D structural and flowpath conceptual site model that also differentiated between dense and light NAPL contamination using only seismoelectric data. This project built on earlier pioneering work in mapping hydrocarbon plumes and zones of saline intrusion.