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Geologists In Norway Are Using Drones With Cameras To Hunt For Oil

Posted by Soulskill on from the just-like-the-us-army-in-iraq dept.

garymortimer writes "Geologists have long used seismology on the bottom of the ocean or have been throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil. But now researchers at Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research, a joint venture between the University of Bergen and Uni Research, have found a new preferred method – using drones to map new oil reserves from the air. ... The group’s main task is to create digital maps in 3D of potential oil fields. Using laser scanners, infrared sensors and digital cameras, the researchers create realistic, virtual models. ... Pictures shot with the help of a drone complement the images from low-level terrain that the researchers already have in hand. The end result is more precise and complete 3D models."

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  1. Nothing new by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I work for a geoscience company, this isn't new technology just a refinement or techniques already in use

  2. Dream job by Nidi62 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil

    Damn, I should have been a geologist.

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  3. Aerial mapping is not new ... by perpenso · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Aerial mapping is not new. The only thing that has changed is that the pilot is now remote. Is every instance of data acquisition from an aerial platform where the pilot becomes remote some sort of breaking news event?