VK1TM — A Next-Generation Airborne Gravity Gradiometer
Theo Aravanis, Jon Chen, Martin Fuechsle, Mark Grujic, Paul Johnston, Yitping Kok, Rhet Magaraggia, Anthony Mann, Laurence Mann, Stephen McIntosh, Gerard Rheinberger, David Saxey, Mark Smalley, Frank van Kann, Grant Walker and John Winterflood
ASEG Extended Abstracts
2016(1) 1 - 5
Published: 2016
Abstract
The minerals exploration industry’s demand for a highly precise airborne gravity gradiometer has driven development of the VK1TM Airborne Gravity Gradiometer, a collaborative effort by Rio Tinto and the University of Western Australia. VK1TM aims to provide gravity gradient data with lower uncertainty and higher spatial resolution than current commercial systems.In the recent years of VK1TM development, there have been significant improvements in hardware, signal processing and data processing which have combined to result in a complete AGG system that is approaching competitive survey-ready status. This paper focuses on recent improvements. Milestone-achieving data from recent lab-based and moving-platform trials will be presented and discussed, along with details of some advanced data processing techniques that are required to make the most use of the data.
https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2016ab318
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