In this image HGI engineer Hannah Peterson conducts a field survey over a closed landfill using an EM-31 instrument. The instrument consists of a large sensor that is walked over the area of interest and is coupled with a GPS system for measurement locations - Image by Nigel Crook

EM-31 system being used to map a landfill along the coast. The sensor was walked in parallel lines with about 10 to 20 feet spacing in between.