Introduction to Remote Sensing and Ground Penetrating Radar
This page is dedicated to providing resources containing high-level information on ground penetrating radar (GPR), including how it works and its limitations as a technology. The information gathered here is intended for non-specialists such as project coordinators, Survivors, leadership, or community members. It includes videos, recorded webinars, and printable resources. More technical information and resources for specialists is provided on the Training Resources for Remote Sensing and Open-Source Software for Geophysical Data pages.
Webinars and Recorded Presentations
Webinars and Recorded Presentations
- Canadian Archaeological Association's Resources for Indigenous Communities Considering Investigating Unmarked Graves Video Playlist.
A series of videos covering a range of topics relating to unmarked graves investigations from start to finish that accompanies their written guide, intended for non-specialists.
- Best Practices in Remote Sensing for Grave Detection.
Webinar in partnership with Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc, the Canadian Archaeological Association and the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology.
- Finding the Relatives: Wise Practices for Research Design in Locating Unmarked Graves in Western Canada.
Webinar hosted by Access Accountability.
- Preparing for a Ground Search - Consideration, Options, and Examples.
Webinar of the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials.
- Beyond Ground Penetrating Radar: How other techniques can complement GPR and help in the search for residential school unmarked burials.
Webinar of the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials.
Documents, Images, and FAQs
Documents, Images, and FAQs
- Frequently Asked Questions: Remote Sensing and Grave Detection (CAA)
A Q and A created to provide some answers to frequently asked questions about remote sensing surveys. Meant for decision-makers who are considering a remote sensing survey in their community.
- What is Ground Penetrating Radar? (IPIA)
A Q and A created as an aid for project leads/decision-makers to communicate with their communities about what GPR is and what it can do, as well as answering some frequently asked questions.
- Illustrated: Locating burials using GPR (Eric Simons, UBC)
Illustrations demonstrating how ground-penetrating radar is used. More illustrations are added regularly. This collection is freely available for use by anyone involved in this work.