TerraDat wins Innovation Award
A project assessing landslide risks in South Wales has picked up a prize at the Cardiff University Innovation Awards. Innovation Award for Long Term Collaboration was awarded to the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences and TerraDat (UK) Ltd, a local company founded by two Cardiff University graduates Nick Russill and Rob McDonald.
The South Wales valleys have one of the highest risks of active landsliding in the UK due to a number of complex geological, landscape and historical coal mining factors.
This joint initiative explores new and innovative ways to quickly assess areas in South Wales that are most at risk from landslides.
The team are using novel techniques, such as small hand-controlled helium balloons with digital cameras and GPS controlled high resolution geophysical surveying.
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