The Easy Locator HDR (high dynamic range) penetrating radar from MALA is designed to specifically detect metallic and non-metallic utilities. Taking a slice of the ground below, the monitor’s zoom function enables the user to view small, near-surface objects or zoom out to view deeper targets, including plastic, asphalt composite, concrete, terracotta and other non-conductive objects.
“The radar is non-contacting. It doesn’t have to have a signal coupled to it. It doesn’t use tracer wires,” says Matt Wolf, president, MALA Geoscience USA Inc. “It puts electromagnetic energy into the ground and receives it back, very similar to sonar.”
Unlike standard locating tools,
