Ground truthing: Ensuring accurate environmental management
Why is ground truthing important? Ground truthing plays an essential role in environmental science by …
Keanan Woolf
National Science Week
National Science Week provides an opportunity to showcase the advancements in geological sciences that advance resource exploration and management. At Umvoto, we utilise the capabilities of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies to transform how we identify and assess mineral, water, and energy resources. GIS enables the compilation, analysis, and visualisation of various…
Applied Geology’s Role in Resource Exploration
The Earth hosts an abundance of resources that are required for day-to-day living, from groundwater and petroleum to gold and platinum. To access these resources, various applied geology techniques such as geological mapping, the application of advanced geophysics, and exploration drilling are used to assess the surficial and subsurface structures of the Earth’s crust, where…
The Cape geologist’s guide to lunch spots
A team of Umvoto geologists recently set out for four days to conduct field mapping along a major fault network within the Steenbras area. The fault network crosscuts through rocks of the Malmesbury and Table Mountain Groups, with the latter being targeted for groundwater development as part of the City of Cape Town’s New Water…
