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We welcome Magnus Rømoen to the board. Now that clients are expecting 3D-solutions to guide their planning, Magnus is looking to facilitate new opportunities for collaboration between us and NGI - Norges Geotekniske Institutt. Bridging the gap by sharing knowledge and best practice, increased cooperation between the two organisations.

https://www.emerald-geomodelling.com/news/we-welcome-magnus-romoen-to-the-board

We welcome Magnus Rømoen to the board — EMerald Geomodelling Early in 2021, Magnus Rømoen joined the board at EMerald Geomodelling, bringing more than 15 years of knowledge and expertise to the team.

Are you a student wondering what careers is in the future in geoscience & engineering? 🤔🚧🏙

On 24 th March, our EMerald💎 G**o Skurdal will be a part of the E-Summit panel, discussing how interaction between geoscience and engineering can solve challenges in building infrastructure.

Sign up here:👉 https://eage.org/students/e-summits/ 👈

Due to population growth and urbanization, more and more people are living close to each other, creating massive challenges for cities and the infrastructure connecting them. In this e-Summit, we are exploring how the interaction between geoscience and engineering can help to alleviate some of these challenges, and what future careers in this sector may look like.

👉Check out The EAGE E-Summit on 24 th March 2021 at 10:00 CET https://eage.org/students/e-summits/

Panelist:
Innes Hamilton – AECOM, United Kingdom
G**o Skurdal – EMerald Geomodelling, Norway
Joost Gevaert – Arup, Spain

On March 8th, Craig W. Christensen, our Geological Engineer & Co-Founder at EMerald, delivered a gripping lecture to geophysics graduate students at the University of Alberta, Department of Physics.

There, he discussed the engineering applications and positive impact of Airborne ElectroMagnetic (AEM) and its use in efficient geotechnical ground investigation workflows.

Highlights of the presentation:
- breadth of applications AEM can be used for
- our machine-learning based workflow enabling detection of interfaces by integrated AEM and geotechnical soundings
- The E6 Kvithammar-Åsen case near Trondheim, and the impact of AEM in optimising the design, timeline, and cost of the project!

Thank you for the invitation, Zoë Vestrum! We are happy to share our knowledge and experience with our future peers and colleagues!

Happy New Year from your EMerald Geomodelling team!

2020 has been a challenging year of countless teachings. With the global pandemic, we have been compelled to change our habits, reinvent the way we work, observe social distancing! But together we made it through this difficult time and have shown an incredible spirit of resilience and solidarity!

At EMerald, we’re happy to kick off 2021 with great enthusiasm & excitement! We’re committed to continuous innovation and helping our partners reduce the geological risk by providing a seamless overview of ground conditions, and ensuring a safe environment for everyone. We are filled with pride to see our partners & colleagues passionately and energetically working to secure and shape the future of geophysics and ground investigation work.

We are starting this new year with a positive mindset and a message of optimism. Let’s hope for the world to overcome the current challenges we are going through.

On behalf of everyone at EMerald, we would like to thank you all for your continued support and trust.
We wish you a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year!

Whilst the borders in India are closed and the country shut down due to Covid, we are conducting geoscanning surveys to unveil ground conditions in alpine regions of the Himalayas, together with SkyTEM 🚁🚁

“The challenges were a combination of high altitudes, varied geology and steep mountains. These remote areas are not even suited for a four-wheel drive and are basically impossible to conduct traditional geotechnical investigations in.” says Ms. Anne Have Rasmussen, senior geologist and data scientist.
https://www.emerald-geomodelling.com/news/flying-in-the-face-of-covid

Flying in the face of Covid — EMerald Geomodelling The Indian government is currently working on strategic road tunnel projects to ensure safe travel between central India and the Kashmir region. To get information about the complex geology and overcome the challenges of conducting ground investigations at more than 5000 m altitude, EMerald Geomodel...

We are raising funds and awareness this November for all the dads, brothers, sons and mates in our lives - triggered by weird facial hair. We need your help👏👏

At the end of Movember, EMerald Geomodelling will match the donations raised collectively by Andi A Pfaffhuber, Craig Christensen, Ed Harrison and Ronny Liverød. Please donate to support men's health🙌
https://no.movember.com/team/2378995?mc=1&utm_medium=share&utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=copy-clipboard

With first-hand experience in all phases of the technology development pipeline, Arnaud Le Breton is ready to contribute to the development of what he calls "new superpowers for geoengineers" that will disrupt the construction and infrastructure industries 🦹🦸

“Our team is continuously sparkling with new ideas and has an experimental and innovative attitude. Arnaud’s deep and analytical understanding of tech from electronics to data science is the magic sauce we need to turn those ideas into something crafted by a master chef. With our CTO’s guidance, we will deliver exciting solutions in the years to come.” Says EMerald’s CEO, Andi A Pfaffhuber.

Foto: Nordahl©

Get ready for geo-Super Powers! — EMerald Geomodelling With first-hand experience in all phases of the technology development pipeline, Le Breton is ready to help EMerald Geomodelling to develop what he calls "new superpowers for geoengineers" that will disrupt the construction and infrastructure industries.

A few highlights from our action-packed 1st anniversary celebrations trip in Hemsedal! 🥳🥳

Thanks to Harahorn og Høyt & Lavt Hemsedal, we had a great time!🧗‍♀️🏔

When you apply for a summer internship, there is often a risk you´ll be set to do tasks no one else wants to do. What if you got the opportunity to make and try new machine learning algorithms? 🤖🦾
The bonus of course is to be included in a small, but dynamic group that goes that extra mile👣👣

What it´s like to be a summer intern in a start-up? — EMerald Geomodelling When you apply for a summer internship, there is often a risk you´ll be set to do tasks no one else wants to do. What if you got the opportunity to make and try new machine learning algorithms? The bonus ofcourse is to be included in a small, but dynamic group that goes that extra mile.

Today our services are based on airborne geoscanning from helicopters. In the near future our aim is to develop the solution further to use drones.

In partnership with SkyTEM, Syddansk Universitet – University of Southern Denmark and NGI - Norges Geotekniske Institutt we have we have secured Eurostars funding for a € 1.6 M development project. The funding will help finance the development of a drone-based system and piloting. Read more here:
https://www.emerald-geomodelling.com/news/european-funding-fast-tracks-drone-based-geotechnical-investigations

European funding fast-tracks drone based geotechnical investigations — EMerald Geomodelling EMerald Geomodelling in partnership with SkyTEM, SDU and NGI has received € 1.6M in funding from the Eurostar program. The funding will help finance the development of a drone-based system and piloting with strategic partners over the next 30 months.

On Saturday, Ronny and Ed presented their solution from the 2020 Smart Mobility hackathon at The Startup Lab - producing a solution for calculating CO2 reduction from the modelling of quick clay stabilisation, bedrock blasting and sediment removal 🚁

Sometimes we do ground breaking work outside of the office as well 😎 Septembers social was a trip to the ‘local’ Emerald mine 💎 👷🏽👷🏼‍♀️⛏ 🧨

We’re growing!
Meet Ed Harrison, our young, multifaceted, gem 💎 of a data analyst 🤓

Subsurface diver — EMerald Geomodelling What do you get when you combine a passion for the environment with a fascination for meteorology?

Do I love it where I am today? Oh yes! says Andi A Pfaffhuber.

When planning a career in real life you will at some point hit a rocky road.

My journey started with engineering and progressed to geosciences, then to geophysics, to innovation, and to leadership. From sandy to icy desserts, from water to rock, from modelling to communication, living in three countries and working on all continents, I've seen many things.

On August 11th, I will be contributing to EAGE’s 2020 career masterclass. You can hear key learnings from my experience, the most important of which I describe here.

EAGE - European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers is a global professional, not-for-profit association for geoscientists and engineers.

The boss' career lessons — EMerald Geomodelling EAGE is a global professional, not-for-profit association for geoscientists and engineers. This summer our CEO Andi Pfaffhuber was asked to share his career journey in EAGE's Career Masterclasses. This is his story.

Did you see the video of the quick clay landslide in Alta?
Some of Norways most fertile agricultural areas are also some of the most dangerous from a purely geological point of view.

In Norway, national authorities are collaborating with private companies to strategically map areas prone to a high risk of quick clay slides, and EMerald Geomodelling are doing their share with the help of geoscanning.

On firm ground — EMerald Geomodelling How can Norwegians safely establish and maintain infrastructure in the places that are the most dangerous from a geotechnical point of view? You can find the answer here!

Are you interested in learning more about airborne geoscanning? Then this is the opportunity you have been waiting for!

On 25th June 2020, 4.30 PM – 5.30 PM (AEST), EMerald Geomodelling’s CEO Andi A Pfaffhuber and VP Technology Craig Christensen will be part of AGERP’s webinar on Geophysics for Geotechnical Engineers.

They will be giving a lecture on combining artificial intelligence and airborne geophysics for more efficient site investigation, with a focus on three major points:

1: Timing: What is the right time for geoscanning in geotechnical projects?
2: Integration of information: Why is proper integration of geophysics in geotechnical projects so important? How are results best communicated and used?
3: Model maintenance: How do we maintain and develop our models throughout the lifetime of an infrastructure project? How do we maximise the value of that initial investment of acquiring data?

And as a bonus track, the two will also touch upon the big difference between quality and quantity. Geoscanning is more efficient than traditional methods, but how can you measure cost savings? How many major mistakes can you avoid just by having the right information from the start of the project?

You can register for the AGERP webinar here:
https://www.age-rp.com/registration
(Thursday 25th June 4.30 PM (AEST), you say? That’s Palo Alto Wednesday 24th 11.30 p.m, New Dehli Thursday 25th 12.00 p.m and Paris Thursday 25th 08.30 a.m)

Ready for some «deep» weekend thoughts?
Have you ever wondered how deep into the ground EMerald Geomodelling can actually "see" with electromagnetic scanning? The answer is pretty deep!
https://www.emeraldgeo.com/news/deep-deeper-deepest

Deep, deeper, deepest! — EMerald Geomodelling EMerald Geomodelling can «see» underground, but how far down can they actually see? Geologist Anne H. Rasmussen tells us that she can see a lot further than what is necessary for her to be able to ensure the safety of roads, railways and tunnels.

Developing ground breaking technology requires ground breaking brains. With more than 20 years of experience, we're excited to have Egil Möller onboard as a new Senior Data Scientist at EMerald Geomodelling! 💻

emeraldgeo.com Right from his childhood bedroom, Egil Möller got an early start on his journey through cyberspace. Since then, he has worked with countless programming languages and abstraction layers. Now he is ready to revolutionize EMerald Geomodelling’s machine learning algorithms for the benefit of both cu...

Fra oljebransjen til infrastruktur i geofysikkens verden. Veivalget har resultert i et aldri så lite gründereventyr. Tross pandemien har G**o Skurdal mer enn nok å henge fingrene i hos EMerald Geomodelling👈🤓

I Dagens Næringsliv kan du lese hele saken.

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We are ready to fulfil the worlds increased Geomodelling demand, helping our customers with high quality ground models as our operations and tech teams grow. Say hello to Giselle Linares who joined EMerald Geomodelling in February 2020!

emeraldgeo.com With experience from EM processing in the oil industry and her newfound dedication in data science, Linares aims to enhance product quality for EMerald Geomodelling’s clients.

Science, technology … and a little love
The story of EMerald Geomodelling is the story of a Norwegian technology startup using traditional science in new ways to see through solid rock, just like Superman. Now they are getting ready to conquer the world, and it all came about because a Norwegian woman and an Austrian man fell in love …
You can read all about it in this story from Shifter, an independent website about Norwegian technology companies in the new economy.
https://emeraldgeo.com/en/2020/03/10/they-are-about-to-bewitch-china-with-geotechnology-that-no-one-had-thought-of-but-it-all-began-by-chance-with-a-love-story/

emeraldgeo.com Technology that can scan for the risk of landslides from the air can save developers a lot of expense. Though if EMerald Geomodelling’s founder, Andi Pfaffhuber, hadn’t happened to fall in love, nothing might have come of it.

We are flying!
EMerald Geomodelling and SkyTEM are currently geoscanning the proposed route for the new motorway E18 in the south of Norway. On behalf of Nye Veier, EMerald Geomodelling is mapping a total of 50 kilometres in three areas: Langangen to Rugtvedt, Dørdal to Tvedestrand and Arendal to Grimstad.

Read more here: https://emeraldgeo.com/en/2020/02/17/geoscanning-the-new-e18-highway-for-nye-veier/

EMerald Geomodelling's CEO, Andi A Pfaffhuber, will be delivering the keynote speech at the Stikningskonferansen 2020 at Scandic Fornebu Tuesday February 25th. The conference, held by GeoForum, will hear Mr. Pfaffhuber talk about the possibilities using helicopter scanning and 3D modelling in large infrastructure projects to reduce geological risk.

A visit from India
EMerald Geomodelling has had the pleasure of a visit from the Indian company NHIDCL. NHIDCL surveys, establishes, designs, builds and maintains National Highways and Strategic Roads in India, including interconnecting roads in parts of the country which share international boundaries with neighboring countries.
EMerald Geomodelling is, through NGI - Norges Geotekniske Institutt, involved in helicopter geoscanning for surveying ground conditions for tunnels in some of the most dangerous transportation routes between central parts of India and the Kashmir region.
In Norway, the Indian delegation got an introduction to the Norwegian method for tunnel construction, in addition to getting more insight into helicopter geoscanning.
“For us in EMerald Geomodelling, it is both an inspiration and a motivation to experience professionals travelling from the other side of the world to learn more about our new and efficient methods ,” says Andi A Pfaffhuber, CEO of EMerald Geomodelling.

The EMerald team is growing
It is a great pleasure to welcome Ronny Liverød to the EMerald Geomodelling team.
As VP of business development, he is the one who will have the customer contact and develop both the Norwegian and the international market.
We are thrilled to have him on the team! Read more about what his contributions to the company will be here.
https://emeraldgeo.com/en/2020/02/06/ronny-liverod-has-joined-us-as-vp-business-development/

We are up and running!
Just before Christmas we marked the launch of our new company. The reception was held at NGI - Norges Geotekniske Institutt, with guests including NGI’s CEO Lars Andresen, employees from NGI who have been involved in our development, and representatives from Norges forskningsråd, Kjeller Innovasjon, STARTUPLAB and Akershus Teknologifond.
With cake and lots of backing from our supporters, we are ready for our first year of reducing geological risk and sharing our unique technology with our customers.

Nye Veier​ ser behov for effektiv planlegging for utvikling av infrastruktur, og vi brenner for å legge til rette for det. Det er ikke bare snakk om økonomiske besparelser, men bedre utnyttelse av verdifull tid, ressurser og reduksjon av unødvendige utslipp.
EMerald Geomodelling​ står for fremtidsrettet innovasjon, basert på mer enn ti års forskning ved NGI - Norges Geotekniske Institutt​ og kommersialisert gjennom et Norges forskningsråd​ prosjekt sammen med Kjeller Innovasjon​.

Bruker helikopter og elektromagnetisme: Reduserer boring langs nye E6 Elektromagnetiske felt, maskinlæring og algoritmer reduserer risiko og kostnad

The AI-lounge at Universitetet i Oslo (UiO) is a great place to share machine learning experience from practical applications. 24 september our VP Tech Craig Christensen will give real world examples of societal cost savings with the help of AI.

AI lounge: Big Data - Intelligent Chances - Universitetet i Oslo Globally, most large infrastructure projects go over budget, typically exceeding their budgeted cost by 20-50%. Much of this can be attributed to unforeseen geological problems. Thorough ground investigations reduce this risk, but geotechnical drillings and laboratory tests are expensive, are time c...

Congratulations to our caramel guessing winner Jean Hall! She left Iceland with a new set of wireless Bose SoundSport headphones for having come closest to guessing how many caramel treats were in our clear sample tube.

Thank you to all of you who stopped by the EMerald Geomodelling booth at ECSMGE and who participated in our guessing contest. We were delighted to see how many skilled engineers went all out estimating void ratios and particle sizes to come up with their best guesses. For those of you whom are, like us, data geeks, we've compiled some nice statistics showing the results: Guesses went from 127 to 1500 with a mean of 560 and median of 500, Jean’s winning guess was 646, only 58 caramels from the truth (587). Isn’t it fascinating that the mean is closer than that and that the distribution is very much not Gaussian?

ECSMGE kicks off in Reykjavik where we are presenting EMerald Geomodelling at booth #3 in the exhibition. G**o Skurdal, Craig Christensen and
Andi A Pfaffhuber are looking forward to meeting you!

https://emeraldgeo.com/en/

It's a wrap! With SkyTEM and NORD Helikopter A/S, we have successfully scanned critical areas along the E6 highway in the Trondheim area. Nye Veier - E6 Trøndelag will benefit from geological models early in the project for future highway upgrades 🚁

Geological risk is the most common explanation for cost overruns in most infrastructure projects worldwide. In Norway alone these overruns exceed 10 billion Norwegian kroners yearly.

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