Gravimetry aims at unveiling the density structure of the undergrounds by measuring subtle changes of the local gravity acceleration.The first-generation of quantum gravity sensors (QGs) has received a strong interest from many customers, and the market is still growing. But the commercial potential and the positive-impact of the technology are not yet fully exploited because of several limitations such as transportability, robustness, user-friendless or high operation costs. To overcome the barriers that limit the operational utilization of field gravimetry and develop the solutions that will allow us to fully address the exploitable market, we propose to conduct in FIQUgS the development of several innovations, either at the technological level with improved QGs built upon a reliable and efficient supply chain, or in terms of operational methodology.
The development of a next generation QGs product line, and the services associated for the conduction of field surveys, data acquisition and data inversion will allow to considerably develop our capability to address the market of advanced geophysics.
The unique industrial and technological capabilities that will result from FIQUgS will positively contribute to several important societal objectives, especially the European Green Deal:
- the new field QGs will allow for a reduction of the environmental impact associated to mining activities thanks to a reduction of drilling operations, and civil engineering where it will contribute to more efficient and resilient constructions.
- they will contribute to an improved utilization of geothermal energies through the development of non-invasive monitoringcapabilities of the energy reservoir.
- they will be involved in CO2 storage operations and will contribute to the fight against global warming thanks to these advanced monitoring capabilities.
10 partners for 1 industrial goal.
Bringing visions to life. With this mission, asphericon is continuously pushing the boundaries of what is possible and establishing new milestones in the world of photonics. Our passion for revolutionizing the manufacturing of aspheric systems with new technologies is changing the degree of precision and quality that is possible.
BRGM is France’s public reference institution for Earth Science applications for the management of surface and subsurface resources and risks. Its activities are geared to scientific research, support to public policy development and international cooperation.
Exail is a leading high-tech industrial group specializing in cutting-edge robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace and photonics technologies. With a strong entrepreneurial culture, Exail delivers unrivaled performance, reliability and safety to its civil and defense clients operating in severe environments.
Small-medium enterprise, founded in 2012 as a spin-off company of Politecnico di Milano University, from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, GReD has 3 main areas of business : Gravimetric applications for geophysical exploration, GNSS monitoring applications and Physical phenomena modeling and data analysis (e.g. tropospheric/ionospheric delay modeling).
Precision Mechatronics Laboratory (PML) is developing instrumentation and strategies for actively measuring and controlling the vibrations of structures. Over the years, it has developed an internationally renown expertise in high precision control of large instruments dedicated to experimental physics, including gravitational wave detectors, particle colliders, segmented ground and space telescopes, satellites and light sources.
The Institut d’Optique aims to bring together in one single institution all activities related to photonics: research, higher education and training, innovation, business creation, consulting and technology transfer.The NAQUIDIS Center is the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Quantum hub, dedicated to speeding-up research to accelerate innovation in 3 quantum areas: supply chain, sensing and communication.
Robotnik designs, manufactures and markets mobile robots and mobile manipulators.Our company was founded in 2002 and we are currently a reference company in mobile robotics worldwide and leaders in Europe.
The SYRTE department - Sytèmes de Référence Temps Espace - belong to Observatoire de Paris - Université PSL and is also associated with the CNRS (National Research Center), the Sorbonne Université and the LNE.It is a leader in time and frequency metrology and is also specialized in Earth rotation, celestial reference frame, and history of Astronomy.
TNO is an independent research organization. TNO connects people and knowledge to create innovations. This is how we strengthen the competitiveness of companies and the welfare of society in a sustainable way.
Our unique Spectral-GPR based on FMCW radar allows us to acquire high-resolution data in a wide frequency range in depths of up to 60m. Due to the continuous differentiation of the applied frequency, the Spectral-GPR gathers the maximum level of subsurface characteristics data.