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CSIR scientists spot sinkholes with new technology

Remote Detection

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Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online
 
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) recently detected a formation of a sinkhole in Centurion, Pretoria, using satellite imaging technology which they have developed. CSIR student researcher Andre Theron used the Azimuth technology, a system designed to detect centimetre- to millimetre-scale surface deformation, to discover the sinkhole.
 
 
 
 
 

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