EAGE NearSurface 2025 - EAGE NearSurface

past edition EAGE NearSurface 2025

NSG2025 in Napels, Italy

This year NSG expanded its scope by featuring five parallel conferences under one event, including two new exciting additions.

Environmental and Engineering Geophysics
Mineral Exploration and Mining
Infrastructure Planning, Monitoring and BIM
Geohazards Assessment & Risk Mitigation (Newest addition)
UXO and Object Detection (Newest addition)

With this broad scope, participants had the opportunity to explore a wider range of subjects and innovative approaches, opening new avenues for growth within geoscience. Naples served as the perfect gathering place for industry leaders, academics and young professionals to share knowledge, display solutions, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Overview of Topics

Be part of the Technical Programme! Share integrated approaches, novel geophysical methods and applications, together with new technologies, developments and research trends with peers from academia, industry and government organisations.

Overview topics

Geophysics Monitoring the Effects of Climate Change
Near-Surface Geophysics for Geothermal Energy
Geophysics for Nuclear Waste Storage
Geophysics in Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Investigations
Geophysics Supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Government Programmes and International Development
Geophysical Surveys of Cryosphere and Arctic
Adapting Approaches from Oil & Gas Industry in Near Surface Geophysics
Modelling, Inversion and Data-Processing in Near Surface Geophysics
Geophysics in 3D Geological/Geotechnical Modelling
Integrated Approaches in Near-Surface Geophysics
New Technologies, Developments and Research Trends, Machine Learning
Geophysical Investigations in Crystalline Rock
Geophysical Investigations in Archaeology (Archaeogeophysics)
Geophysical Investigations in Soils & Agriculture
Nearshore/Offshore Geophysical Techniques
Groundwater Exploration and Hydrogeophysics
Geophysics for Reservoir Characterization and CO2 Storage
New Developments for Borehole Geophysics

Overview topics

Applications of AI/ML in Geohazards
Geohazards case studies for detecting near-surface anomalies, cavities, karst, and weak zones
Integrated and novel methods in data acquisition and geohazards studies
Integrated monitoring and characterisation of hazardous sites
Effects of climate and environmental changes on geohazards
Multi-hazards assessment and risk mitigation
Forecasting and early warning systems
Geohazards at the time of energy transition
Volcanic and seismic hazards
Remote sensing applications for geohazards assessment
Landslides, rock and debris fall
Geohazard issues for earth embankments, dams and critical infrastructures
Integrated Techniques for Offshore Geohazards
Developments in instrumentations for geohazards studies
Impact of geohazards on environment and society

Overview topics

Trailblazing Marine Technologies: Advanced UXO and Object Detection & Identification Equipment and Survey Techniques
1. Novel geophysical methods for object detection
2. Improving accuracy and confidence in object identification through technology
3. Robotic and autonomous systems for UXO and object surveys
4. Advances in nearshore and intertidal survey techniques for UXO and object detection
Data Intelligence and Interpretation in UXO and Object Detection
1. AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning for automated seafloor and buried object detection, interpretation and classification
2. Integration of geophysical datasets for detecting buried UXOs
3. Seismic processing techniques for imaging buried objects
4. Limits of magnetic inversion techniques for ferrous object detection
5. Real-time UXO mapping techniques
UXO Management in Offshore Infrastructure Development
1. Navigating risks: UXO risk assessment for offshore wind farms; bottom fixed and floating
2. Cable route UXO challenges: Solutions in submarine developments
3. From detection to action: Case studies streamlining UXO clearance in marine settings
Regulatory Frameworks and Safety Standards
1. Legal and engineering requirements
2. Developing new methods of UXO risk elimination (disposal/detonation)
3. Legal landscapes: Global UXO legislation and compliance
4. Rejuvenation of UXO detection policies and reinterpretation of the ALARP concept for safer offshore environments
Advanced UXO Detection on Land, Urban and Conflict Zones
1. Urban UXO reconnaissance: Navigating dense urban areas
2. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) applications for UXO detection in war zones
3. Advances in land UXO detection using geophysical methods

Overview topics

Geophysics and NDT for Planning, Design and Monitoring of Roads, Runways and Railroads
Geophysics and NDT for Planning, Design and Monitoring of Tunnels
Geophysics and NDT for Planning, Design and Monitoring of Bridges
Geophysics and NDT for Planning, Design and Monitoring of Embankments, Dams and Levees
Geophysics and NDT for Planning, Design and Monitoring of Electrical Infrastructure (above & below ground, landfalls and offshore)
Geophysics and NDT for Planning, Design and Monitoring of Underground infrastructure and Buried Utilities
Applications of New and Emerging Geophysical Technologies in Civil Infrastructure: e.g. Airborne, Satellite, UAV, Fiber Optics, Digital Sensors, DAS
Geophysical Data Analysis, Integration and AI in Civil Infrastructure Planning and Assess

Overview topics

Physical Properties of Critical Raw Materials and their Mineral Systems
Magnetic and Magnetic Gradiometry Methods in Mineral Exploration
Gravity and Gravity Gradiometry Methods in Mineral Exploration
Resistivity and IP Methods in Mineral Exploration
Electromagnetic Methods in Mineral Exploration
Seismic Methods in Mineral Exploration
Downhole Geophysics
New Developments in 3D Imaging/Inversion of Geophysical Data
Joint Inversion of Multiphysics Data
Geophysical Methods in Mining Engineering
GPR Applications in Mining
AI and Machine Learning in Mineral Exploration and Mining
Innovative EU-funded Mineral Exploration Solutions
Geophysics for Mine Safety and Planning
Seafloor Mining in Subsea Investigations
Exploration Geophysics for Critical Minerals
Remote Sensing for Mineral Exploration
Fiber optic sensing solutions

Committees

Near Surface Geoscience Conference & Exhibition 2025 is organised with the valuable contribution of our Local Advisory Committee and Scientific Committees, one per parallel conference.