To learn more about the research the Prairie Research Institute does on the Mahomet Aquifer, including our work on the HTEM project, please see Beneath the Surface: Charting the Mahomet Aquifer for Water Security. Thank you for your interest in our project!
Author: kemwaks@illinois.edu
Monday, December 5
Three production flights were conducted today, Monday, December 5th 2022 from the Rantoul Airport. A total of 639 line kilometers (397 line miles) were flown. See the highlighted lines in the figure below. The yellow oval represents the flights plan for tomorrow, December 6th. Flown today 639 lkm Total flown 1621 lkm Remaining 1470 lkm
Sunday, December 4
Today, Sunday December 4th 2022, another three production flights were conducted from the Rantoul Airport. A total of 544 line kilometers (1785 ft) were flown. See the highlighted lines in the figure below. The yellow oval represents the flights plan for tomorrow December 5th. Flown today 544 lkm Total flown 984 lkm Remaining 2107 lkm
Saturday, December 3
Airborne mapping of the Mahomet aquifer has officially started. Today, Saturday, December 3rd 2022 three production flights were conducted from the Rantoul Airport. A total of 445 line kilometers (1460 ft) were flown. See the highlighted lines in the figure below. The yellow oval represents the flights plan for tomorrow December 4th. Flown today 445 lkm […]
Media Day
On November 21st, 2022, the Illinois States Geological Survey (ISGS) will hold a demonstration of a survey, which will take place over the next few weeks in Champaign County using a helicopter carrying an electromagnetic sensor. The demonstration will take place at the Frasca Field Airport (1402 Airport Rd, Urbana, IL 61802), in Urbana Illinois. […]