Abstract:
This paper summarizes the current status and progress of major system integration technologies for airborne geophysical prospecting used abroad from 2015 to 2020. During this period, some old systems were improved, while some became obsolete. Meanwhile, new system integration methods constantly emerged during this period. Specifically, towed birds using geomagnetic gradient began to be widely applied. At the same time, with the significant improvement of flight control and load capacity, UAVs were widely applied in magnetic, electromagnetic, gravity, and gamma-ray spectrometry fields. SQUID magnetic tensor gradiometers and FTG gravity tensor gradiometers were successively put into commercial airborne geophysical prospecting. The signal-to-noise ratio of electromagnetic systems was significantly improved, and CsI (Tl) scintillators were preferred by companies producing gamma-ray spectrometry instruments.