Integration of Ground Penetrating Radar with Global Position System and Inertial Measurement Unit for archaeological application

In the last years, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technology has been used extensively in different fields of heritage investigation. The use of other technics that integrate GPR technology as Global Positioning System (GPS) together with Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) can effectively improve the precision of buried object location, by means of an efficient control of route and attitude of the GPR. This article aims at investigate on some technics oriented to the issues solution, as those that are consequence of used specific detection methods, e.g. GPR pulled by a terrestrial vehicle or carried by an aerial platform. Moreover, we present a basic structure of our low cost design, which integrates functionalities of GPS and IMU dedicated to GPR’s use.