M.A. Lasarev1, V.V. Antipov2, V.V. Varenkov3, D.A. Smirnov4, V.I. Sakhterov5

1 HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (Moscow, Russia)

2,3,4,5 Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation RAS (Moscow, Troitsk, Russia)

5 LLC “RL Radar in geophysics and radiophysics” (Moscow, Troitsk, Russia)

5 info@nporgr.ru

To successfully teach students and young professionals the specifics of interpreting deep ground penetrating radar data, it is desirable to have an open database of profiles created and verified on real objects and known training grounds. Typically, ground penetrating radar manufacturers store data in their own proprietary formats. Existing text export formats for GPR data processing programs do not contain standardized fields for profile metadata. The industry-standard SEG-Y format, borrowed from seismic exploration, does not cover the specifics of ground-penetrating radar measurements, including multiple signals in single point, controlled-beam ground-penetrating radars, and well logging. There is a need to formulate requirements for an open format for storing deep pulsed ground penetrating radar data, propose a database architecture, and preliminary functionality for a program for viewing training profiles based on it. This paper provides a review of the export formats for processing Russian deep pulse ground penetrating radars "Loza", "Grot", and "Echo-Sphere". The limitations of text formats and the SEG-Y format in terms of the composition of metadata and the specifics of ground penetrating radar have been identified. Requirements for an open binary format storing source data and optional interpreter annotations are formulated. A database architecture is proposed with separation of metadata in the DBMS and file bodies in the object storage, as well as the need for a viewer with a minimum set of visualization functions. Implementation of the proposed solutions will enable the creation of an open database of deep georadar research for use in teaching at educational institutions and in professional development.

Lasarev M.A., Antipov V.V., Varenkov V.V., Smirnov D.A., Sakhterov V.I. Development of data viewing programs and a database for deep ground penetrating radars // Science Intensive Technologies. 2026. V. 27. № 5. P. 73−80. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18127/j19998465-202605-08

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