Proximities
Geophysics
An important focus of QTSI scientists and engineers is on technical signature collection, analysis, and exploitation. A “technical signature” is any measurable pattern characteristic of natural or human events and behaviors.
Our expertise starts with keen knowledge of natural and human activities and how they excite the propagation media (earth, air, or water) to then interact with modern sensing equipment. Whether the detection range is thousands of miles or just a few feet, QTSI has developed capabilities for detecting, analyzing, associating, identifying, and locating the signal sources. QTSI’s experts on seismic, infrasound, acoustic, and hydro-acoustic physics and engineering provide a strong, effective presence at the reality end of the signal processing chain.
Applications include nuclear explosion monitoring, regional sensing, local area situational awareness, weigh-in-motion from a stand-off, and an emerging capability focused on applying seismometry and other sensors to perimeter and border monitoring and control. This area is expected to have both military and commercial applications.