Earth Sciences

Constructed in NSW, 1981, White Cliffs Solar Power Station was the first concentrated solar thermal power station in Australia. In fact, it was Australia’s first …

Solar irradiance is the output of energy from the sun received at an area on the Earth. It is measured in W/m² (Watts per meter …

How does a Pyranometer work? Thermopiles’ black coating absorbs all solar radiation. The absorbed radiation causes a temperature difference between the hot and cold junctions …

The Australian Standard for Blast Monitoring (AS2187.2-2006) provides guidelines for the type of equipment required to monitor ground vibration (peak particle velocity, or PPV) and airblast …

ESS Earth Sciences handy EC calculator converts the analogue output of the EC1550 Electrical Conductivity and Temperature sensor into corrected EC. Our EC calculator can …

Vibration monitoring of critical infrastructure is paramount. Failure from strong shaking due to earthquakes and other sources can cause damage or even critical failure. Such …

ESS Earth Sciences is pleased to announce the acquisition of Greenspan water quality sensor technologies from Aquamonix. The Greenspan water quality sensors have not been …

Here’s a quick animation showing how a 3D rock stress monitoring instrument glues its peripheral sensors to the surrounding rock when inserted into a borehole.

ESS Earth Sciences are proud to announce that we are now the distributor for Bristol Industrial & Research Associates Ltd (Biral). Biral’s BTD-200 lightning detection …

Soil moisture monitoring is an area of growing study for dryland farming and irrigators alike. Accurate monitoring of soil moisture penetration into the soil depth …

Experts in geotechnology and geophysical engineering In addition to the unique high-tech geotechnology solutions that ESS designs and manufactures, we also proudly represent some of …

One of the biggest issues with long term field monitoring of electrical conductivity for salinity measurement is reliability. Electrical contact-type sensors are highly accurate, but …

The main advantage of the 6150 liquid level sensor’s measurement system is that when a reading is taken, a high-pressure blast of air is pushed …

Our seismologists have designed some of the best, easiest to use earthquake data and seismic analysis software. They are mostly free to use and make …

The Seismology Research Centre (SRC) division of ESS Earth Sciences has had a big year in 2016. SRC is celebrating its 40th anniversary since local …

We’ve cleared out the old Geosystems website and will now use it as a showcase for new technology in the field of geotechnical engineering. The first …