Automated time lapse electrical resistivity tomography for monitoring embankments (ALERT-ME) is a two-year project undertaken by the BGS that began in April 2010. It is supported by the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) via the Single Programme fund.
The BGS has enlisted representatives from the Great Central Railway (Nottingham), Network Rail, London Underground, British Waterways and G Underwood to help steer the project and focus applications towards the long term stability of engineered earthworks.
BGS have also enlisted the support of the Transport iNet to showcase ALERT-ME with a knowledge exchange event planned for early 2012, once the project has been established.