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NH Company to join search for Natalee Holloway



Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (GSSI), said it planned to send high-tech instruments and employees to Aruba on July 27 to assist with the search for missing teenager Natalee Holloway.



The company is the world's leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems, a technology with broad applications for looking into the subsurface of the earth and infrastructure. GSSI has been invited to assist investigators with the search of several suspect areas on the island.



According to Chris Hawekotte, VP of Sales and Marketing, the company's products are often used in criminal forensics because GPR has the unique ability to look below the surface to locate targets and voids and identify areas where the earth has been disturbed.



"When you dig a hole you disturb the natural stratification of the soil layers. Even if the hole is filled in and disguised at the surface, GPR can detect the location months and years later," Hawekotte stated.



In Aruba, GSSI employees will use state-of-the-art ground penetrating radar systems to scan areas of interest to the investigative team working on the case. The resulting two dimensional and 3D images of the areas will provide valuable information to help narrow the search. In the past, GSSI equipment has successfully aided in searches including the 1996 ValueJet crash in the Everglades, scanning the site of the World Trade Center terrorist bombings in 2001, and more recently, looking for victims of the avalanches in Chile.



GSSI expects to conduct the search for a minimum of five days.



About GSSI

Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. is the world leader in the development, manufacture, and sale of Ground Penetrating Radar systems. This equipment is used to explore the subsurface of the earth and to non-destructively inspect our infrastructure systems. GSSI created the first commercial GPR system 35 years ago and continues to provide the widest range and highest quality GPR equipment available today. For more information, please call GSSI at 603-893-1109 or visit www.geophysical.com.






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