Radar Systems, Inc. was established in 1989 on the basis of Aviation Subsurface Radiolocation Problem Laboratory
(ASRPL), Riga Aviation University (RAU), to become ASRPL's legal successor
in research and development for subsurface sounding techniques, hardware and software used to solve tasks of nondestructive
environmental monitoring, engineering geological surveys, thickness measurements of sea and fresh water ice, etc.
ASRPL was established in 1977 by resolution of the State Science and Technology Committee to conduct research studies
started in 1968 at Radiolocation Chair, Riga Civil Aviation Engineering Institute (RCAEI), headed by Professor
M. Finkelshtein, Doctor of Technology. Works by ASRPL gained broad recognition and appreciation quite soon. As a result,
in 1984, three research fellows of Radiolocation Chair and ASRPL received the USSR State Award for development and
introduction of ice measurement techniques and devices.
Along with sea ice measurement studies, ASRPL was active with research and development of earth cover sounding
techniques and devices for geological engineering surveys. These studies were crowned with development of a number of
georadar series ZOND, LOUCH, PROFILE and PYTHON (abyssal georadar). The latter is a land
analogue of the space radar used for subsurface soil sounding of Mars (Project Mars-96) and
designed by Radar Systems, Inc.
researchers in close cooperation with their colleagues from National Space
Agency of France (CNES) and Service d'Aeronomie Institute (France). Currently, one type of georadars is manufactured,
namely Zond-12e (versatile and multifunctional unit).
Radar Systems, Inc. has
long-term traditions of developing of space-oriented instrumentation. Thus, specialists of ASRPL and Radiolocation Chair
together with their counterparts from the Academy of Sciences Research Institute for Radio Engineering and Electronics
designed a complex radiolocation unit used for sounding survey of Phobos (satellite of Mars).
Our Company is a regular participant at various scientific conferences on subsurface sounding and nondestructive
environmental monitoring. For instance, "Zond-12", "Zond-12c" and "Zond-12e" equipment was shown in technical expositions
at Conferences GPR'94 (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; June 12-16, 1994) and GPR'98 (Lawrence, Kansas, USA; May 27-30, 1998),
5-th Meeting of EEGS /European Section/ (Hungary,
Budapest, September 6-9, 1999), 6-th Meeting of EEGS /European Section/ (Germany, Bochum, September 3-7, 2000),
7-th Meeting of EEGS /European Section/ (Great Britain, Birmingham, September 2-6, 2001),
8-th Meeting of EEGS /European Section/ (Portugal, Aveiro,
September 8-12, 2002), 9-th Meeting of EEGS /European Section/ (Czech Republic, Prague, August 31 - September 4), GPR 2004
(The Netherlands, Delft, June 21-24, 2004) and was operated successfully in field demo tests at the a/m Conferences.
Up to recent time, Radar Systems, Inc. was developing and manufacturing subsurface sounding equipment only. Now, our
Company supports series production of electronic firmware for check-in counters used at airports.
Moreover, our Company receives special orders for development and manufacture of various nonstandard units.
We are always ready and willing to cooperate with you!