Mission
The objectives of the Near-Surface Geophysics (NSG) Section of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists are as follows:
- to promote the rigorous practice of the science of shallow-earth geophysics including engineering, environmental, groundwater, mining, geothermal, and archeological applications
- to represent that science to public, governmental, and other regulatory bodies
- to encourage fellowship and cooperation among those persons interested in related geophysical methods and problems
- to support the mutual economic, professional, and educational interests of such persons
- to foster the development of programs and activities that relate to those interests

