Thanks for the long post.
I am the project manager, and yes I am a geophysicist/geologist. I work for a multi-national major oil company and my job is to get the data and run the project. Yes there is lots of money involved and it is my job to get the job done. Like any oil company we are particularly concerned about taking care of the environment and taking care of the land.
I do have a lot of professional help. I have around 15 surveyors and around 30 full time Archaeologist working the project. The issue is a matter of making sure it all make sense. I have to take responsibility for the project and it is my name on the bottom line that I did it right. Thus I need to convince myself that I have covered all the P’s and Q’s of the project. Hence my question to you guys who are the experts on this stuff.
You are exactly correct in your statement that my goal is “don’t go here!”. I will have guys on quads driving all over the area laying out cables every 100 to 200 yards and vibes going every 100 yrds and stopping ever 50 yards. If you figure I am going to have around 200 folks working for me at any one time, the main goal is to keep people away from things they should not go to.