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FieldFinders: The Detecting App You Don't Want to Be Without Imagine having an app that helps you find new detecting permissions, research historic landscapes, analyse LiDAR, identify your finds and keep track of every field you've searched. And imagine having artificial intelligence working alongside you, finding clues in the landscape that you might otherwise have missed. Well, you don't have to imagine it. Introducing FieldFinders! Originally developed as a marketplace con

There's nothing quite like the excitement of exploring a new permission. Fresh ground, unfamiliar history and the possibility of discovering something extraordinary. But finding somewhere new to go metal detecting isn't always easy, particularly if you don't already have landowners willing to let you search their fields. Traditionally, we've relied on approaching farmers, joining detecting clubs, attending organised digs or visiting beaches where detecting is permitted. All p

You know the routine. You've got your detector, the batteries are charged, the weather's looking reasonable and you've got a free weekend. There's just one problem. You haven't got anywhere to go. Finding land to detect can be frustrating. You might spend weeks researching promising locations, driving around the countryside and knocking on farmhouse doors, only to discover that somebody else already has permission or the landowner simply isn't interested. Similar experiences

Like most experienced detectorists, I reckon I've got a reasonable eye for promising ground. Give me an old map, some LiDAR and a bit of local history and I'll happily spend hours working out where I think good search areas might be. But can AI improve your metal detecting? Can it really spot something you've missed? Can AI tell you where you should hunt and improve your chances of success? That's what I wanted to find out with FieldFinders, an app that brings together histor