scholarly journals An Application of Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) Technique for Infrastructure Monitoring

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1052
Author(s):  
Peppe J. V. D’Aranno ◽  
Alessandro Di Benedetto ◽  
Margherita Fiani ◽  
Maria Marsella ◽  
Ilaria Moriero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Space Agency ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Port Area ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Area North ◽  
The Stability ◽  
A Site ◽  
Displacement Patterns

In the absence of systematic structural monitoring to support adequate maintenance standards, many existing infrastructures may reach unacceptable quality levels during their life cycle, resulting in significant damage and even potential failure. The metropolitan area of the Gulf of Salerno (Italy), served by a complex multimodal transport network connecting the port area to the roads and railways surrounding the urban area, represents an important industrial and commercial hub at the local and international scale. This particular scenario, developed in a complex morphological and geological context, has led to the interference and overlapping of the transport network (highway, railway, main and secondary roads) that run through the piedmont area north of the port. Given the relevance of the area, our research aims to highlight the capabilities of the persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI) technique, belonging to the group of differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR), to extract space–temporal series of displacements on ground points or artifacts with millimeter accuracy useful to understand ongoing deformation processes. By using archived data from the European Space Agency missions, i.e., ERS1/2 (European remote-sensing satellite) and ENVISAT (environmental satellite), and the most recent data from COSMO-SkyMed constellations, it was possible to collect a 28-year dataset that was used to spatially analyze displacement patterns at a site-specific scale to check the stability of viaducts and embankments, and on a larger scale to understand the activity of the surrounding slopes. Despite the different resolution and subsequently the ground density, the analysis of the different datasets showed a spatiotemporal consistency in the displacement patterns that concerned two subareas showing significant annual velocity trends, one northeast of the city and the second in the port area. The analysis presented in this paper highlights how a complex geologic area, combining slope movements and various fault systems, could be a major concern for the stability of the overlying infrastructure and also the role that a PSI analysis can play in remotely monitoring their behavior over long periods of time.

scholarly journals ASSESSING GROUND SUBSIDENCE PHENOMENA WITH PERSISTENT SCATTERER INTERFEROMETRY DATA IN WESTERN THESSALY, GREECE

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 1693 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ilia ◽  
C. Loupasakis ◽  
P. Tsangaratos
Keyword(s):  
European Space Agency ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Sar Interferometry ◽  
Ground Subsidence ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Subsidence Rate ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
The Mean

The main objective of the present study was to investigate ground subsidence in the wider area of Farsala, western Thessaly basin, by means of remote sensing techniques and to identify potential geo environmental mechanisms that contribute to the development of the observed surface fractures affecting the site. In this context, a set of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images, acquired in 1995-2003 by the European Space Agency (ESA) satellites ERS1 and ERS2 and processed with the Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) technique by the German Space Agency (DLR) during the Terrafirma project, were evaluated in order to investigate spatial and temporal patterns of deformation. Groundwater table levels of three water boreholes within the research area were processed providing the mean piezometric level drawdown and the mean annual drawdown rate. In addition, a quantitative comparison between the deformation subsidence rate and the thickness of the compressible sediments was also performed. The outcomes of the present study indicated a clear relationship in the subsidence deformation rate and the groundwater fluctuation and also a correlation between the depth of the bedrock and the deformation subsidence rate. Overall, the multitemporal SAR interferometry (DInSAR) data are proved as a valuable and suitable technique for increasing knowledge about the extent and the rate of the deformations in the current study area, proved to be affected with an increasing intensity. 

scholarly journals PERSISTENT SCATTERER INTERFEROMETRY USING SENTINEL-1 DATA

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B7 ◽  
pp. 835-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Crosetto ◽  
O. Monserrat ◽  
N. Devanthéry ◽  
M. Cuevas-González ◽  
A. Barra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Sar Data ◽  
Interferometric Sar ◽  
High Coherence

This paper is focused on deformation monitoring using a Persistent Scatterer Interferometry technique and the interferometric SAR data acquired by the Sentinel-1 satellite of the European Space Agency. The first part of the paper describes the procedure used to process and analyze Sentinel-1 interferometric SAR data. Two main approaches are described. The first one is a simplified Persistent Scatterer Interferometry approach that exploits two key properties of the Sentinel-1 data: the high coherence of the 12-day interferograms and the reduced orbital tube. The second approach is a full Persistent Scatterer Interferometry approach, where a more sophisticate data treatment is employed. The second part of the paper illustrates the results obtained with the two processing approaches. Two case studies are described. The first one concerns landslide detection and monitoring. In this case, the simplified Persistent Scatterer Interferometry approach was used. The second one regards the deformation monitoring of an urban area. In this case, a full Persistent Scatterer Interferometry approach was used.

scholarly journals Estimation of Velocity of the Polar Record Glacier, Antarctica Using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 332
Author(s):  
Prashant H. Pandit ◽  
Shridhar D. Jawak ◽  
Alvarinho J. Luis
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Aperture Radar ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Velocity Estimation ◽  
Synthetic Aperture ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Glacier Velocity ◽  
Aperture Radar

The ice flow velocity is a critical variable in understanding the glacier dynamics. The Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) is a robust technique to monitor Earth’s surface mainly to measure its topography and deformation. The phase information from two or more interferogram further helps to extract information about the height and displacement of the surface. We used this technique to derive glacier velocity for Polar Record Glacier (PRG), East Antarctica, using Sentinel-1 Single Look Complex images that were captured in Interferometric Wide mode. For velocity estimation, Persistent Scatterer interferometry (PS-InSAR) method was applied, which uses the time coherent of permanent pixel of master images and correlates to the same pixel of the slave image to get displacement by tracking the intensity of those pixels. C-band sensor of European Space Agency, Sentinel-1A, and 1B data were used in this study. Estimated average velocity of the PRG is found to be approximately ≈400 ma−1, which varied from ≈100 to ≈700 ma−1. We also found that PRG moves at ≈700 and 200 ma−1 in the lower part and the upper inland area, respectively.

scholarly journals PERSISTENT SCATTERER INTERFEROMETRY USING SENTINEL-1 DATA

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B7 ◽  
pp. 835-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Crosetto ◽  
O. Monserrat ◽  
N. Devanthéry ◽  
M. Cuevas-González ◽  
A. Barra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Sar Data ◽  
Interferometric Sar ◽  
High Coherence

This paper is focused on deformation monitoring using a Persistent Scatterer Interferometry technique and the interferometric SAR data acquired by the Sentinel-1 satellite of the European Space Agency. The first part of the paper describes the procedure used to process and analyze Sentinel-1 interferometric SAR data. Two main approaches are described. The first one is a simplified Persistent Scatterer Interferometry approach that exploits two key properties of the Sentinel-1 data: the high coherence of the 12-day interferograms and the reduced orbital tube. The second approach is a full Persistent Scatterer Interferometry approach, where a more sophisticate data treatment is employed. The second part of the paper illustrates the results obtained with the two processing approaches. Two case studies are described. The first one concerns landslide detection and monitoring. In this case, the simplified Persistent Scatterer Interferometry approach was used. The second one regards the deformation monitoring of an urban area. In this case, a full Persistent Scatterer Interferometry approach was used.

scholarly journals IDENTIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT OF DEFORMATION USING SENTINEL DATA AND PSINSAR TECHNIQUE IN COALMINES OF KORBA

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-5 ◽  
pp. 427-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
H. Govil ◽  
R. S. Chatterjee ◽  
K. Malik ◽  
P. Diwan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Production ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Deformation Monitoring ◽  
Synthetic Aperture ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Open Cast

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Natural Resources extraction for production of goods increases the stress on land and on the environment. Coal Mines are the primary source for energy production. This process increases the continuous deformation on land by disturbing equilibrium beneath the surface. Interferometry techniques have a capability to detect the minute deformation with millimetre precision on the ground using microwave SAR data. The study area covers the largest open cast coal mines of Asia. In this study for minute deformation identification, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry Synthetic Aperture Radar (PSInSAR) technique has been used. Research focuses on the application of PSInSAR technique for terrain deformation detection using 17 SAR scene of Korba, Chhattisgarh, India acquired by the Sentinel-1 satellite of European Space Agency. This technique is capable to monitor the minute deformation in the coal mines of Korba, Chhattisgarh, India. The results predicted that the area is deformed with the velocity up to 30 mm/year in the coal mines and surroundings areas. The PSInSAR technique with the Sentinel-1 data provides the proficient tool for deformation monitoring in coal mines of Korba.</p>

Investigation of Land Subsidence Phenomena in the wider Tirana (Albania) Region by applying Persistent Scatterer Interferometry Techniques

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doris Skenderas ◽  
Constantinos Loupasakis ◽  
Ioannis Papoutsis ◽  
Stavroula Alatza ◽  
Charalampos (Haris) Kontoes
Keyword(s):  
Land Subsidence ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Water Withdrawal ◽  
Deformation Pattern ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Alluvial Deposits ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
The City

&lt;p&gt;The occurrence of land subsidence phenomenon has been investigated for the wider area of the city of Tirana, Albania.&amp;#160; A set of Ninety-four SAR images acquired between January 2015 and 23 of November 2019 by the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel1, have been processed by applying the Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interpretation of PSI analysis output results, revealed subsidence deformations at the northwest and near the center of Tirana, mainly due to natural land compaction. The deformation rates reach up to 9.6 mm/yr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The most intensive phenomena have been identified at the Laknas and Breg Shkoze- Rinas regions. In particular at the ``Mother Tereza`` National Airport of Tirana, located at the Rinas area, land subsidence ranges between 2.3mm/yr and 4.5mm/yr.&amp;#160; Whereas in Tirana e Re, close to the city center, less intensive subsiding movements have been identified, ranging from 1.5 to a maximum of&amp;#160; 5.2 mm/yr. &amp;#160;&amp;#160;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By evaluating geological, geotechnical, and hydrological data it was determined that except for Laknas, in all other areas, land subsidence is caused by natural compression of alluvial deposits of the Ishmi River. At the Laknas zone, besides natural compression, water withdrawal due to over pumping of ground water can be identified as well. This was proved by the piezometric surface monitoring data referring to the period 2015-2019.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Besides the interesting findings about the deformation pattern at the wider area of Tirana, the current study highlights the potential of PSI as a suitable, accurate, and cost-efficient technique for the study of land subsidence phenomena.&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals EXTRACTING AND EVALUATING CLUSTERS IN DINSAR DEFORMATION DATA ON SINGLE BUILDINGS

2020 ◽  
Vol V-3-2020 ◽  
pp. 157-163
Author(s):  
P. J. Schneider ◽  
R. Khamis ◽  
U. Soergel
Keyword(s):  
Ground Truth ◽  
Deformation Space ◽  
Powerful Method ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Ground Truth Data ◽  
Precise Levelling ◽  
The Past ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Displacement Patterns ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract. In the past two decades persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI) has become a well understood and powerful method to monitor the deformations of man-made structures. PSI can derive displacement histories of thousands of scattered points on a single building with accuracy of a few millimetre per year, by analysing space-borne SAR data. In this paper, we present a method to cluster PS points on a single building into segments which show the same deformation behavior. The spatial distribution of those clusters gives an insight into the structural behavior of a building. We use dimensionality reduction to visualize the clusters in the deformation space. The comparison of our extracted displacement patterns with ground truth data from precise levelling and 3D tachymetry confirms the plausibility of our remote sensing method.

scholarly journals Terrain subsidence detected by satellite radar scanning of the Copenhagen area, Denmark, and its relation to the tectonic framework

1969 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 25-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Roll Jakobsen ◽  
Urs Wegmuller ◽  
Ren Capes ◽  
Stig A. Schack Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
European Space Agency ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Radar Data ◽  
Coastal Protection ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Satellite Radar ◽  
Flooding Risk ◽  
Eu Project

In the European Union (EU) project Terrafirma, which is supported by the European Space Agency to stimulate the Global Monitoring Environment System, we are using the latest technology to measure terrain motion on the basis of satellite radar data. The technique we employ is known as persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI); in Denmark, it was previously used to map areas of subsidence susceptible to flooding in the Danish part of the Wadden Sea (Vadehavet) area (Pedersen et al. 2011). That study was part of the flooding risk theme under the TerraFirma Extension project. Another coastal protection monitoring activity in the EU seventh framework project SubCoast followed, in which the low-lying south coast of Lolland, prone to flooding, was studied. The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) is also involved in the three-year EU collaborative project PanGeo in which GEUS is one of 27 EU national geological surveys. The objective of PanGeo is to provide free and open access to geohazard information in support of the Global Monitoring Environment System. This will be achieved by providing a free, online geohazard information service for the two largest cities in each EU country, i.e. 52 towns throughout Europe with c. 13% of EU’s population.

General approaches to assessing the resistance to the effects of ionizing radiation of outer space for foreign electronic component base of development enterprises

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Kozyukov ◽  
N. Gamzatov ◽  
Sergey Grechanyy ◽  
Konstantin Zolnikov ◽  
I. Strukov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Resistance ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Electronic Component ◽  
Space Technology ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Urgent Task ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Selection Of

The analysis of information on the stability of the electronic component base (ECB) in the development of radio-electronic equipment (REE) of spacecraft (spacecraft) is an important and urgent task. The paper considers the main components of the approaches of foreign organizations developing radio space technology to ensure its radiation resistance. The design approaches of Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defense and Space, and the European Space Agency are presented. The article outlines the main directions for optimizing the procedures for the preliminary selection of ECB, which consist in ensuring the required resistance of REE SC at the ECB level with ensuring the reliability of data on durability, in minimizing the costs of applying resistance enhancement measures (through the use of a promising ECB with increased resistance characteristics), to replace ECB.

scholarly journals Basin and local scale detection of ground subsidence through persistent scatterer interferometry: The Anthemountas Basin (Northern Greece) case study.

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1510
Author(s):  
F. Raspini ◽  
C. Loupasakis ◽  
D. Rozos ◽  
S. Moretti
Keyword(s):  
Local Scale ◽  
Sar Interferometry ◽  
Ground Subsidence ◽  
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ◽  
Northern Greece ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Sensing Technology ◽  
Persistent Scatterer ◽  
Basin Scale ◽  
Sar Imagery

In the framework of the Terrafirma Extension project, a study has been established for ground motion detection and mapping in the Anthemountas basin (Central Macedonia). Terrafirma promotes the exploitation of Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) techniques, a remote sensing technology based on multi-temporal satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery. The potential of SAR interferometry has been exploited through the innovative Wide Area Mapping approach, recently implemented by the German Space Agency (DLR) and aimed at measuring land deformation over large areas. Interferometric results from 1995-2001 by ERS1/2 satellites has been analyzed at a basin scale to investigate spatial patterns of land motion in the wider Anthemountas plain, where subsidence phenomena related to intense groundwater extraction is clearly manifested.  The   WAP results turned out to be a valuable tool for the characterization at local scale of the land subsidence in the runaways area of the Macedonia airport and in the village of Perea, affected in 2005-2006 by a series of tensile ground ruptures due to excessive groundwater withdrawal. Besides the study of the  phenomenon, this work confirmed the suitability of PSI techniques to detect and measure surface displacements with millimetre accuracy and also to reconstruct the deformations history of the investigated areas through displacement time series analysis.

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