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The InSAR analysis showcased here, demonstrates how satellites can provide a large-scale overview of millimeter-scale movements for this mine and tailings facility in Orange, New South Wales Central West, Australia. Tailings are deposits of waste from the mining industry contained within embankments in which stability is critical to avoid contamination of surrounding areas. Inio can monitor expected and unexpected movements of such embankments and provide critical insight into stability. NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute offers expert geotechnical interpretations of the InSAR-derived motion data together with other datasets, instrumentation, and on-sight assessments. Besides tailings monitoring, #InSAR can be used for several applications within the mining industry, including: Optimizing Mining Operations 💥 InSAR for #mining management provides critical information for optimizing operations, ensuring safety, and meeting environmental standards. Continuous #monitoring of ground movements is essential for mitigating risks and maintaining the overall stability of mining sites and associated infrastructure. Ground Subsidence Monitoring 🗻 InSAR provides real-time monitoring of ground subsidence in mining areas, helping to identify potential risks and mitigate the impact on infrastructure. Pit Deformation Analysis 🔎 The technology can help analyze pit deformations over time, offering insights into the stability of mining excavations and help optimize mining operations. Infrastructure Integrity 💫 InSAR is utilized to assess the impact of mining activities on infrastructure, such as roads, buildings, and pipelines, ensuring their integrity and safety.

Tomorrow, Georgia Karadimou will be presenting on recent work with Inio at Geological Remote Sensing Group (GRSG) at #ESRIN in Frascati! We hope to see you there!

The Future of Urban Planning Real-time monitoring of ground subsidence in urban areas, offering early detection to mitigate risks to infrastructure, such as buildings and roads. 🚗 In addition, archived data can aid in the forensic assessment of settlement several years in the past. 🗻 Providing insights into ground stability, helping city planners make informed decisions regarding development projects and infrastructure improvements. 🚞 Take contact if you're interested in more information about what InSAR can do for you! #onsafeground #urbanplanning #realtime

NORSK GEOTEKNISK FORENING is an organization to generate knowledge exchange on geotechnics across Norway. The upcoming seminar on settlement analysis is a great venue for Inio to showcase the value of #InSAR.

Did you know that central Oslo is moving?  Since the start of construction of the Oslo Opera House in 2003, Oslo’s Bjørvika harbour district has been a part of one of the largest waterfront redevelopment projects in Europe, which now includes landmark buildings like the Munch Museum, the Barcode, and the Public Library. Prior to this work, it was uncertain whether the ground conditions consisting of marine clay and sediments would be able to stand such construction. NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute contributed substantially with evaluating and monitoring the ground conditions which included the use of satellite-based monitoring of ground stability with InSAR. 📡  The image below shows InSAR data from NGI which was used in the monitoring. The monitoring clearly identifies that although the newly built Barcode buildings (center) and the Opera House (bottom left) are stable, the surrounding area, including the Oslo Central Station (upper right) is moving with several millimeters per year (indicated by yellow points), which can possibly lead to large maintenance costs over time. #Innovation #Technology #InSAR

Did you know that central Oslo is moving?  Since the start of construction of the Oslo Opera House in 2003, Oslo’s Bjørvika harbour district has been a part of one of the largest waterfront redevelopment projects in Europe, which now includes landmark buildings like the Munch Museum, the Barcode, and the Public Library. Prior to this work, it was uncertain whether the ground conditions consisting of marine clay and sediments would be able to stand such construction. NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute contributed substantially with evaluating and monitoring the ground conditions which included the use of satellite-based monitoring of ground stability with InSAR. 📡  The image below shows InSAR data from NGI which was used in the monitoring. The monitoring clearly identifies that although the newly built Barcode buildings (center) and the Opera House (bottom left) are stable, the surrounding area, including the Oslo Central Station (upper right) is moving with several millimeters per year (indicated by yellow points), which can possibly lead to large maintenance costs over time. #Innovation #Technology #InSAR

Did you know that central Oslo is moving?  Since the start of construction of the Oslo Opera House in 2003, Oslo’s Bjørvika harbour district has been a part of one of the largest waterfront redevelopment projects in Europe, which now includes landmark buildings like the Munch Museum, the Barcode, and the Public Library. Prior to this work, it was uncertain whether the ground conditions consisting of marine clay and sediments would be able to stand such construction. NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute contributed substantially with evaluating and monitoring the ground conditions which included the use of satellite-based monitoring of ground stability with InSAR. 📡  The image below shows InSAR data from NGI which was used in the monitoring. The monitoring clearly identifies that although the newly built Barcode buildings (center) and the Opera House (bottom left) are stable, the surrounding area, including the Oslo Central Station (upper right) is moving with several millimeters per year (indicated by yellow points), which can possibly lead to large maintenance costs over time. #Innovation #Technology #InSAR

Monitoring the earth with millimetre precision, FROM SPACE! 🪐  InSAR is the science of extracting phase differences from electromagnetic radar signals enabling satellite observation of ground motion with mm-scale precision. 📡 The large footprint of the radar signal enables the tracking of spatial variations in movement over kilometers. The continuity of these images makes it possible to track movement over years and can help map past and future ground stability. 🌎  NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and KSAT – Kongsberg Satellite Services strive to elevate the use of the technology today to help ensure the stability of industry operations and enhanced societal safety. 🌱  Where do you think InSAR technology can be used? #satellite #InSAR #tech 

Cutting edge space technology + specialized geotechnical knowledge = Inio  🪐 Inio provides high quality, cost-effective and operational InSAR ground monitoring services both to public and private customers.  🪐 Stakeholders and applications are diverse from urban planning in the context of modern smart cities, to the energy sector requiring precise information in relation to mining or oil and gas extraction activities, to governments mapping critical areas prone to subsidence, erosion or natural hazards.   🪐 Inio is a consortium of two world renowned service providers in their respective domains: KSAT – Kongsberg Satellite Service specializing in time-critical SAR imagery processing and delivery, and NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute specializing in InSAR data processing and interpretation as well as geotechnical consulting.   🪐 This partnership offers full operational capability and scalability, from satellite data tasking and acquisition to deformation tracking and mapping and geotechnical consulting.  🪐 Contact us if you have any questions about Inio and InSAR technology!   #InSAR #satellite #geotech 

Our summer interns Ida, Trygve and Endre are working to identify new and innovative ways to utilize InSAR for societal benefit. "InSAR has grown from a niche to a mainstream monitoring tool for some industries. Even so, much of the potential for the technology may yet have to be discovered – and this makes InSAR an inspiring topic to work with" - says Endre. His colleague Trygve, who has a background in economics, agrees and is quick to add: “Also, InSAR has changed in recent years – not just from the technology perspective (the principles are still the same) – but from the economics perspective as data become more available and can potentially open new market segments” With their interdisciplinary expertise, the three are bringing new perspectives and contribute to market research in close dialogue with InSAR experts. “Communicating the technology behind Inio to prospective users is not always easy since InSAR is a complex technology. The detail and accuracy of ground motion you can obtain from space can be difficult to grasp for some. This is also true for the important constraints of the technology” - says Ida whos photo was here taken while learning about ground investigation techniques.