Monitoring Atlas InSAR studies provide regular and flexible updates of ground and structural motion measurements during the construction, operation, and maintenance phase of any site or project.
The frequency of ground motion measurement can be easily adapted at any time to the criticality of the project phase and project-specific requirements.
Atlas InSAR provides customized services, from providing a quick overview of the latest measurements to comprehensive studies following millimetric deformation associated with tunneling advancements.
Atlas InSAR is a robust, efficient, and cost-effective monitoring solution to minimize and mitigate geotechnical risks.
Measuring Ground Motion from Space
Thanks to InSAR technology (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar), the Atlas satellite solution allows millimetric-precision measurements of ground, buildings, or construction sites.
Measurements obtained from satellites cover vast areas without an on-the-ground intervention.
They provide a detailed analysis of the deformations on the terrain, which can be due to works carried out on it or other events to give an understanding of the impacted area.
Our Atlas InSAR advanced processing chain can work with any current Satellite SAR Images.
Sixense teams can task SAR Satellites to acquire images over any site every few days to develop customized monitoring programs that are designed to provide ground and asset motion information.
Different Satellites will be tasked depending on site and motion characteristics.
Atlas InSAR can work with X, C, or L bands to ensure the best information is used on each project.
New constellations are being launched, and very soon, daily imagery will be available for real-time satellite monitoring programs at a fraction of the cost of traditional monitoring.
Monitoring Impact of Construction Works: Drawing Exact Settlement Contours
Atlas InSAR monitoring can be applied during the construction phase of any project, providing millions of measurement points with millimetric precision.
The area covered can always be larger than the defined Zone Of Interest, thus Atlas services are a perfect tool to settle subsidence claims and complement in-situ instrumentation.
Monitoring Tunneling Activities: Ground Settlement due to Volume Loss
Atlas InSAR monitoring is particularly suited to monitor ground surface displacement resulting from tunneling activities and to measure its impact on existing buildings and infrastructures.
During tunneling advancement, InSAR Atlas monitoring solutions are used to monitor ground settlement due to volume loss, verify surveying reference points, and map any widening of the settlement outside the calculated ZOI.
Early Warning Tool: Detect Precursor Motion to Landslide and Slope Failures
Atlas InSAR monitoring is an efficient tool to detect precursor motion on landslides and slope failures along large areas such as highways, railways, or pipelines and remote and critical infrastructure such as mines, tailing dams, and bridges.
Non-linear motion or motion acceleration can be identified, enabling the implementation of early-stage mitigation interventions.
Long Term Smart Maintenance
Atlas InSAR Monitoring is the perfect tool for designing long-term maintenance programs.
It provides cost-effective measurements and wide area coverage to assess structural health and detect motion likely to cause damage to infrastructures.
Risk Reduction in Mining and Tailings Dam
Atlas InSAR Monitoring allows customized monitoring programs to support mining activity.
Atlas InSAR can monitor the motion of both underground and open pit mining sites and be used to ensure the stability of key infrastructures such as tailing dams, waste dumps, and access roads.
