Satellite Interferometry for Urban Subsidence: Reconciling Millimetre Signals With Ground Instrumentation

Authors

  • Violeta Gerdzhikov Centre for Earth Observation, Sakar Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Svilengrad, Bulgaria Author
  • Marie Bartunkova Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Krusnohori Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Most, Czech Republic Author
  • Kristjan Baldvinsson Department of Geospatial Science, Eyjafjordur Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Dalvik, Iceland Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22661979

Keywords:

Satellite Interferometry for Urban Subsidence; Smart infrastructure; Evidence synthesis; Asset management; Structural health monitoring

Abstract

Satellite Interferometry for Urban Subsidence is an area of active development in smart and resilient infrastructure engineering,
with evidence that has accumulated unevenly across its component questions. We review the current evidence base for satellite
interferometry for urban subsidence, spanning methodological, implementation, governance, and cost dimensions, focusing on
where practice has converged and where it continues to vary, and set out the practical considerations relevant to an agency
considering its adoption. We conclude that selective, context-specific use is best supported by the evidence currently available,
rather than uniform adoption or avoidance

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2022-07-12