Using satellites to monitor critical infrastructure

The MIS are pleased to announce their first technical event for 2023. The virtual lecture, on 11 January, will be delivered by Dr Nathan Magnall, InSAR Projects Lead, CGG Satellite Mapping, and will consider 'Using satellites to monitor critical infrastructure'.

A number of recent high profile industrial incidents, particularly in mining, have highlighted the need for regular and reliable monitoring of ground movement.  InSAR is a satellite-based technique capable of detecting movements as small as a few millimetres per year.  However, while a powerful technique, InSAR can struggle to provide measurements in some areas, usually where vegetation is present.  Here we demonstrate the utilisation of InSAR across a number of mining operations, as well as wider applications to infrastructure monitoring.  The talk will focus on the benefits of InSAR as a monitoring tool, alongside the limitations of the technique.

Nathan is the InSAR Projects Lead at CGG Satellite Mapping, working with clients to deliver InSAR data for the mining, oil and gas, and civil engineering secgtors.  He holds a PhD in Environmental Science from Lancaster University and a Masters in Geology from the University of Liverpool.

This event will be held virtually using Zoom so registration is essential.