Accurately monitor ground movement around your assets
There are many pieces of vital infrastructure that depend on stable ground for safe and efficient operation: pipelines, roads, airports, and hydroelectric dams. Shifting ground, whether caused by natural or artificial forces, can have disastrous economic and environmental implications.
Being able to track ground movement over a large landscape in and around your valuable assets allows you to diagnose potential issues before they become major problems.
GroundWatch is a digital tool that uses inSAR technology to detect ground movement with millimetre accuracy and precision. This allows you to track current ground shifts and compare them to data taken over the past seven years.
Get precise measurements of ground movement surrounding your assets
The InSAR technology can achieve an image resolution of three metres (9.8 feet).
GroundWatch detects ground deformation down to a millimetre (0.04 inches) on the vertical axis.
We have global satellite coverage from the past seven years to compare ground shifts during that span.
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