Single-pair differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry (DInSAR) as well as more advanced methods, such as persistent scatterer interferometry (PSI), allow vertical displacements to be detected at the sub-centimeter level. Since 2014 free SAR data—Sentinel-1—have been collected systematically under the COPERNICUS program at a high temporal resolution and with global coverage. Such an open-access policy greatly helps build a wide user-community and develop diverse SAR-based applications. In this study conventional single-pair DInSAR and the PSI techniques were employed to monitor the vertical displacements of the newly constructed D8 highway, more specifically the part passing through the České Středohoří Mountains, where, during highway construction, a massive landslide occurred in June 2013. For both DInSAR and PSI, free Sentinel-1 radar data were used; moreover, the conventional single-pair DInSAR workflow was processed using freely available SNAP software. Results from the radar interferometry were validated using in situ techniques, such as geodetic measurements, 3D inclinometers, and laser scanning. Both approaches proved their ability to achieve reliable results in detecting vertical displacement “hotspots”. Additionally, in terms of absolute values, the PSI interferometry corresponds very well with the in situ measurements. This study also shows that open-source solutions (free data and SW) provided under the COPERNICUS program bring a great potential for monitoring vertical displacements.

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The oldest rocks of the Miramar sheet are represented by sediments of the Punta Carballo Formation (Miocene), which are exposed at the SW corner. However, volcanic rocks of the older Aguacate Group (Miocene-Pliocene) and overlying Monteverde Formation (Lower Pleistocene) dominate the area. The Pliocene to Pleistocene silicic ignimbrites and Quaternary sediments are subordinate. New K-Ar ages yielded 4,41±0,15 to 4,99±0,36 Ma for the Aguacate Group and 1,71±0,22 to 1,77±0,11 Ma for the Monteverde Formation. Gabrodioritic stock was newly mapped in the Aguacate Group accompanying numerous other intrusive bodies of variable composition. New K-Ar ages were obtained for the rhyodacitic domes: 1,71±0,14 Ma for the cerro La Cruz Dome and 1,59±0,12 Ma for the cerro San Miguel Dome. Definition of volcanic units is based on detailed petrography, XRD, microprobe and 33 new bulk-rock chemical analyses.

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