Assessing the Feasibility of a National InSAR Ground Deformation Map of Great Britain with Sentinel-1

Novellino, Alessandro; Cigna, Francesca; Brahmi, Mouna; Sowter, Andrew; Bateson, Luke; Marsh, Stuart

doi:10.3390/geosciences7020019

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“…Looking at the applicability of satellite InSAR methods for geohazard mapping and monitoring, an approach to mapping a priori the feasibility of SAR imaging and InSAR monitoring of land deformation is presented by Novellino et al [1]. With a focus on the Sentinel-1 SAR constellation, the authors build upon the InSAR feasibility assessment developed in [13] for the ERS-1/2 and ENVISAT missions and run an analysis of Sentinel-1 data availability, topographic distortions, and land cover constraints toward the use of a novel SBAS algorithm to sense ground stability and motion across a whole country.…”

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Observing Geohazards from Space

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2018

Geosciences

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Abstract:With a wide spectrum of imaging capabilities-from optical to radar sensors, low to very high resolution, continental to local scale, single-image to multi-temporal approaches, yearly to sub-daily acquisition repeat cycles-Earth Observation (EO) offers several opportunities for the geoscience community to map and monitor natural and human-induced Earth hazards from space. The Special Issue "Observing Geohazards from Space" of Geosciences gathers 12 research articles on the development, validation, and implementation of satellite EO data, processing methods, and applications for mapping and monitoring of geohazards such as slow moving landslides, ground subsidence and uplift, and active and abandoned mining-induced ground movements. Papers published in this Special Issue provide novel case studies demonstrating how EO and remote sensing data can be used to detect and delineate land instability and geological hazards in different environmental contexts and using a range of spatial resolutions and image processing methods. Remote sensing datasets used in the Special Issue papers encompass satellite imagery from the ERS-1/2, ENVISAT, RADARSAT-1/2, and Sentinel-1 C-band, TerraSAR-X and COSMO-SkyMed X-band, and ALOS L-band SAR missions; Landsat 7, SPOT-5, WorldView-2/3, and Sentinel-2 multi-spectral data; UAV-derived RGB and near infrared aerial photographs; LiDAR surveying; and GNSS positioning data. Techniques that are showcased include, but are not limited to, differential Interferometric SAR (InSAR) and its advanced approaches such as Persistent Scatterers (PS) and Small Baseline Subset (SBAS) methods to estimate ground deformation, Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) to identify landslides in high resolution multi-spectral data, UAV and airborne photogrammetry, Structure-from-Motion (SfM) for digital elevation model generation, aerial photo-interpretation, feature extraction, and time series analysis. Case studies presented in the papers focus on landslides, natural and human-induced subsidence, and groundwater management and mining-related ground deformation in many local to regional-scale study areas in

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“…In particular, three out of five of the latter citations were received by the first paper of the Special Issue that was published in March 2017 [1], and four out of five citations were made by papers published in other scientific journals in the field of remote sensing, EO, and Earth sciences.…”

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2018

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“…A pre-processing analysis showed that the possible geometrical distortion, relevant to have a more awareness in the investigation and interpretation of the products (Novellino et al, 2017), is low influence and the following track were chosen in order to capture as many as possible slope.…”

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Ground deformation and associated hazards in NW peloponnese (Greece)

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European Journal of Remote Sensing

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In the last decades, ground deformations were investigated, analysed and monitored using several methods. As a consequence of a spreading urbanization, several phenomena, e.g. landslide and subsidence, were emphasized or triggered causing not only socio-economic damages, but, in some cases, also casualties. The investigation and mapping of these phenomena are important for both local authorities and civil protection in order to promote a higher conscientious urban planning and to highlight the more hazardous areas. Furthermore, the information are a key point for social development connected to the awareness of the environment and the related risk. The Achaia prefecture, in the northeastern Peloponnese (Greece), close to the Gulf of Patras, is an area strongly affected by subsidence and landslides. Furthermore, this is an earthquake-prone area, a factor that can trigger some mass movements. For this region, a landslide inventory was realized with the help of the interpretation of Persistent Scatterers data, for the period 1992-2008, and highresolution optical satellite images, available until 2016, in addition to the investigation of the landslide State of Activity. Moreover, for the coastal area, a section was investigated to evidence subsidence. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Overall, the obtained results demonstrate that Ireland, even if geologically very stable, is still characterized by a dynamic and mutable landscape where gravity-driven or water-related ground movements are common at scales of between 10 −3 -10 1 km 2 and represent the main geo-hazards of the country. The success here of PS-InSAR with Sentinel-1 data in detecting such ground motions makes the technique a good candidate for upscaling such surveying to an island-wide SAR monitoring, as tested recently for neighboring Great Britain [67].…”

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PS-InSAR Analysis of Sentinel-1 Data for Detecting Ground Motion in Temperate Oceanic Climate Zones: A Case Study in the Republic of Ireland

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Regions of temperate oceanic climate have historically represented a challenge for the application of satellite-based multi-temporal SAR interferometry. The landscapes of such regions are commonly characterized by extensive, seasonally-variable vegetation coverage that can cause low temporal coherence and limit the detection capabilities of SAR imagery as acquired, for instance, by previous ERS-1/2 and ENVISAT missions. In this work, we exploited the enhanced resolution in space and time of the recently deployed Sentinel-1A/B SAR satellites to detect and monitor ground motions occurring in two study areas in the Republic of Ireland. The first, is a~1800 km 2 area spanning the upland karst of the Clare Burren and the adjacent mantled lowland karst of east Galway. The second, is an area of 100 km 2 in Co. Meath spanning an active mine site. The available datasets, consisting of more than 100 images acquired in both ascending and descending orbits from April 2015 to March 2018, were processed by using the Permanent Scatterer approach. The obtained results highlight the presence of small-scale ground motions in both urban and natural environments with displacement rates along the satellite line of sight up to −17 mm/year. Localized subsidence was detected in recently built areas, along the infrastructure (both roads and railways), and over the mine site, while zones of subsidence, uplift, or both, have been recorded in a number of peatland areas. Furthermore, several measured target points indicate the presence of unstable areas along the coastline. Many of the detected movements were previously unknown. These results demonstrate the feasibility of adopting multi-temporal interferometry based on Sentinel-1 data for the detection and monitoring of mm-scale ground movements even over small areas (<100 m 2 ) in environments influenced by temperate oceanic climate.

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Assessing the Feasibility of a National InSAR Ground Deformation Map of Great Britain with Sentinel-1

Cited by 61 publications

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Observing Geohazards from Space

Observing Geohazards from Space

Ground deformation and associated hazards in NW peloponnese (Greece)

PS-InSAR Analysis of Sentinel-1 Data for Detecting Ground Motion in Temperate Oceanic Climate Zones: A Case Study in the Republic of Ireland

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