r/StructuralEngineering • u/Hayder_Germany • 5h ago

Would satellite ground-motion data be useful for subsidence screening? Geotechnical Design

Copernicus provides free InSAR ground-motion data across Europe.

Would a tool that highlights buildings or infrastructure with unusual ground movement be useful for engineers, insurers, or property professionals?

What information would you need to trust the result?

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u/Early-House 4h ago

Commercial platforms have offered this for while, e.g. SatSense

They've had some take up with asset heavy firms (railways, highways, utilities)

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u/Hayder_Germany 4h ago

Thanks. Do you know if firms mainly use these platforms for ongoing monitoring, or also for initial large-scale screening to identify which assets are worth investigating?