Thanks to InSAR technology (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar), the Atlas satellite solution allows for millimetric-precision measurements of ground, buildings or construction sites.
Measurements obtained from satellite cover vast areas without an on-the-ground intervention.
They provide a detailed analysis of the deformations on the terrain, which can be due to works carried out on it or other such events, understanding of the impacted area.
Our Atlas InSAR advanced processing chain can work with any current Satellite SAR Images.
Sixense teams can task SAR Satellites to acquire images over any site every few days to develop customised monitoring programmes designed to provide ground and asset motion information.
Different Satellites will be tasked depending on site and motion characteristics.
Atlas InSAR can work with X, C or L band to ensure the best information is used on each project.
New constellations are being launched and very soon daily imagery will be available for real-time satellite monitoring programmes at a fraction of the cost of traditional monitoring.
Atlas InSAR monitoring can be applied during the construction phase of any project, providing millions of measurement points with millimetric precision.
The area covered can always be larger that the defined Zone Of Interest, thus Atlas services are a perfect tool to settle subsidence claims and complement in-situ instrumentation.
Atlas InSAR monitoring is particularly suited to monitor ground surface displacement resulting from tunneling activities and to measure its impact on existing buildings and infrastructures.
During tunnelling advancement, InSAR Atlas monitoring solutions are used to monitor ground settlement due to volume loss, verify surveying reference points and map any widening of the settlement outside the calculated ZOI.
Atlas InSAR monitoring is an efficient tool to detect precursor motion to landslides, slope failures along large areas such as highways, railways or pipelines and remote and critical infrastructure such as mines, tailing dams and bridges.
Non-linear motion or motion acceleration can be identified, enabling the implementation of early-stage mitigation interventions.
Atlas InSAR Monitoring is the perfect tool to design long term maintenance programmes.
It provides cost effective measurements and wide area coverage to assess structural health and detect motion likely to cause damages to infrastructures.
Atlas InSAR Monitoring allows customised monitoring programmes to support mining activity.
Atlas InSAR can monitor motion of both underground and open pit mining sites and be used to ensures stability of key infrastructures such as tailing dams, waste dumps and access roads.
Sixense is the only supplier offering this wide range of ground and space sensors and an integrated solution for the civil engineering industry.
Sixense has more than 700 engineers worldwide dedicated to the construction sector and holds more than 10 years of expertise processing satellite radar data. This gives us a deep understanding in the sector.
Sixense is always looking for new innovative solutions bringing added value to our clients and in 2004 we started developing our own InSAR solution to provide an additional response to the complex issue of ground deformation.
Atlas InSAR is in constant development to keep up with new opportunities offered by the unprecedented spatial and temporal volume of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data - this is only going to increase with new sensors in the future.
Beyond Satellite is able to transform data into actionable information, customised according to client needs, and using cutting-edge analytic tools.
Moreover, it offers the possibility to integrate in-situ monitoring measurements with Atlas results to provide clients with multiscale and holistic control for the different assets of interest.
