How Satellites Benefit the Construction Industry

Ever wonder how geologists track tiny movements on Earth's surface? Satellites are like eyes in the sky that help us keep an eye on Earth's movements. They use special tools like cameras and sensors to monitor things like the changing weather, the movements of the land, and even the growth of plants. By orbiting around the Earth, satellites can capture images and data from different angles and locations. This information helps geologists' study and understand natural processes such as climate change, earthquakes, and even the way cities expand over time. So, satellites play a vital role in helping us watch and understand how Earth moves and changes over time.

Satellites help us watch Earth move using a technology called InSAR. It's like a radar in space that takes pictures of the ground over time. These pictures show if the Earth's surface is shifting even a tiny bit, like by a millimeters. Companies like Maxwell GeoSystems (MGS) use InSAR to monitor things like construction sites. By collecting all the data into the special construction software called MissionOS. It helps them figure out if anything's moving and were.

The important features and capabilities

• Using Satellite Data: InSAR uses pictures from satellites, both free and commercial, to watch for ground movements.
• Making Data Better: It processes these pictures to make them clearer, removing things like clouds and hills that could get in the way.
• Working with MissionOS: It puts this processed data into MissionOS, a system for organizing information, so it's easy to see and work with.

• Comparing with Surveys: It's as good as doing surveys by hand, but it's faster and can save money.

• Finding Points Automatically: It can pick the best spots to watch automatically, saving time and effort.
• Uses: InSAR can watch over tunnels, bridges, and mines, and even tell us if the ground is too wet in some places. Maxwell GeoSystems has a track record of successfully using InSAR monitoring. We process the data ourselves and handle data provided by others. We've Worke on projects like Melbourne Metro, HS2, LA Metro, and Hong Kong tunnels.

A variety of satellite data is available both free & commercially (free ESA Sentinel X shown) 

Overall, the key features of InSAR include its ability to process and analyse satellite radar data to monitor ground movements, its integration with data management systems like MissionOS, and its various applications in infrastructure monitoring and management.