Session Abstract

Application of Spaceborne InSAR for Geohazards Research in Alberta

Application of Spaceborne InSAR for Geohazards Research in Alberta

Corey Froese, Alberta Geological Survey/Energy and Utilities Board, Edmonton Marco van der Kooij, Vexcel Canada Inc., Nepean, ON Shilong Mei, Alberta Geological Survey/Energy and Utilities Board, Edmonton.

For over 20 years the space industry has utilized spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) for the change detection. Initial applications in the geoscience community concentrated on detecting changes in glaciers and ground movements associated with volcanism. Over the past 10 years, the use of this technology in the geohazards and geotechnical communities has become increasingly more prevalent. Specific applications for geohazards include the characterization and monitoring of heave and subsidence due to undergroung mining and insitu oil recovery/injection, subsidence due to aquifer withdrawal and underground mining, subsidence of civil structures and movements of large landslides. This presentation will provide an overview of the technology and an update on the planned research by the Alberta Geological Survey as parf of the new Geohazards Program. "

Speaker Biography

Corey Froese

Corey is the lead for the Geohazard Program at the Alberta Geological Survey. He has over 11 years of consulting experience in landslide risk management and has been involved with the application of spaceborne InSAR to characterize landslide movements since 2003.