GIMS Project

GIMS Project [Geodetic Integrated Monitoring System] Geological, hydrological, geotechnical and environmental phenomena that cause deformations on the Earth's surface (subsidence, landslides, floods, depressions, tectonic activity) occur at ever higher frequency, also due to extreme environmental events due to climate change and geophysical phenomena (earthquakes) , volcanic eruptions). These phenomena have negative and in some cases destructive impacts on the territory, on structures (dams, bridges, buildings), on infrastructures (roads, railways, canals, pipes and energy infrastructures) and on historical and cultural value structures (churches, ruins and archaeological sites). The sensitivity of different areas in Europe - and in general also at a global level - compared to these phenomena (for example, to the events related to the earthquake in the Marche region), highlights the need for an integrated and convenient geodetic monitoring system. The goal of GIMS project is to integrate three monitoring technologies and then test the monitoring service on a couple of landslides located in Slovenia (thanks to the Slovenian Geological Service). Technologies: GNSS – displacement monitoring by GPS data analysis (low spatial resolution, high time resolution) SAR – data from radar satellite images (high spatial resolution, low time resolution) MEMS/IMU – data from inertial measurement units, useful to detect sudden movements