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Glossary
Welcome to the Geofem Glossary – your resource for key terms in satellite remote sensing, InSAR monitoring, and geohazard analysis. This glossary explains technical concepts in clear, simple language to help mining, infrastructure, and environmental professionals better understand the science behind ground displacement monitoring, soil moisture detection, and landslide or subsidence risk mapping.
Amplitude
Backscatter
Commercial Data
Geotechnical Tests
Incidence Angle
Liquid Limit
Permeability
Seepage Analysis
Speckle Filtering
Angle of Internal Friction
Bearing Capacity
Digital Elevation Model
Geosynthetics
Line of Sight (LOS)
Look Angle
Phase Difference
Small Baseline Subset (SBAS)
The Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion
Ascending & Descending Orbits
Coherence Mapping
Ground Deformation
Liquefaction
Orthorectification
Spatial Resolution
Triaxial Compression Test
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