Satellite Remote Sensing Blog

Discover how AI automation and space technology are revolutionising tailings dam monitoring, enhancing risk assessment and environmental impact management.

In the evolving mining landscape, the resilience of tailings infrastructure against climate change is paramount. As global temperatures rise and extreme weather events become more frequent, the safety of mining operations is increasingly scrutinised.   Given the large volumes of reactive or contaminated material stored in TSFs, any loss of containment can result in major environmental damage and high-consequence financial repercussions.  The introduction of the Global Industr

Flooding is the world’s costliest natural disaster, and its impacts are escalating. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction reports that floods make up 35–40% of all weather-related disasters. Between 1970 and 2019, water-related hazards accounted for half of all disasters and 45% of reported deaths, and since 2000, recorded flood events have surged by 134%. Yet despite this growing risk, most flood-forecasting systems still rely on coarse soil-moisture data, l