Satellite Remote Sensing Blog

Increased flooding, extreme weather, and prolonged heatwaves are placing growing strain on bridges and road networks worldwide. Combined with ageing infrastructure and rising usage demands, the risks are becoming more complex and harder to detect. The collapse of the Hintze Ribeiro Bridge in Portugal in 2001, caused by unseen riverbed erosion that undermined its foundations, stands as a powerful example of how quickly structural vulnerabilities can escalate into catastrophe.

Satellite monitoring is transforming how engineers understand and manage ground behaviour and risk. But raw satellite data only becomes truly valuable when interpreted through a geotechnical lens — turning numbers into actionable insights for risk assessment, asset management, and safety. In the first instalment of our expert Q&A series, Geofem Founder, Dr. Andrew Lees CEng FICE — a geotechnical engineer with extensive experience in both numerical modelling and satellite-ba

Hutton Hub – Hertfordshire, United Kingdom The University of Hertfordshire’s new Hutton Hub building, designed for the Student Union,...

Robroyston - Glasgow Scotland The Robroyston Station road embankment faced major geotechnical challenges due to soft peat pockets,...

Understanding why soils and rocks fail is at the heart of geotechnical engineering — and few tools are as fundamental to that...

In simple terms, soil mechanics involves understanding the behaviour of soil as a construction material. Imagine soil as the foundation...

When we think about land development, former landfill sites rarely top the list of prime real estate. Yet with increasing pressure on...

Soil moisture is a critical factor in influencing agricultural productivity, ecosystem health, and infrastructure stability....

Soil mechanics involves studying how soil reacts to the weight of a building, changes in moisture, and geohazards such as landslides.

The effects of extreme heat can lead to moisture changes in soil, leading to large volume changes in certain soils and desiccation...

Settlement cells or gauges are a suitable tool for this assessment, but how do they work exactly? Why Settlement Monitoring Matters in...

SAR is at its optimal when used in conjunction with other types of data analysis. Hydrological Data SAR can be used alongside...