A project led by HR Wallingford for the UK Space Agency

DAMSAT

Minimising the risk of dams failures through the use of remote sensing data

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DAMSAT overview

DAMSAT (DAm Monitoring from SATellites) is the system we are developing to remotely monitor tailings dams and other tailings deposit areas utilising Earth Observation and Global Navigation Satellite System technologies.

Minimising the risk of dams failures through the use of remote sensing data

Latest news

At the II International Congress of Water Engineering and Geotechnics

by arierahrwallingfordcomNovember 8, 2019

The II International Congress of Water Engineering and Geotechnics (II CIAG 2019) was held in Trujillo – Peru on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of October. The event was organized by the College of Engineers of Peru (CIP) and was…

At PERUMIN mining convention

by arierahrwallingfordcomNovember 8, 2019November 8, 2019

On the 19th of September we were at the second largest Mining Convention in the world, PERUMIN 34. The event was organized by the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru (IIMP). Hans Sánchez of FUNAINHI presented DAMSAT in the forum…

by HR WallingfordAugust 6, 2019October 2, 2019

HR Wallingford will broaden our space-based dam monitoring system, DAMSAT, to include water dams in a bid to reduce the risk of failures. The UK Space Agency has extended our funding following a pilot project to monitor tailings dams used to…

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