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

Visiting Peru

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A team from HR Wallingford and the Fundación visited several of our stakeholders in Lima and Cajamarca in February 2019.

Preview of DAMSAT

We showed them the first version of DAMSAT, our monitoring tool for dams and other tailings deposits. Feedback was very positive and useful. We will implement suggestions in the second release of the tool.

Screenshot of DAMSAT tool
At ANA (National Water Authority) offices in Cajamarca, ready to start the presentation

Site visits in the pilot area

We also had the opportunity to visit some of our sites in the pilot area. All is ready to  install the GNSS equipment. This equipment will measure in-situ possible movements of tailings dams in two of our pilot sites.

Under the rain, checking the works for the installation of the GNSS equipment at Colquirrumi
Cerro Corona tailings dam, one of the sites in our pilot area
Hualgayoc (Silver necklace in Quechua) is one of the villages located in our pilot area

Project led by

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and funded by

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