Publication of the Guidelines for the Use of Satellite Interferometric Data to Interpret the Structural Behavior of Buildings
The volume Guidelines for the Use of Satellite Interferometric Data to Interpret the Structural Behavior of Buildings, edited by Andrea Prota, Marco Savoia, and Felice Carlo Ponzo, has been published.
This publication was created with the aim of providing a shared technical and methodological reference for the use of satellite interferometric data (InSAR) in the analysis of the structural behavior of buildings, infrastructure, and strategic structures. Satellite radar interferometry, in fact, is an advanced observation tool capable of measuring millimeter-scale displacements over even extended time intervals; however, its application in the structural field requires specific expertise and a rigorous approach.
The Guidelines explore the operating principles of InSAR techniques, defining their potential, limitations, and criteria for integration with other information sources (direct surveys, numerical modeling, on-site monitoring), to promote an informed, methodologically sound, and scientifically validated use of such data in support of structural risk monitoring, assessment, and management activities.
This document is the result of an initiative promoted and funded by the Department of Civil Protection under Work Package 6 of the agreements with ReLUIS, in collaboration with the CNR Institute for Electromagnetic Environmental Monitoring (CNR-IREA).
These guidelines represent a further contribution to the objectives of strengthening building safety and promoting shared technical and scientific practices in support of the civil protection system and the professional community.
