Interpreting Millimetre-Scale Ground Motion to Support Safer Mining Operations
Ground deformation often begins at the millimetre scale—long before visible changes appear on site. Correctly interpreting these early signals can determine whether mining operations continue safely or require intervention.
At the Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors conference, SkyGeo experts Jordan Herrmann and Jason Pretorius shared how InSAR analysis enables mining teams to detect, contextualise, and prioritise ground movement risk across entire sites.
SkyGeo’s approach links satellite-derived deformation to geotechnical behaviour, helping operators focus inspections and mitigation where change is occurring fastest. InSAR strengthens existing survey workflows by adding scale, continuity, and earlier insight.
