New Civil Engineer Discusses the Growing Threat of ‘Alert Age’ Dams with Value.Space

New Civil Engineer, the official publication of the Institution of Civil Engineers, recently invited Value.Space’s Reijo Pold to discuss the benefits of satellite-based monitoring and assessment of dams and other critical infrastructure.

In his article, Reijo highlighted that engineers worldwide need to ramp up the monitoring of dams and tailings storage facilities of mines as the majority of these critical infrastructure objects are at, or beyond, their life expectancy. As more extreme weather patterns caused by climate change add pressure on these assets, Reijo discussed why engineers need better tools to enable them to scale up their monitoring efforts.

Satellite-based technology is an ideal tool for engineers worldwide to tackle growing challenges because:

• Satellite-based risk assessments and monitoring allow engineers to achieve a cost-effective, almost real-time overview of the structural health status of dams and tailings storage facilities.

• Analysis of data collected by satellites enables the accurate detection of material deformations that can indicate structural risks ahead of time.

• The monitoring can be conducted globally, continuously, and for thousands of objects at the same time.

Read Reijo’s full article with New Civil Engineer here.

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