Example of data visualization from the EGMS Explorer. Photo: E-GEOS

e-GEOS has won a new five-year contract from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which will enable better detection and measurement of ground movements from space. The contract is for the end-to-end implementation and operation of the European Ground Motion Service (EGMS). e-GEOS will lead an international consortium ‘ORIGINAL’ (OpeRatIonal Ground motion INsar Alliance) on the project, ensuring the continuous supply of reliable, high quality data.

The EGMS is a framework agreement of the EEA, established under Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) to detect and measure ground movements across Europe with milimeter precision. e-GEOS announced the deal on July 18.

e-GEOS, an ASI and Telespazio company, will provide the service, based on radar (InSAR) data derived from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite constellation, also using Leonardo’s HPC High Performance Computing Davinci-1 which allows the monitoring of the structural integrity of dams, bridges, railways and buildings, enabling urban planners to make data-driven decisions about infrastructure developments and providing useful information for the study of climate change impacts in urban areas.

ORIGINAL is composed by leading experts in InSAR and geospatial monitoring from – together with e-GEOS – NORCE, Geological Survey of Norway, TRE Altamira, and GAF, with support from DLR, PPO.labs, and LTK SGO.