Pan-European deformation monitoring: The European Ground Motion Service

Abstract

This paper describes the first results of the European Ground Motion Service (EGMS). The EGMS is part of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service and represents a unique initiative for performing ground deformation monitoring at a European scale. This service makes use of Advanced Differential Interferometric SAR (A-DInSAR) techniques based on satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery. In particular, it exploits the Sentinel-1A/B SAR images of the Copernicus Programme, acquired over Europe. The paper briefly summarizes the main characteristics of the EGMS, describing different products of this Service. Then it presents some case studies extracted from the EGMS products. Examples of natural and human-induced geohazards are described.