GNSS/CORS-Based Technology for Real-Time Monitoring of Landslides on Waste Dump – A Case Study at the Deo Nai South Dump, Vietnam

Abstract

Nowadays, there are many different methods for monitoring waste dump landslides based on GPS, total station, remote sensing, UAV, Lidar, etc. However, these technologies can only periodically monitor but cannot continuously monitor in real time. In recent years, GNSS CORS technology has been applied to continuously monitor real time waste dump landslides in open-pit mines to provide immediate or nearly-instant warning of waste dump landslides, which can timely prevent and minimize damages to property and human life. In the present work, the real time monitoring system of waste dump landslides monitoring based on GNSS CORS technology was designed and built. This real time monitoring system includes (1) the GNSS CORS station based on Leica technology, (2) the monitoring stations system, (3) the data collection, transmission and processing system based on Trimble technology and the warning system. This system allows continuous monitoring in real time and provides an instant warning if the landslide occurred. Moreover, it also has the advantage of being cheap, flexible and easy to install for monitoring stations. A simulation experiment results showed that our monitoring system operates stably and continuously 24/7 with a horizontal accuracy of ±3 mm and vertical accuracy of ±5 mm.