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Post-event surface deformation of Amyntaio slide (Greece) by complementary analysis of Remotely Piloted Airborne System imagery and SAR interferometry

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The results of structure from motion photogrammetry and SAR interferometry as complementary techniques for measuring ground deformation induced by the massive open-pit landslide in Amyntaio, Greece (June 10, 2017), is presented in this paper. This unexpected slide damaged the entire westernmost marginal area of the pit, significant number of buildings, and infrastructures of the nearby village of Anargiri. The described methodology includes the generation of a multi-temporal dataset (from Sept. 2017 to Sept. 2018) of very high-resolution surface topography (at 10 cm), based on the analysis of imagery collected by Remotely Piloted Airborne Systems (RPASs). Satellite observations involved interferometric processing of TerraSAR-X data for a complementary estimation of ground displacement rates. Height differences from consecutive aerial photography campaigns as well as space-borne measurements provided valuable information on the evolution of the deformation and its spatial characteristics during the post-event period, an important aspect for future hazard and risk considerations.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express their thankfulness to the anonymous reviewers that spent valuable time to improve significantly the manuscript and the Guest Editor Professor Vassilis Gikas for organizing the current issue. TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X data were provided by the European Space Agency within the Earthnet TPM research project ID 38913.

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  1. Remote Sensing Laboratory, Faculty of Geology & Geo-environment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, Greece

    Emmanuel Vassilakis

  2. BRGM–French Geological Survey, Orleans, France

    Michael Foumelis

  3. Department of Physical and Environmental Geography, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Michael Foumelis

  4. Metrica SA, Athens, Greece

    Athanasia Erkeki

  5. Laboratory of Natural Hazards Prevention and Management, Faculty of Geology & Geo-environment, NKUA, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, Greece

    Evelina Kotsi & Efthymios Lekkas

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Vassilakis, E., Foumelis, M., Erkeki, A. et al. Post-event surface deformation of Amyntaio slide (Greece) by complementary analysis of Remotely Piloted Airborne System imagery and SAR interferometry. Appl Geomat 13 (Suppl 1), 65–75 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-020-00347-y

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