This paper is addressed to readers without advanced knowledge of remote sensing. It illustrates some current and potential uses of satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar interferometry (InSAR) for landslide assessment. Data acquired by SAR systems can provide 3D terrain models and be used to assist in regional scale investigations, e.g. aimed at evaluation of susceptibility of slopes to failure. Un...

introduction: landslides are amongst the most damaging geologic hazards in the world. they pose a threat to the safety of humankind lives as well as the environment, resources and property. compared with other natural hazards such as volcanic eruptions and floods, landslides cause considerable damage to human beings and massive economic losses (guzzetti, 2005). according to preliminary estimates...

Abstract Landslide forensics assessment was conducted in Cimanggung, Sumedang with the aim of identifying causes and processes landslides to guide critical step future disaster prevention. The methodology includes investigations on geology, lithology, hydrology, land cover, land-use changes, rainfall triggering landslide. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles were used investigate detailed spatial geomorpho...

On February 2009 intense rainfall triggered landslides in the Tartagal River basin that evolved into a debris flow caused severe flooding town of Tartagal, Salta, Argentina. Based on these events, this paper presents first attempt to map susceptibility basin. First, we elaborated an inventory by using 10 m pixel SPOT image acquired just after disaster. Second, evaluated set conditioning factors...