State-of-the-art glacier monitoring

The overhanging tongue of the Trift Glacier presents a potential threat to people on and in the vicinity of the Trift Lake because it could detach from the upper part of the glacier and cause tidal waves in the lake. In order to foresee a possible ice avalanche,...

Radar measurements on hydro dams

Read about our displacement measurements on hydro dams using our interferometric radar system! The newest edition of «Wasser Energie Luft» (in German) features our article on challenges and possibilities offered by such measurements in order to quantify the...

Val Parghera: One year of continous monitoring

Since April 2013,  GEOPRAEVENT is monitoring the landslide Val Parghera for the canton of Grisons. The monitoring system consists of several gauge radars, webcams and a weather station. During June 2013, interferometric radar measurements and laser scans have shown...

Rockfall on the Chur-Arosa railway line

A rockfall disrupted the railway line of the Rhaetian Railway close to Lüen on the Chur-Arosa line on October 16, 2013. Fast action was required: Could the railway be cleared from the debris right away or were further events to be expected? Together with the...