Interrogating the Dynamic Shallow Earth - A Path to Resilient and Sustainable Urbanized Spaces | InDySE

Conceptual representation of next-generation urban monitoring platforms proposed by InDySE. These platforms leverage existing telecommunication networks (dark fiber) for high-resolution sensing, and combine them with sparser point-sensor arrays and surface deformation maps from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) to construct comprehensive models of the urban subsurface.
Conceptual representation of next-generation urban monitoring platforms proposed by InDySE. These platforms leverage existing telecommunication networks (dark fiber) for high-resolution sensing, and combine them with sparser point-sensor arrays and surface deformation maps from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) to construct comprehensive models of the urban subsurface. (V. Rodriguez Tribaldos, GFZ)

The InDySE project aims at developing and validating the next generation of subsurface imaging and monitoring platforms for urban areas. These new platforms will result in high-resolution models of near-surface structure, material properties and dynamic processes relevant to geohazard assessment and mitigation, and sustainable urban development. The focus will be on highly transferable approaches that adapt to and take advantage of the urban environment, such as the combination of fiber-optic sensing technologies deployed on existing telecommunication networks (dark fibers) with tools that enable harnessing and utilizing the urban seismic noise field for efficient imaging and monitoring. The project will combine computational tool development, field experiments, modeling and data integration, to provide a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the properties and behavior of the Earth beneath our feet.

Time Frame

  • 2024-2029

Funding

  • Helmholtz Association; „Helmholtz Young Investigator Group Programme“
  • GFZ

Principal Investigators

Personnel

Cooperations

  • TU Berlin
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