The European Space Agency has awarded a U.S. firm $878,000 to develop projects to demonstrate satellite technology to monitor large-area ground subsidence, which can damage linear infrastructure such as rail lines, pipelines, canals, sewers and roads.
"The European Space Agency wants more exposure of the technology to potential users," says Ralph Weeks, senior geologist with contract recipient, AMEC Earth and Environmental, Phoenix, Ariz. "We can make the transfer between raw technology and its application for clients."