Reference number : 172-2023-2024-Q4-1011126, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Institut national de la recherche scientifique, recipient country : CA, recipient province : QC, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : G1K 9A9, program name english : Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives, program name french : Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D, program purpose english : Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas., program purpose french : Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires., agreement title english : Monitoring Dam Infrastructure Displacement Using InSAR Remote Sensing, agreement title french : Surveillance du déplacement de l’infrastructure des barrages à l’aide de la télédétection InSAR, agreement number : 1011126, agreement value : 220550.0, agreement start date : 2024-03-27, agreement end date : 2026-03-31, description english : Monitoring dam structures under climate change conditions is essential in terms of assessing their safety, adapting their operations, and ensuring their long-term viability in the face of changing environmental factors. Such monitoring helps mitigate risks, protect downstream communities and maintain critical water storage and management infrastructure. Canada, with its numerous dams, faces unique challenges like harsh climates and rugged terrain, making innovative monitoring techniques essential. Traditional monitoring methods of dams and their infrastructures have limitations, but Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) offers a cost-effective and non-invasive solution. This project aims to make InSAR technology more accessible and cost-effective for dam managers and operators in Canada. It plans to establish a near-real-time monitoring system for dams using automated InSAR processing and analysis. The system will use SAR data from Sentinel-1 and/or RCM satellites, potentially the future SAR data in L- and S- bands from NISAR mission, and L-band SAOCOM. The chosen InSAR technique, Small Baseline Subset (SBAS), is effective for monitoring and focus earth-fill dams in Ontario, Canada in vegetated areas. Open-source software packages like ISCE and MintPy will be used for data processing. The projects primary objectives include developing a user-friendly monitoring tool and advancing knowledge in the field of remote sensing-based dam safety monitoring. The anticipated outcomes include cost-efficient monitoring, near-real-time monitoring capabilities, and valuable scientific contributions to the field of infrastructure monitoring., description french : Surveillance du déplacement de l’infrastructure des barrages à l’aide de la télédétection InSAR, expected results english : In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems., expected results french : À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides., additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada