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Levee Digital Twin Platform Launches for California's Yuba River Corridor
- Jun, 11, 2026
- Levees Data Management Geomatics Lidar Aerial Unmanned Aerial Systems News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers at UC Berkeley, funded by Yuba Water, have unveiled the Levee Digital Twin Platform — a comprehensive, interactive monitoring system built for levee inspection and condition assessment alo...
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Geotechnical news recap of November 2024 now on YouTube!
- Dec, 03, 2024
- Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical Other Energy Geothermal Lidar Satellite-Based Geo-Energy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of November 2024. Namely, these were: 1) Historic...
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Pioneering Geotechnical Advances to Secure the Himalayan Landscape
- Nov, 29, 2024
- Geomatics Aerial Satellite-Based Lidar Landslides News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Himalayas
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Himalayan region faces a growing threat from landslides triggered by extreme precipitation, rapid population growth, and infrastructure development. Events like the catastrophic 2021 Chamoli disa...
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Unveiling Ancient Settlements in Colombia with Advanced Remote Sensing
- Nov, 22, 2024
- Lidar Satellite-Based Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The dense forests of Colombia hold secrets of ancient civilizations, and now, thanks to affordable and innovative remote sensing technologies, uncovering these mysteries is becoming possible. A team...
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Investigation on recent Champlain Towers South failure in Miami
- Aug, 11, 2021
- Foundation Design / Construction Standard Penetration Testing (Spt) Cone Penetration Testing (Cpt) Lidar Unmanned Aerial Systems Geophysics Soil Structure Interaction Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) Laboratory Testing News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Florida, Surfside
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A multistory building collapse in Surfside, a Miami suburb, has prompted a thorough technical investigation. The structure known as the Champlain Towers South is located at 8777 Collins Avenue, Surfs...
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Old fort landslide caused by bedrock failure: People return home
The Old Fort landslide, a mass movement that caused the evacuation of about 50 residences, was caused by a bedrock failure. A team of geologists studied thoroughly the phenomenon since the last mov...
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Damage Assessment by Laser Could Focus Post-Earthquake Response
Airborne lidar surveys taken before and after a powerful 2016 earthquake in Japan revealed the potential for such surveys to identify hard-hit buildings quickly. On 14 April 2016, a magnitude 6.2 e...
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Washington employs LiDAR technology against landslide risk
- Jan, 25, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Lidar Landslides
- Washington, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Washington's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is making use of the best technology available to collect, analyze, and publicly distribute detailed information about the state's geology, through a...
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Virtual Reality system offers engineers new monitoring perspectives!
- Jan, 14, 2015
- News On Projects / Industry Lidar
- Brigham Young University, UK
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
An innovative virtual reality system, developed in the UK, for various engineering purposes, aims in helping scientists as well as medium-sized engineering firms simulate and visualize any working env...
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LiDAR technology: a new perspective in landslide risk evaluation
On the occasion of the Oso landslide, LiDAR technology comes forward, as an efficient means of revealing landslide risk. Signs of past landslides were obvious with bare eyes in the Snohomish Coun...
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