Construction and Application of a Real-Time Monitoring System for Landslides

Abstract

Monitoring and early warning is an important measure for geologicaldisaster mitigation, the goal being to avoid or reduce major casualtiesand huge property losses. The information obtained for landslidedeformation process is valuable for analysis and for the understandingof deformation law and landslide process. Real-time monitoring canachieve automatic continuous monitoring data collection, and this timelyinformation is critical for analysis and for decision-making to avoidlengthy response times which can delay emergency measures, causingserious consequences. A more rapid response capability has been regardedas important by more and more people and has become the inevitable trendfor monitoring of geological disasters. The research results aresystematically summed up by the Research and Demonstration forTechnology and Method on Geologic Hazard Monitoring and early warninginvestigations of the Ministry of Land and Resources P.R.C. The goalsare to demonstrate the components and benefits of real-time monitoring,including implementing the methods of single-chain construction of thereal-time system, the subsequent monitoring network, data collectionsystem, data transmission system, and the data processing andinformation dissemination system. The goal is also to introduce anddemonstrate the construction and implementation of the system and toshow measures to deal with failure. This work will have implications forthe installation of future real-time monitoring systems.