The University of Nottingham with the support of ESA’s ARTES Integrated Applications Promotions programme has developed GeoSHM: Global Navigation Satellite System and Earth Observation for Structural Health Monitoring.
The system uses highly sensitive satnav receivers and ultrasonic anemometers (wind meters) to measure the movement of large structures.
Data from the sensors are transmitted in real time via satellite to a data-processing centre at the University and made available via a web-based interface.