Furthermore, the analysis of the surface evolution of an instable slope allows obtaining information that can be used for the correct design and the implementation of effective stabilization measures. The identification and analysis of surface deformation plays an important role for understanding the evolution of landslide phenomena, and is vital in monitoring activities aimed at ensuring safety of people and/or infrastructures. Landslide processes cause every year severe damages, as well as a large number of fatalities worldwide. Our work might have potential applications not only for landslide monitoring but also in other contexts, as monitoring of other geohazards and of complex infrastructures, as open-pit mines, buildings, dams, etc. ADVICE has speed-up and facilitated the understanding of the landslide phenomenon, the communication of the monitoring results to the partners, and consequently the decision-making process in a critical scenario. We show how the system evolved and the results obtained by applying ADVICE over three years into a real early warning scenario relevant to a large earthflow located in southern Italy. The procedure includes: (i) data acquisition and transfer protocols (ii) data collection, filtering, and validation (iii) data analysis and restitution through a set of dedicated software (iv) recognition of displacement/velocity threshold, early warning messages via SMS and/or emails (v) automatic publication of the results on a dedicated webpage. We present a new method for near-real-time monitoring of surface displacements due to landslide phenomena, namely ADVanced dIsplaCement monitoring system for Early warning ( ADVICE).

Real time process monitoring software