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Performance review of GNSS survey monitoring spikes in a pipeline geohazard management program

Doug Dewar, Heidi Manicke, Lisa Monk, Ryan McMahon

In the proceedings of: GeoSaskatoon 2023: 76th Canadian Geotechnical Conference

Session: Pipeline Geotechnics

ABSTRACT: A performance review of a Real Time Kinetic Global Navigation Satellite System survey monitoring program was conducted for a 15 000 km pipeline system in Western Canada. The data set consisted of 6165 monitoring spikes within 210 slope polygon monitoring arrays at 85 sites. Monitoring epochs ranged from 2 to 24 per site, with some surveys dating back to 2011. Individual monitoring spikes were assessed for displacement types and slope polygons were classified based on movement scenarios plus pipeline interactions. The discussion focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of survey monitoring spikes and the complementary role of other ground and pipeline monitoring techniques. Guidance is provided on the use of monitoring spikes within a pipeline geohazard management program.


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Dewar, Doug, Manicke, Heidi, Monk, Lisa, McMahon, Ryan (2023) Performance review of GNSS survey monitoring spikes in a pipeline geohazard management program in GEO2023. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

@inproceedings{Dewar_GEO2023_61, author = {{Dewar, Doug}, {Manicke, Heidi}, {Monk, Lisa}, {McMahon, Ryan}}
title = {Performance review of GNSS survey monitoring spikes in a pipeline geohazard management program}
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 76th Canadian Geotechnical Conference}
year = {2023}
organization = {The Canadian Geotechnical Society},
address = {Ottawa, Canada} }
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