Bulletin of Surveying and Mapping ›› 2026, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (1): 18-24,46.doi: 10.13474/j.cnki.11-2246.2026.0104

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Research on ground subsidence monitoring in Xi'an using time-series InSAR and universal GNSS

LI Jingtao1,2, ZHANG Shuangcheng1,2, SHENG Lei3, ZHANG Yi4, QIANG Fei2, NIE Teng2, LIU Ning1, WEN Fan1   

  1. 1. School of Geological Engineering and Geomatics, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710054, China;
    2. Observation and Research Station of Ground Fissure and Land Subsidence, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xi'an 710054, China;
    3. JSTI Group Co., Ltd., Nanjing 211100, China;
    4. Shanghai Geological and Mineral Engineering Exploration (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200072, China
  • Received:2025-05-21 Published:2026-02-03

Abstract: In response to the issues of traditional urban ground subsidence monitoring often relying on a single monitoring method such as InSAR/GNSS,the use of post-processing strategies for GNSS results,and the high costs of imported GNSS receivers,this paper utilizes synergistic monitoring with InSAR and universal GNSS,proposing a high-precision near-real-time calculation model based on universal GNSS.By processing Sentinel-1A data from June 2015 to June 2024 using time-series InSAR technology and universal GNSS data from June 2023 to September 2024 with near-real-time calculation technology,the study obtained average deformation results over nearly a decade for Xi'an,deformation along the subway line within a 1 km buffer zone,and a high-precision three-dimensional near-real-time deformation sequence.The three-dimensional GNSS deformation was projected to the line of sight (LOS) for comparison with InSAR results.The results show that:①The overall ground deformation in Xi'an has gradually stabilized from subsidence,mainly influenced by groundwater as revealed by wavelet analysis; ②The deformation at points along the subway line is highly consistent with the period of subway construction,suggesting that underground engineering may be an important factor affecting ground subsidence in Xi'an;③The near-real-time LOS results from four GNSS stations exhibit a maximum deviation of within 1.2 cm compared to InSAR,with average deviations of 3.1,3.61,6.62,and 3.59 mm respectively,demonstrating that near-real-time calculation with universal GNSS can meet the vast majority of conventional deformation monitoring needs.

Key words: urban ground subsidence, time-series InSAR, universal GNSS near real-time solution, deformation along the subway line

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