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The quantification of low rate active tectonic structures is a major target of geodetic and geological studies to improve the knowledge of seismic hazards. The central Betic Cordillera (southern Spain) is affected by moderately active tectonic structures and seismicity. Part of this seismic activity is produced by several NW-SE normal faults located in the E of the Granada Basin. Here, we apply Multi-temporal InSAR (MTI) data to quantify the deformation produced by the Granada fault and the Padul fault zones and the surrounding area. The Granada NW-SE active normal fault zone, 17 km in length, crosses the city of Granada, a very sensitive area from a seismic hazard point of view due to the population of the Granada town. At the Padul fault, there is no geodetic evidence of contemporary motion. Considering the evidence of recent activity from geologic data, this fault may experience discontinuous motion with a different seismogenic character. Despite the InSAR uncertainties, InSAR results are consistent with the estimated geologic deformation rates lower than 1 mm/yr. Our results also confirm previous InSAR studies in the Otura area showing an estimated average annual velocity along the SAR line-of-sight of up to 10 mm/year anthropogenic subsidence. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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Seville, with a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, is the capital and largest city of Andalusia (S Spain). It is the 30th most populous municipality in the European Union and contains three UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Seville harbour, located about 80 km from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. The city is located on the plain of the Guadalquivir River. Using Multi-Temporal InSAR with ERS-1/2 and Envisat data a subsidence behavior is detected in the period 1992-2010. The geometry of the subsiding areas suggests that it should be conditioned by the fluvial dynamics of the Guadalquivir River and its tributaries. Facies distribution along the fluvial system (paleochannels, flood plains.), with different grain size and matrix proportion, may explain the relative subsidence between the different sectors.

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This paper presents a model of a system capable of addressing the training needs identified by the University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). In addition to supporting the typical needs of distance learning/education (e.g., e-learning), it is also intended that the proposed system will complement the traditional classroom-based teaching. This model will have two modules: the physical/infrastructural module and the policies/practices module. The physical/infrastructural module will have the following (control and management) components or modules: e-learning platforms (e.g., Moodle, Sakai) with SIDE (a platform for teaching support developed at UTAD) interconnection; website with educational/training offer and e-learning events; media repository; file storage and sharing service; collaborative/cooperative platform, for the sharing of information and knowledge; scientific repository, for the storage and sharing of work and scientific research, books, conferences, etc.; forum; ticket service/helpdesk, to help solving problems that may arise; Customer Relationship Management (CRM) service (management, relationship and customer satisfaction-student, teachers, other); Learning Analytics system (collection of information about the quality of teaching, evolution and student analysis in the e-learning mode, etc.). Additionally, there will be an assessment/examination space, a contents production studio, and a training studio. The policies/practices module includes the institution policies, and including policies for the creation/dissemination of curses, implementation of course evaluation strategies and continuous improvement, training policies, recognition of the merit and effort of teachers, the training in using the system, the policies for the creation of physical spaces equipped with the necessary tools (computers, cameras, video-conferencing, etc.), among other. In line with these, UTAD has come to recognize that e-learning should be part of its strategy for its training offer and, consequently, is being adopting new policies, namely through the signing of protocols with other institutions with more experience using e-learning. To achieve these objectives, a detailed review of other models and systems that have been successfully implemented in other international reference universities will also be presented here.

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Satellite SAR interferometry (InSAR) is proven as effective method for monitoring of deformations of both terrain and urban structures. By applying multi-temporal InSAR processing techniques (for example Persistent Scatterers InSAR-PS InSAR) to a series of radar images over the same region, it is possible to detect both vertical and horizontal movements of such structures and to evaluate rate of their movements in sensitivity of first millimeters in direction of satellite sight (usually inclined by 20-35 degrees from vertical axis). Therefore, it is possible to identify abnormal or excessive movement indicating potential problems requiring detailed ground investigation. Three case studies (in Bratislava, Ostrava and Hong Kong) presented within the paper demonstrate potential for monitoring deformations and movements due to thermal dilation of bridge structures.

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In this paper we compare the results obtained by three different InSAR tool packages, StaMPS, SARPROZ and P-SBAS (CNR-IREA) on G-POD for the processing of a mountainous area with up to 2,000 m high differences. For that we use two dataset ERS-1/2 and Envisat ASAR. The area (Sierra Tejeda, southern Spain) is located close to the coast line in the Internal Zone of the Betic Cordillera. The recent NW-SE convergence of the Eurasian-African plate boundary makes this area to belong to a large fold which continues active up to present. The uplift of the mountain ranges is mainly related to the development of folds in this regional compressive setting. This paper investigates and compares the velocity pattern obtained by the three different algorithms to help to constraint the geological hazard in this part of the Betic Cordillera. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Thresholding on coherence is a common practice for identifying the surface scatterers that are less affected by decorrelation noise during post-processing and visualisation of the results from multi-temporal InSAR techniques. Simple selection of the points with coherence greater than a specific value is, however, challenged by the presence of spatial dependence among observations. If the discrepancies in the areas of moderate coherence share similar behaviour, it appears important to take into account their spatial correlation for correct inference. Low coherence areas thus could serve as clear indicators of measurement noise or imperfections in mathematical models. Once exhibiting properties of statistical similarity, they allow for detection of observations that could be considered as outliers and trimmed from the dataset. In this paper we propose an approach based on renowned data mining and exploratory data analysis procedures for mitigating the impact of outlying observations in the final results.