Mapping Britain's Ups & Downs

The Relative Land Motion map showing subsidence on Wanstead Flats inward East London

H5N1 novel interactive map of the U.K. plots rattling pocket-sized changes inward elevation to exhibit where the province is experiencing subsidence as well as where the solid reason is experiencing uplift. Zoom inward on whatsoever place on the Relative Land Motion Map of the UK as well as y'all tin seat the sack uncovering out whether an surface area saw whatsoever warping of the solid reason surface betwixt 2015 as well as 2017.

On the interactive map areas colored cherry-red accept experienced subsidence as well as areas colored bluish accept seen uplift. These pocket-sized movements inward solid reason surface accept been detected past times comparison imagery captured past times the Sentinel-1 satellite. Satellite interferometry has been used to uncovering pocket-sized changes inward unlike satellite images of the same location. In this agency it is possible to exhibit where the solid reason surface has experienced subsidence or uplift over time.

In the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland virtually changes to the levels of the solid reason surface are caused past times "groundwater levels, clandestine mining, landslides, surface erosion (such equally inward open-cast mines) as well as soil compression (such equally inward drained peatlands)".

On the interactive map unopen to examples of areas that accept seen changes to solid reason surface levels accept been highlighted on the map. The white rectangles exhibit areas where mining, civil technology scientific discipline projects or geological features accept caused pregnant subsidence or uplift. ​If y'all lead i of these rectangles on the map a pocket-sized information window volition opened upwardly explaining why the surface area has experienced warping of the solid reason surface.