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Articles | Volume XI-3-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-3-2026-843-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-3-2026-843-2026
08 Jul 2026
 | 08 Jul 2026

Building Deformation Monitoring and Safety Risk Assessment Based on PSI Technology

Naiyi Li, Feng Zhao, and Wenqiang Yao

Keywords: Building deformation, Elevation iterative estimation, PSI, Cluster analysis, Safety risk level

Abstract. Based on traditional PS-InSAR technology, this study proposes a building elevation estimation method based on long and short baseline iteration. It utilizes long-temporal SAR images for multiple iterations to calculate building heights, which are used as prior information. Combined with the Interferometric Point Target Analysis (IPTA) method, it inverts building deformation information. The K-means clustering method is employed for PS point clustering analysis, classifying PS points with similar deformation trends and mapping them to buildings. A building safety risk assessment system is established, which comprehensively evaluates the cumulative deformation amount and deformation rate of both the building structure and its foundation. In this paper, the feasibility of the above method is verified by an example. The deformation of 9442 buildings is extracted in the study area, of which 245 buildings are in a high security risk state, and 2 buildings are in a high security risk state. Through this study, it can provide comprehensive auxiliary decision-making reference data covering macro wide-area and micro single buildings for urban construction management departments.

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