EO·Atlas
Pipeline integrity
Pipeline integrity monitoring uses EO to screen corridors for ground movement, corridor disturbance, leak indicators, and inspection priorities.[1][2][3]
InSAR is a strong method for buried pipelines in ground-movement zones because it measures surface deformation that can impose strain on the asset.[1]
Satellite methane detection can identify large gas leaks or super-emitter plumes, with detection depending on plume strength, wind, surface background, and revisit timing.[2][3]
Vegetation-stress and thermal indicators provide supporting evidence for leak or corridor disturbance, but field inspection or gas retrieval is needed for confirmation.[3][2]
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- [1]Sentinel-1 InSAR deformation monitoring along gas pipelinespeer reviewed2023-10-202026-05-27
- [2]Automatic detection of methane emissions in multispectral satellite imagerypeer reviewed2024-04-232026-05-27
- [3]Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2B observations of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline methane leakpeer reviewed2024-05-222026-05-27
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Plain text
Pipeline integrity. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V., last reviewed 2026-05-27. https://eo-atlas.org/topics/pipeline-integrity (CC BY 4.0)
BibTeX
@misc{eoatlas:topics:pipeline-integrity,
title = {Pipeline integrity},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
year = {2026},
note = {Last reviewed 2026-05-27. CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/topics/pipeline-integrity}
}