2026
Programme
European Ground Motion Service — validation framework
Participation in the validation consortium for four EGMS production cycles covering reference years 2024–2027.
Public programme recordWORK / RESEARCH
Programmes, applied work and research.
European programmes, selected completed assignments and a reverse-chronological research record show the range of work behind the service.
2024–2027
Programme
Cynergy4MIE
Horizon Europe research on cyber-physical systems across mobility, infrastructure and energy. insar.sk participates as an SME.
2023–2026
Programme
A-IQ Ready
European research on intelligent autonomous electronic systems, edge intelligence and quantum sensing. The project closed on 31 March 2026.
2022–2024
Programme
remotIO II
Retrieval of Motions and Potential Deformation Threats using InSAR Geodesy: the completed second ESA PECS development phase extended the measurement and geodetic service framework.
2018–2020
Programme
remotIO I
Retrieval of Motions and Potential Deformation Threats using Sentinel-1: an ESA PECS infrastructure-monitoring service with automated updates and data-mining capability.
10/2020–02/2021
Completed applied work
European rail and bridge screening
Historical Sentinel-1 analysis across three urban rail and bridge locations, including archive review from November 2014 to October 2020 and prioritised technical interpretation.
03/2020–04/2021
Completed applied work
Wide-area PSI and GNSS comparison
A 1,700 km² persistent-scatterer study compared satellite time series with four continuous GNSS stations and assessed artificial radar targets.
Completed
Completed applied work
Multi-sensor cultural-heritage study
A three-site study combined ERS, ENVISAT, Sentinel-1 and X-band archives to assess historical movement and define a permanent monitoring concept.
2026 · PROJECT PREPARATION SUPPORT
Recovery and Resilience Plan
Preparation of the project proposal was supported by the Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic under agreement 09I01-03-V02-00348/2026/VA.
CRZ · 09I01-03-V02-00348/2026/VAPreparation of the project proposal was supported by the Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic under agreement 09I01-03-V02-00378/2026/VA.
CRZ · 09I01-03-V02-00378/2026/VARESEARCH
Research
Journal and proceedings papers are ordered from the newest work to the earliest record in this bibliography.
SAR applications · Open access
A systematic review on soil moisture estimation using remote sensing data for agricultural applications
A. C. Teixeira, M. Bakoň, D. Lopes, A. Cunha, J. J. Sousa
Science of Remote Sensing 12, 100328Infrastructure & assets · Access state under review
Deep Learning Meets InSAR for Infrastructure Monitoring: A Systematic Review of Models, Applications, and Challenges
M. Fontes, M. Bakoň, A. Cunha, J. J. Sousa
Sensors 25(23), 7169Geodesy & validation · Publisher record
Improvement associated with mesh geometry for the decomposition of InSAR results
A. Alonso-Díaz, M. Solla, M. Bakoň, J. J. Sousa
Geo-Spatial Information Science 28(5), 2100–2118Infrastructure & assets · Publisher record
Integrated monitoring of dams and large ponds: the role of satellite radar interferometry and the European Ground Motion Service
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
Applied Geomatics 17, 379–392InSAR methods & applications · Access state under review
Monitoring Logging Impacts in Tropical Forest Using Sentinel-1 SAR: the Jamari Forest
A. C. Teixeira, L. Ferreira, M. Bakoň, D. Lopes, L. Pádua, J. J. Sousa
IGARSS 2025, 4223–4227Infrastructure & assets · Open access
Empowering intermediate cities: cost-effective heritage preservation through satellite remote sensing and deep learning
I. Rodríguez-Antuñano et al., including M. Bakoň
International Journal of Remote Sensing 45(12), 4046–4074Ground motion & geohazards · Open access
InSAR Analysis of Partially Coherent Targets in a Subsidence Deformation: A Case Study of Maceió
A. C. Teixeira, M. Bakoň, D. Perissin, J. J. Sousa
Remote Sensing 16(20), 3806Infrastructure & assets · Open access
Routine monitoring of hydraulic infrastructures using the European Ground Motion Service and other satellite radar sensors
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
Procedia Computer Science 239, 2308–2315Geodesy & validation · Open access
Satellite-based InSAR Geodesy and Collocation with GNSS
J. Papčo, M. Bakoň, L. Kubica et al.
Procedia Computer Science 239, 2329–2340SAR applications · Open access
Synthetic Aperture Radar in Vineyard Monitoring: Examples, Demonstrations, and Future Perspectives
M. Bakoň, A. C. Teixeira, L. Pádua, R. Morais, J. Papčo, L. Kubica, M. Rovňák, D. Perissin, J. J. Sousa
Remote Sensing 16(12), 2106Infrastructure & assets · Access state under review
Monitoring embankment dams from space using satellite radar interferometry: Case studies from RemoDams project
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
JISDM proceedings, 397–404InSAR methods & applications · Access state under review
Monitoring instabilities by MT-InSAR in a mesa placed town (Arjona, Guadalquivir valley, South Spain)
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
JISDM proceedings, 413–419Infrastructure & assets · Open access
MT-InSAR and Dam Modeling for the Comprehensive Monitoring of an Earth-Fill Dam: The Case of the Benínar Dam (Almería, Spain)
M. Marchamalo-Sacristán et al., including M. Bakoň
Remote Sensing 15(11), 2802Ground motion & geohazards · Open access
Multi-sensor and multi-temporal approach in monitoring of deformation zone with permanent monitoring solution and management of environmental changes: A case study of Solotvyno salt mine, Ukraine
K. Pukanská, K. Bartoš, M. Bakoň et al.
Frontiers in Earth Science 11Infrastructure & assets · Access state under review
Utilizing the Land Monitoring Copernicus Program as a Regular Method for Observing Dams, Large Ponds, and Surrounding Areas
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
IGARSS 2023, 8010–8013Methods & data science · Access state under review
PS-InSAR Target Classification Using Deep Learning
P. Aguiar, A. Cunha, M. Bakoň, A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros, J. J. Sousa
IGARSS 2022, 2931–2934Infrastructure & assets · Open access
City-EYE: a platform for the surveillance and management of built-up area and infrastructures
C. Sancho, M. Bakoň, A. J. García et al.
Procedia Computer Science 181, 989–994Infrastructure & assets · Open access
Monitoring of an embankment dam in southern Spain based on Sentinel-1 time-series InSAR
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
Procedia Computer Science 181, 353–359Methods & data science · Open access
Multivariate Outlier Detection in Postprocessing of Multi-temporal PS-InSAR Results using Deep Learning
P. Aguiar, A. Cunha, M. Bakoň, A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros, J. J. Sousa
Procedia Computer Science 181, 1146–1153Infrastructure & assets · Access state under review
ReMoDams: Monitoring Dams from Space Using Satellite Radar Interferometry
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
IGARSS 2021, 5331–5334Infrastructure & assets · Access state under review
Multi-Temporal InSAR Monitoring of the Benínar Dam (SE Spain)
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
IGARSS 2020, 1026–1029InSAR methods & applications · Access state under review
Relation between surface dynamics and remote sensor InSAR results over the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador
J. A. Chavez Hernandez, M. Lazecký, J. Šebesta, M. Bakoň
Natural Hazards 103, 3661–3682Infrastructure & assets · Open access
remotIO: A Sentinel-1 Multi-Temporal InSAR Infrastructure Monitoring Service with Automatic Updates and Data Mining Capabilities
M. Bakoň, R. Czikhardt, J. Papčo, J. Barlák, M. Rovňák, P. Adamišin, D. Perissin
Remote Sensing 12(11), 1892Infrastructure & assets · Access state under review
Satellite solution for structural damage monitoring as a tool for sustainable smart cities
M. Bakoň, M. Rovňák, R. Czikhardt, J. Papčo, P. Adamišin
SGEM 2019, 19(5.1)Infrastructure & assets · Open access
Deformation monitoring of dam infrastructures via spaceborne MT-InSAR: the case of La Viñuela
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
Procedia Computer Science 138, 346–353InSAR methods & applications · Access state under review
Deformation Monitoring of the Northern Sector of the Valencia Basin (E Spain) Using PS-InSAR (1993–2010)
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
IGARSS 2018InSAR methods & applications · Open access
Evolution of urban monitoring with radar interferometry in Madrid City: performance of ERS-1/ERS-2, ENVISAT, COSMO-SkyMed, and Sentinel-1 products
A. J. García, M. Bakoň, R. Martínez, M. Marchamalo
International Journal of Remote Sensing 39(9), 2969–2990InSAR methods & applications · Open access
Feasibility of the Sentinel-1 Multi-temporal InSAR system based on SNAP and StaMPS: Case study from the Tatra Mts., Slovakia
R. Czikhardt, J. Papčo, M. Bakoň
Procedia Computer Science 138, 366–373Ground motion & geohazards · Open access
Monitoring continuous subsidence in the Costa del Sol using ERS-1/2, Envisat and Sentinel-1A/B SAR interferometry
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
Procedia Computer Science 138, 354–361InSAR methods & applications · Open access
Monitoring of natural hazards in Slovakia by using satellite radar interferometry
M. Leško, J. Papčo, M. Bakoň, P. Liščák
Procedia Computer Science 138, 374–381Infrastructure & assets · Access state under review
Multi-Temporal InSAR Monitoring of the Aswan High Dam (Egypt)
A. M. Ruiz-Armenteros et al., including M. Bakoň
IGARSS 2018Methods & data science · Publisher record
A Data Mining Approach for Multivariate Outlier Detection in Postprocessing of Multitemporal InSAR Results
M. Bakoň, I. Oliveira, D. Perissin, J. J. Sousa, J. Papčo
IEEE JSTARS 10(6), 2791–2798Infrastructure & assets · Publisher record
Bridge Displacements Monitoring Using Space-Borne X-Band SAR Interferometry
M. Lazecký, I. Hlaváčová, M. Bakoň, J. J. Sousa, D. Perissin, G. Patrício
IEEE JSTARS 10(1), 205–210Ground motion & geohazards · Access state under review
Ground Stability Monitoring of Undermined and Landslide-Prone Areas by Means of Sentinel-1 Multi-Temporal InSAR: Case Study from Slovakia
R. Czikhardt, J. Papčo, M. Bakoň, P. Liščák, P. Ondrejka, M. Zlocha
Geosciences 7(3), 87Methods & data science · Access state under review
A data mining approach for multivariate outlier detection in heterogeneous 2D point clouds: an application to post-processing of multi-temporal InSAR results
M. Bakoň, I. Oliveira, D. Perissin, J. J. Sousa, J. Papčo
IGARSS 2016, 56–59Ground motion & geohazards · Open access
Potential of Sentinel-1A for nation-wide routine updates of active landslide maps
M. Lazecký et al., including M. Bakoň
ISPRS Archives XLI-B7, 775–781Infrastructure & assets · Access state under review
Potential of Satellite InSAR Techniques for Monitoring of Bridge Deformations
M. Lazecký, D. Perissin, M. Bakoň, J. J. Sousa, I. Hlaváčová, N. Real
JURSE 2015, 1–4Ground motion & geohazards · Open access
Deformations of highway over undermined Ostrava-Svinov area monitored by InSAR using a limited set of SAR images
M. Lazecký, P. Rapant, D. Perissin, M. Bakoň
Procedia Technology 16, 414–421Infrastructure & assets · Open access
Infrastructure Non-Linear Deformation Monitoring via Satellite Radar Interferometry
M. Bakoň, D. Perissin, M. Lazecký, J. Papčo
Procedia Technology 16, 294–300Infrastructure & assets · Open access
Potential of Multi-Temporal InSAR Techniques for Bridges and Dams Monitoring
J. J. Sousa et al., including M. Bakoň
Procedia Technology 16, 834–841