Research & Development

A key activity of GAMMA is its engagement in research. In close collaboration with academic and industrial partners, we actively participate in a wide range of research projects. Our team combines strong academic backgrounds with ongoing engagement in the scientific community—attending workshops and conferences, publishing and reviewing scientific papers, and teaching at the university level. 

 

GAMMA’s research focuses on advancing microwave remote sensing techniques and applications. Topics include the measurement, modeling, and interpretation of active and passive microwave signatures of bare soil, vegetation, and snow, as well as the use of InSAR for mapping and monitoring ground deformation and infrastructure motion.

 

Successful R&D outcomes, once fully demonstrated and carefully validated, are transformed into commercial products, services, and consulting solutions. Commercialization is carried out either directly by GAMMA or in cooperation with trusted distributors.

 

Below are selected examples of research results. Explore our list of publications or browse the video presentations to find out more about our research activities.

SAR Tomography in urban areas

SAR Tomography in urban areas

Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) combined with SAR Tomography on TerraSAR-X time series.
Biomass monitoring

Biomass monitoring

Mapping global carbon storage and biodiversity
Assessment of Soil Moisture with the Gamma Elbara Instrument

Assessment of Soil Moisture

Retrievals of liquid water content from ELBARA-III brightness temperature
InSAR motion at Moosflue, Aletschgletscher

Rockslope Instability

Combining ground based and space-borne InSAR with digital image correlation techniques.
Snowpack Displacement

Snowpack Displacement

Monitoring full-depth glide avalanche by high-repeat interval ground based InSAR.
Rockglacier dynamics by DInSAR

Rockglacier dynamics

Long-term rock glacier monitoring with SAR satellites