Multi-area satellite monitoring of mining waste disposal sites in the Arctic

Modern methods and technologies are analyzed in the satellite-based areal monitoring of mining facilities and territories intended for disposal of mineral waste in the Russian Arctic. An approach to multi-area survey of mining waste disposal sites is presented based on a combination of optical-electronic and radar methods of remote sensing of the Earth through visualized and automated index spatial and temporal analysis of the actual state and dynamic changes of natural and technical systems using applied GIS and web geoservices. Using the example of operating mining enterprises, the experience and results of multi-area space survey are shown in order to create digital information products and databases, as well as to improve methods of supervision and control of the ground infrastructure construction to identify illegal mining and waste disposal during the operation and conservation of man-made deposits.