New achievements in developing a high speed geoelectrical monitoring system for landslide monitoring

Landslides are one of the major threats to human settlements and infrastructure, causing over time enormous human suffering and property losses than any other geological hazard. Especially in alpine regions, population pressure has prompted settlement to more extreme areas, which are, due to their geological settings, vulnerable to landslides. Therefore much effort has to be centred on risk detection, risk reduction and development of timely waming systems to prevent future loss of life and property.