International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring

🌍 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲... 𝗜𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. After the success of the 2025 edition in Poppi, we’re already working behind the scenes to shape the next chapter of the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. ✨ We believe that places matter. But 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 matter even more. That’s why we’d love to hear from you: 💬 What did you enjoy most about this edition? 📍 What would you love to see in the next one? 🧠 Do you have ideas, suggestions, or places in mind for the future? Let’s keep this community growing — together. Drop your thoughts in the comments! 👇

🎉 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴... During the field trip to the Poggio Baldi landslide, one of the two winning solutions of our 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 was caught 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 — right when a landslide occurred.  𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳... 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭! 💡 That’s the magic of real-time innovation meeting real-world scenarios. 👏 Congratulations again to both winners — not only for their brilliant ideas but for showing how innovation can truly respond to reality on the spot. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁: 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

✨ 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱? 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼. From live demos and field training to meaningful conversations and unforgettable moments in Poppi — this edition left a mark 💬🌍 As we go through all your photos, feedback, and memories, we want 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴. 📸 Did you capture a moment that sums up your ICGSM experience? 💬 Did a session or speaker leave a lasting impression? 👉 Share it with us in the comments or tag us in your posts using #ICGSM2025 — we’ll be resharing highlights from the community in the coming days! Let’s keep the momentum alive while we prepare for what’s next 🚀

✨ 𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀. This edition of 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 was more than just a course — it was an experience made of people, passion, and shared knowledge. Grateful for the dedication of our incredible team and the energy of all participants and sponsors.  Thank you for making Poppi the stage of an unforgettable journey of innovation. 🌍🏰

🎉 𝗬𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 #𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 — and what a way to close! We wrapped up this incredible edition with an engaging 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, where participants had the chance to interact directly with expert speakers in small-group discussions focused on key topics in geotechnical and structural monitoring. A dynamic and collaborative moment that sparked in-depth dialogue and fresh ideas. 🏆 The day also featured the 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀, celebrating excellence through the Monitoring Project Challenge and the Innovative Technology Challenge, which honored outstanding initiatives and groundbreaking solutions driving the future of geotechnical and structural monitoring. ✨ The 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 proved to be a 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻, 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. From field demos to cutting-edge presentations, every session highlighted the growing synergy between research, industry, and innovation in monitoring technologies. 𝘈 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪! The ICGSM community continues to grow — and we can’t wait to see you at the next edition! #ICGSM2025 #GeotechnicalMonitoring #StructuralMonitoring

🏆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀! We’re proud to celebrate the brilliant minds and technologies shaping the future of geotechnical and structural monitoring.  𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 🥇 Awarded to: Stephane Eric Thivierge - GKM Consultants, GEO-Instruments For an outstanding real-world application of monitoring techniques that delivered clear impact, innovation, and reliability in the field. 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 – 𝘌𝘹-𝘢𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 🥇 Daniele Staglianò - Echoes s.r.l. - Radar Technologies 🥇 Koen Hiemstra - TotaLite (collected on behalf of the winner) Both recognized for introducing groundbreaking technological advancements with strong potential to transform monitoring practices across disciplines. These awards reflect the spirit of ICGSM — innovation, collaboration, and practical excellence. 👏 A big thank you to all participants who submitted their projects, and congratulations again to our winners! #ICGSM2025 #GeotechnicalMonitoring #StructuralMonitoring

 🚀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 — 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 #𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! After an insightful morning at the Poggio Baldi Landslide Monitoring Lab, the afternoon continued with live demos back at the castle, where top industry players showcased state-of-the-art solutions for geotechnical and structural monitoring. 🔹 Platinum Sponsors  • "Resilient Geotechnical Monitoring: Cutting through the noise with holistic insights, engineered from the field to the cloud" by DYWIDAG 🔸 Gold Sponsors:  • "Structural Health Monitoring with the new ROCK Acceleration device" by Orica  • "MD-Profile 360" by SISGEO SRL  • "Huasi Array Flexible Inclinometer-automatic geotechnical deformation monitoring system" by Cyber-Terra  • "Inclino-Robot: A revolutionary Solution to inclinometer" by GeoSitter  • "Topcon CR-H1 for Geological Surveys" by Topcon Positioning Systems  • "Practical Applications for Structural Monitoring of Bridges and Viaducts Using Nplus loT Systems" by Nplus S.r.l.  • "Osprey Measurement System's Automatic Settlement Profiler (ASP)" by Osprey Measurement Systems • "TotaLite - a smart and precise image-based deformation monitoring solution" by TotaLite 🙌 A huge thank you to all exhibitors for turning innovation into an experience! The day wrapped up with the 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆, where the community came together for an evening of celebration, networking, and exchanging ideas in the stunning Casentino setting. ✨ 📅 Today, we head into the 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, with the last technical sessions and the 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆. Let’s make the most of these final hours!

🧭 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱... 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Yesterday, as part of #ICGSM2025, we joined the inspiring field trip to the 𝗣𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝗯 — one of Italy’s most advanced natural laboratories for landslide observation and geotechnical innovation. Hosted by the Department of Earth Sciences of Sapienza University of Rome and supported by NHAZCA S.r.l., the lab exemplifies how continuous monitoring, remote sensing, and collaboration can turn a hazardous site into a hub of scientific and technological progress. 🔸 Gold Sponsors showcased cutting-edge tools in SAR, LiDAR, radar interferometry, UAV surveys, and geodetic monitoring — highlighting the power of Earth Observation and AI in risk mitigation:  • "Long Range Laser Scanning in Topography, Mining, and Monitoring" by RIEGL  • "MIRAD: a ground-breaking interferometric radar designed to revolutionize geotechnical monitoring" by Echoes s.r.l. - Radar Technologies  • "Locator One as a tool to monitor settlement, subsidence and landslides" by Basetime BV  • "SPAYDER an innovative tool for UAV SAR surveys" by Aresys srl  • "Leica ComBox60: Innovation, Simplification, and Data Security in a Geodetic Monitoring System" by Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon A special thanks to all the participants, sponsors, and speakers who made this day truly unforgettable! ⛰️ 📲 Learn more about the Poggio Baldi Landslide Monitoring Lab: https://lnkd.in/drHWFP5 #ICGSM2025 #GeotechnicalMonitoring #StructuralMonitoring

🔧 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! Day 1 brought a wave of innovation to life at ICGSM, thanks to the live 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 by our 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗺 and 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀. 🎯 From cutting-edge sensor technology to next-generation telemetry systems, participants had the chance to discover practical solutions directly from the companies shaping the future of monitoring. 🔹 Platinum Sponsors • "How Satellite Telemetry Has Revolutionised Critical Remote Geotechnical Monitoring" by EWS Monitoring • "The smallest connected crack sensor: the DELTA L+ Mini" by FEELBAT • "Fiber Optic Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring" by SOCOTEC Italia 🔸 Gold Sponsors • "Dynamic Monitoring with Spectrum" by Campbell Scientific • "Why settle for just inclinometers?" by GEOSENSE LTD 👏 A big thank-you to all our sponsors for their valuable contributions and for sharing their expertise and technologies with the ICGSM community. Stay tuned for more updates from #ICGSM2025 as the course continues in the heart of Poppi, Tuscany. #ICGSM2025 #GeotechnicalMonitoring #StructuralMonitoring

🚀 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗦𝗠 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁! We kicked things off yesterday evening with an unforgettable 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆, where participants from around the world came together for an evening of networking, great food, Tuscan wine, and celebration — all in the breathtaking setting of Poppi, Tuscany. 🎶🍷 Today, the 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 in the 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶. A heartfelt thank you to all the attendees, speakers, and sponsors who are making this first day such an engaging, informative, and energizing experience! 📅 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁? Tomorrow, we move into the field for hands-on training at the 𝗣𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, followed by live technical demonstrations and more networking opportunities. #ICGSM2025 #GeotechnicalMonitoring #StructuralMonitoring