During the past decade, there have been a number of catastrophic tailings dam failures. Affordable monitoring systems, as well as methods to assess the risk posed to communities living downstream of these structures, are needed. In recent years the availability and accuracy of remote sensing information has increased, whilst its cost has decreased. This paper provides an overview of DAMSAT, a web-based system that brings together Earth observation and other data to help governments and mining companies monitor tailing dams, and estimate the downstream risks they pose. The methods developed are being piloted in Peru at a number of tailings dams, with the overall goal of improving the decision making process and sharing of information with respect to managing these structures. Engagement with Peruvian stakeholders has shown that DAMSAT provides tools that can help government authorities both reduce the risks and increase the sustainability of mining.

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DAMSAT：监测尾矿坝的天空之眼

在过去的十年中，发生了许多灾难性的尾矿坝故障。需要负担得起的监测系统，以及评估对居住在这些结构下游的社区构成的风险的方法。近年来，遥感信息的可用性和准确性有所提高，而其成本却有所下降。本文概述了 DAMSAT，这是一个基于网络的系统，它汇集了地球观测和其他数据，可帮助政府和矿业公司监测尾矿坝，并估计它们造成的下游风险。所开发的方法正在秘鲁的多个尾矿坝进行试点，总体目标是改进决策过程并共享有关管理这些结构的信息。