Published January 5, 2026 | Version v1
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Permafrost-related hazard, vulnerability and risk estimates for cultural heritage and modern buildings in Svalbard

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research
  • 2. NORCE Norwegian Research Centre
  • 3. EDMO icon Geological Survey of Norway
  • 4. ROR icon University Centre in Svalbard
  • 5. SINTEF AS
  • 6. EDMO icon Norwegian Research Centre AS
  • 7. EDMO icon Aarhus University
  • 8. Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU)

Description

The data package includes all intermediate and final products used to produce permafrost-related hazard estimates in Svalbard and to combine the findings with vulnerability indicators for cultural heritage and modern buildings to provide a risk estimate in and around Longyearbyen (LYB) and Ny-Ålesund (NYA), Svalbard. The data package consists of five geospatial data types, for each area:

1)    GEOM: Geomorphological map and hazard susceptibility categories

2)    InSAR: Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar ground movement maps

3)    CE: Coastal erosion indicator based on the distance to shorelines

4)    CH: Cultural heritage sites with associated hazard/vulnerability indicators and risk estimates

5)    MB: Modern buildings with associated hazard/vulnerability indicators and risk estimates. 

Files

HVR_CH_MB.zip

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Additional details

Funding

The FRAM Centre
Advanced Mapping and Monitoring for Assessing Permafrost Thawing Risks for Modern Infrastructure and Cultural Heritage in Svalbard
European Commission
THETIDA - Technologies and methods for improved resilience and sustainable preservation of underwater and coastal cultural heritage to cope with climate change, natural hazards and environmental pollution 101095253
Norwegian Space Agency
InSAR Svalbard