NISAR Vision Bulletin — Xi'an (China) — 2026-10-17

Atlas Rank #27 · Coverage: ok · 9 pairs
CONFIDENCE: LOW (indicative only) PROVISIONAL All Bulletins
Product IDNP-XIAN-2026-001
Issue Time (UTC)2026-11-15 15:42 UTC
Data Window2026-06-19 to 2026-10-17
SensorNISAR L-band GUNW, provisional
Quality ClassPROVISIONAL
ConfidenceLOW (indicative only)
Versionv2.0
FormatA4 Operational Map Package
Peak Cumulative (LOS)
-1.5 cm
Vertical Est. (42.1°)
-2.0 cm
3-Ref Sensitivity
[-3.9, -1.5] cm LOS
Rate (cm / 100 days)
-1.2 cm/100d
Annualized est.: -4.5 cm/yr

Latest Pair & Cumulative Summary

  • Latest Consecutive Pair Step: +0.83 cm LOS (2026-10-05 to 2026-10-17 at p01: 34.180N 109.184E; cumulative at point: -1.47 cm)
  • Affected Population (GHSL GHS-POP E2025, 108d eq., ≥ 0.72 cm 2σ): 8,592 residents (< -2 cm), 967 residents across 0.30 km² (< -5 cm).

Top 3 Most-Subsiding Areas

Rank1 km Block Center (Lat, Lon)Cumulative LOSRate
#134.3491, 109.1799-1.69 cm-1.41 cm/100d
#234.0282, 109.0516-1.67 cm-1.40 cm/100d
#334.1803, 109.1836-1.66 cm-1.39 cm/100d

Top 5 At-Risk Infrastructure Segments

Infrastructure corridor ranking (OSM canal/road overlay) has not been computed for this regional subset yet.

GNSS Comparison & Calibration Status

Continuous GNSS time-series validation was not bundled for this regional subset.

Cumulative Displacement Map

Cumulative LOS displacement map for Xi'an (China) ending 2026-10-17
Cumulative LOS displacement (2026-06-19 to 2026-10-17, 9 NISAR L2 GUNW pairs).

What This Means

  • Peak measured ground motion in Xi'an (China) reached -1.5 cm LOS (-1.2 cm/100d) from 2026-06-19 to 2026-10-17, but low coverage or wide reference spread makes this an indicative estimate.
  • About 8,592 residents live on ground sinking faster than 2 cm per 108 days (and 967 residents across 0.30 km2 faster than 5 cm per 108 days, above the 0.72 cm 2-sigma noise floor).
  • No local GNSS or canal-tilt overlay is bundled for this subset; field inspection and local piezometer records are needed to confirm infrastructure impacts.
Calibration & Quality Notice (PROVISIONAL): NISAR data are provisional. Calibration and validation are carried out by the NISAR project (NASA-JPL and ISRO), not by our team.
Sources: NASA-ISRO NISAR L2 GUNW (CRID P05023 via ASF DAAC); GHSL GHS-POP E2025 R2023A (JRC, CC BY 4.0); Nevada Geodetic Laboratory GNSS; OpenStreetMap (ODbL).