Welcome to the 'Observatoire Multidisciplinaire des Instabilités de Versants' (OMIV)

The primary duties of the French Observatory OMIV on landslide processes are to conduct geomorphologic, geologic, hydrologic, geophysical and seismic studies related to long-term monitoring, understanding of processes, and assessment of hazards at several active landslides characteristics of several types of activity, and to maintain a freely accessible multi-parameter database on these landslides.
  

 

Multi-source strategy of investigation and monitoring of an active slope movement

The active landslides monitored by OMIV are the La Clapière and Séchilienne landslides developped in hard rocks, and the Mas d’Avignonet, Super-Sauze, La Valette and Villerville-Cricqueboeuf landslides developped in soft rocks.

OMIV is coordinated by OSUG-LGIT and associates EOST-IPGS and GeoSciences Azur.

►   OSUG-LGIT is responsible of the Séchilienne and Mas d’Avignonet landslides.

► EOST-IPGS is responsible of the Super-Sauze, La Valette and Villerville landslides.

►   GeoSciences Azur is responsible of the La Clapière landslide.