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A geographic, natural resources computer database was modified to accept data files created from subsurface geological information, mining information, and remote sensor data. The database files were then used as variables in equations produced to represent relationships among the mapped parameters — geological and mining — which identify areas prone to subside, as determined from field verified subsidence features. Also, the utility of computer-processed remote sensor data as a tool for indication of subsided areas was evaluated.
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Elifrits, C.D., Barr, D.J. & Aughenbaugh, N.B. Room and pillar coal mine subsidence. International Journal of Mining Engineering 1, 295–314 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00881547
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