150 projects found
Experimental Hydrological Database for Apennine Basins
National From 07/01/2014 to 20/12/2016
Background The main activities of the project, developed in the context of the program Nextdata funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), are: collection, organization and…
EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management
Space agency From 16/09/2005 to 31/03/2022
Background The H-SAF generates and archives high-quality data sets and products for operational hydrological applications starting from the acquisition and processing of data from Earth observation satellites in geostationary and…
ESA Climate Change Initiative Soil Moisture
Space agency From 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2017
Background The CCI Programme wants to contribute to the data bases collecting ECVs required by GCOS (Global Climate Observing System) and other international parties. In particular, the Soil Moisture CCI…
Investigation of the Montaguto Landslide
National From 01/04/2010 to 31/12/2017
Background In the spring of 2006, a large failure started moving in the Montaguto municipality, Campania, southern Italy, 40 km ENE of Benevento and 35 km SW of Foggia. The…
Advanced Environment Monitoring System (SMAT) – F2
Regional From 01/01/2013 to 31/10/2015
Background The environment monitoring has several purposes, including the prevention of geo-hydrogeological risks, forest fires, or prevention and suppression of illegal activities. The SMAT-F2 main objective is to define, design…
Monitoraggio del Rischio da Frane con tecnologie EO
National From 30/11/2008 to 30/11/2010
Background Le frane sono eventi del tutto naturali nell’evoluzione di un territorio, in particolare in Italia. Esse pongono un problema e diventano un pericolo allorché interagiscono con l’uomo e l’ambiente…
Land cover change detection and monitoring methodologies based on the combined use of S1 and S2 for natural resources and hazard management
Space agency From 27/10/2014 to 26/10/2016
Background ESA Sentinels missions will provide enhanced capabilities in the revisit frequency, and the coverage. Their complete exploitation is in the combination of the two to advantage of a further…
H-SAF and GPM: precipitation algorithm development and validation activity
Space agency From 01/07/2014 to 31/12/2019
Background The proposal intends to contribute towards the establishment of a long-term partnership between the EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facility on support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management (H-SAF, or Hydrology…
Innovative technologies at high environmental sustainability in the forest-based sector
National From 01/07/2014 to 31/12/2016
Background Millennium Ecosystems Assessment (ONU). Intergovernmental Convention on Climate and European Convention on the Protection of Forests. Integration of ground and remote technologies for Earth Observation and development of multi-resolution…
Spectral signatures library for semi-automatic event landslide recognition and mapping
Space agency From 24/06/2014 to 21/04/2016
Background Earthquakes and strong rainfall precipitations, cause worldwide landslide. Inventories of the ground effects of an event must be prepared in a few days or less for the residual risk…
Connecting European Connectivity Research
European From 10/04/2014 to 09/04/2018
Background Water and sediment connectivity has emerged in recent years as a significant conceptual framework for understanding the transfer of surface water and sediment through landscapes. Connectivity can be seen…
Space advanced project for excellence in research and enterprise
National From 25/02/2014 to 31/05/2015
Background The project SAPERE is an Industrial Research oriented project (PON and FAR funds) focused on promoting the competitiveness of the National Aerospace Technology Cluster. The participants to the project…
Rainfall thresholds for the possible initiation of rainfall-induced landslides in Apulia
Regional From 24/02/2014 to 31/05/2015
Background In Italy rainfall are among the main causes of trigger of shallow landslides, that yearly cause fatalities, damage, and severe economic losses. Identification of the amount of rainfall needed…
Instability problems related to man-made cavities in the Municipality of Ginosa
Local From 01/02/2014 to 30/06/2014
Background The territory of Ginosa was severely affected by flood and instability problems in October and in December 2013, as many other municipalities at the boundary between Apulia and Basilicata.…
RelationsHips between meteo-climAtic paraMeters and ground surface deforMation time sEries in mountain enviRonments
From 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2018
Background There is a systematic lack of information on the effects of the climate and environmental changes on the frequency and the intensity of landslides and their triggering phenomena (Huggel…