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View article: Monitoring the Recovery Process After Major Hydrological Disasters with GIS, Change Detection and Open and Free Multi-Sensor Satellite Imagery: Demonstration in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew
Monitoring the Recovery Process After Major Hydrological Disasters with GIS, Change Detection and Open and Free Multi-Sensor Satellite Imagery: Demonstration in Haiti After Hurricane Matthew Open
Recovery from disasters is the complex process requiring coordinated measures to restore infrastructure, services and quality of life. While remote sensing is a well-established means for damage assessment, so far very few studies have sho…
View article: Airborne and Spaceborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in Urban Areas: Methods, Applications, and Trends
Airborne and Spaceborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in Urban Areas: Methods, Applications, and Trends Open
This study provides a comprehensive and systematic review of hyperspectral remote sensing in urban areas, with a focus on the evolving roles of airborne and spaceborne platforms. The main objective is to assess the state of the art and ide…
View article: Geospatial Solutions for Urban Climate Adaptation: The LCZ-UHI-GEO Project between Italy and Vietnam
Geospatial Solutions for Urban Climate Adaptation: The LCZ-UHI-GEO Project between Italy and Vietnam Open
The LCZ-UHI-GEO project is an international collaboration between Italy and Vietnam, aiming to analyse urban climate dynamics, particularly the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, through geospatial techniques. The project focuses on four majo…
View article: Monitoring Vertical Urban Growth in Rapidly Developing Cities with Persistent Scatterer Interferometry: A Multi-Temporal Assessment with COSMO-SkyMed Data in Wuhan, China
Monitoring Vertical Urban Growth in Rapidly Developing Cities with Persistent Scatterer Interferometry: A Multi-Temporal Assessment with COSMO-SkyMed Data in Wuhan, China Open
Rapid urbanization has transformed cityscapes worldwide, yet vertical urban growth (VUG) receives less attention than horizontal expansion. This study mapped and analyzed VUG patterns in Wuhan, China, from 2012 to 2020 based on a Persisten…
View article: Environmental Challenges and Vanishing Archaeological Landscapes: Remotely Sensed Insights into the Climate–Water–Agriculture–Heritage Nexus in Southern Iraq
Environmental Challenges and Vanishing Archaeological Landscapes: Remotely Sensed Insights into the Climate–Water–Agriculture–Heritage Nexus in Southern Iraq Open
Iraq faces significant challenges in sustainable water resource management, due to intensive agriculture and climate change. Modern irrigation leads to depleted natural springs and abandoned traditional canal systems, creating a nexus betw…
View article: Italian Space Agency's Program for the Development of Novel EO-based Scientific Products for Natural Hazards Applications
Italian Space Agency's Program for the Development of Novel EO-based Scientific Products for Natural Hazards Applications Open
In Italy, "Telecommunications, Earth Observation, and Navigation" (TLC/EO/NAV) assets are currently exploited to realize services and applications (the so-called downstream) providing benefits to citizens and public institutions, translati…
View article: Imaging Cultural Heritage at Different Scales: Part II, the Meso-Scale (Sites)
Imaging Cultural Heritage at Different Scales: Part II, the Meso-Scale (Sites) Open
Non-invasive sensing techniques have become a cornerstone in the study and preservation of Cultural Heritage. These techniques offer a means to investigate the internal structure and surface properties of precious and delicate objects with…
View article: A Sentinel-2-Based System to Detect and Monitor Oil Spills: Demonstration on 2024 Tobago Accident
A Sentinel-2-Based System to Detect and Monitor Oil Spills: Demonstration on 2024 Tobago Accident Open
In this paper, we analyze the serious environmental accident caused by a massive oil spill on 7 February 2024, off the island of Tobago, using two separate algorithms, namely, the established visible near-red index (VNRI) algorithm and the…
View article: SAOCOM-1 L-Band DInSAR Time Series Generation Through the P-SBAS Approach: Algorithm Extension and Products Analysis
SAOCOM-1 L-Band DInSAR Time Series Generation Through the P-SBAS Approach: Algorithm Extension and Products Analysis Open
We present in this work the new advances of the differential synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry (DInSAR) technique referred to as the parallel Small BAseline Subset (P-SBAS) approach for the generation of displacement time serie…
View article: SAOCOM-1 L-band DInSAR Time Series generation through the P-SBAS approach: algorithm extension and products analysis
SAOCOM-1 L-band DInSAR Time Series generation through the P-SBAS approach: algorithm extension and products analysis Open
We present in this work the new advances of the Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR) technique referred to as Parallel Small BAseline Subset (P-SBAS) approach, for the generation of displacement time series from the recently available …
View article: PRISMA Hyperspectral Satellite Imagery Application to Local Climate Zones Mapping
PRISMA Hyperspectral Satellite Imagery Application to Local Climate Zones Mapping Open
The urban heat island effect exacerbates the vulnerability of cities to climate change, emphasizing the need for sustainable urban planning driven by data evidence. In the last decade, the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) model emerged as a key to…
View article: Identification of Precursors in InSAR Time Series Using Functional Data Analysis Post-Processing: Demonstration on Mud Volcano Eruptions
Identification of Precursors in InSAR Time Series Using Functional Data Analysis Post-Processing: Demonstration on Mud Volcano Eruptions Open
One of the most promising applications of satellite data is providing users in charge of land and emergency management with information and data to support decision making for geohazard mapping, monitoring and early warning. In this work, …
View article: The use of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in sediment connectivity analysis: insights for considering land cover changes in Sediment flow Connectivity Index (SfCI)
The use of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in sediment connectivity analysis: insights for considering land cover changes in Sediment flow Connectivity Index (SfCI) Open
Land cover plays a fundamental role in surface dynamics that involve sediment connectivity. The processes of sediment erosion, transport and deposition are strongly conditioned by land coverage types (classes) that physically can mitigate,…
View article: National programs, achievements and current perspectives at the Italian Space Agency to promote SAR missions, InSAR scientific research and downstream applications
National programs, achievements and current perspectives at the Italian Space Agency to promote SAR missions, InSAR scientific research and downstream applications Open
Italy is world leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and SAR Interferometry (InSAR), owing to a complete in-house supply and value-added chain. To consolidate this strength, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) run national programs promoting…
View article: MAPPING LOCAL CLIMATE ZONES WITH MULTIPLE GEODATA AND THE OPEN DATA CUBE: INSIGHTS OF DOMAIN USER REQUIREMENTS AND OUTLOOKS OF THE LCZ-ODC PROJECT
MAPPING LOCAL CLIMATE ZONES WITH MULTIPLE GEODATA AND THE OPEN DATA CUBE: INSIGHTS OF DOMAIN USER REQUIREMENTS AND OUTLOOKS OF THE LCZ-ODC PROJECT Open
Rapid urbanization and climate change are intensifying the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon across cities worldwide. There is a pressing need to implement evidence-based mitigation and adaptation strategies as well as to develop tools fo…
View article: QGIS AND OPEN DATA CUBE APPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL CLIMATE ZONES ANALYSIS LEVERAGING PRISMA HYPERSPECTRAL SATELLITE DATA
QGIS AND OPEN DATA CUBE APPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL CLIMATE ZONES ANALYSIS LEVERAGING PRISMA HYPERSPECTRAL SATELLITE DATA Open
Climate change poses a significant threat to humans and biodiversity, impacting various aspects of livelihoods, infrastructure, and ecosystems. Understanding climate change and its interaction with the environment is crucial for achieving …
View article: Monitoring of Damages to Cultural Heritage across Europe Using Remote Sensing and Earth Observation: Assessment of Scientific and Grey Literature
Monitoring of Damages to Cultural Heritage across Europe Using Remote Sensing and Earth Observation: Assessment of Scientific and Grey Literature Open
This research is part of a wider framework of index literature studies that have been conducted in the past few years. Some of these have had a focus on specific remote sensing (RS) technologies, while others have tackled specific threats …
View article: Exploiting satellite SAR for archaeological prospection and heritage site protection
Exploiting satellite SAR for archaeological prospection and heritage site protection Open
Optical and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing has a long history of use and reached a good level of maturity in archaeological and cultural heritage applications, yet further advances are viable through the exploitation of nove…
View article: COSMO-SKYMED: A SATELLITE TOOL FOR MONITORING CULTURAL HERITAGE
COSMO-SKYMED: A SATELLITE TOOL FOR MONITORING CULTURAL HERITAGE Open
COSMO-SkyMed is the flagship Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite constellation of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) that, among the many civilian applications for which it was originally conceived, is nowadays successfully exploited for …
View article: Multi-sensor InSAR time series fusion for long-term land subsidence monitoring
Multi-sensor InSAR time series fusion for long-term land subsidence monitoring Open
Satellite Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) is widely used for topographic, geological and natural resource investigations. However, most of the existing InSAR studies of ground deformation are based on relatively short peri…
View article: Imaging Cultural Heritage at Different Scales: Part I, the Micro-Scale (Manufacts)
Imaging Cultural Heritage at Different Scales: Part I, the Micro-Scale (Manufacts) Open
Applications of non-invasive sensing techniques to investigate the internal structure and surface of precious and delicate objects represent a very important and consolidated research field in the scientific domain of cultural heritage kno…
View article: Integrating Copernicus Satellite Products and Ground-Truthing for Documenting and Monitoring the Impact of the 2022 Extreme Floods in Pakistan on Cultural Heritage
Integrating Copernicus Satellite Products and Ground-Truthing for Documenting and Monitoring the Impact of the 2022 Extreme Floods in Pakistan on Cultural Heritage Open
The catastrophic floods that hit Pakistan in summer 2022 represent the latest example of climate change-induced extreme events occurring in South Asia. In addition to the dramatic impact on population and infrastructures, this event threat…
View article: Space technology: A powerful tool for safeguarding world heritage
Space technology: A powerful tool for safeguarding world heritage Open
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View article: Land Subsidence in Wuhan Revealed Using a Multi-Sensor InSAR Time Series Fusion Approach
Land Subsidence in Wuhan Revealed Using a Multi-Sensor InSAR Time Series Fusion Approach Open
Satellite Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) is widely used for topographic, geological and natural resource investigations. However, most of the existing InSAR studies of ground deformation are based on relatively short peri…
View article: Detection, Morphometric Analysis and Digital Surveying of Archaeological Mounds in Southern Iraq with CartoSat-1 and COSMO-SkyMed DEMs
Detection, Morphometric Analysis and Digital Surveying of Archaeological Mounds in Southern Iraq with CartoSat-1 and COSMO-SkyMed DEMs Open
In Near and Middle Eastern archaeology, satellite-derived digital elevation models (DEM) of medium spatial resolution (≥30 m) are mostly used to locate and map archaeological mounds (namely ‘tells’), whereas high resolution DEMs (≤10 m) ar…
View article: Land Subsidence and Aquifer‐System Storage Loss in Central Mexico: A Quasi‐Continental Investigation With Sentinel‐1 InSAR
Land Subsidence and Aquifer‐System Storage Loss in Central Mexico: A Quasi‐Continental Investigation With Sentinel‐1 InSAR Open
Aquifers play an important role in addressing water needs worldwide. When overexploited, they may lose storage and compact, causing land subsidence and impacts on urban landscapes. Using Sentinel‐1 satellite imagery, we perform the largest…
View article: The role of imaging radar in cultural heritage: From technologies to applications
The role of imaging radar in cultural heritage: From technologies to applications Open
Imaging radar has been dramatically developed over the past decades enabling a better understanding of cultural heritage from a microwave perspective. Nonetheless, a dedicated survey and analysis of the performance of such technology in cu…
View article: costeLAB platform: a prototype collaborative environment for research and applications in support to coastal risk management
costeLAB platform: a prototype collaborative environment for research and applications in support to coastal risk management Open
<p>Coastal areas are increasingly becoming more vulnerable due to economic overexploitation and pollution. The Italian Space Agency (ASI) supports the research and development of technologies aimed at the use of multi-mission EO data…