The President of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Prof. Carlo Doglioni, and Eng. Paolo Minciacchi, CEO of e-GEOS, a Telespazio company (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), have signed a Letter of Intent to start a collaboration on environmental monitoring issues and to pool their respective technologies in favor of the territory and the planet.
The collaboration, in particular, will focus on the study of the atmosphere, on hydrogeological instability and on specific issues in which technological innovation and space technology will be the key to satisfying application and service needs.
The intent of the agreement is to create products based on radar, optical, hyperspectral and multispectral data from satellites, aircraft and drones, but also based on the integrated use of data from the permanent GNSS networks on the national territory and on sensors in situ.
A permanent working table will also be set up, made up of representatives of both parties with the task of identifying, stimulating, evaluating and coordinating the thematic areas to be developed and periodically activating research and training initiatives in strategic sectors on topics of interest.
“The exchange of knowledge and data and the possible joint participation in both national and European calls for tenders and projects will strengthen mutual innovation capacities”, declared Cecilia Sciarretta, R&D and Technologies for Sustainability manager of e-GEOS. "Bringing the technological excellence of e-GEOS and INGV as a common factor will certainly lead to technological goals in favor of services that are useful for the environment".
“The study of the Earth can no longer ignore satellite observations”, added the president of INGV Carlo Doglioni. “INGV has long been an actor of important partnerships with national and international bodies and the new agreement with e-GEOS adds a strong value to the technological innovation and space technology development activities, to which INGV also offers its contribution through the Earth Space Observation Center (COS), the Institute's facility dedicated to research and surveillance in the space sector coordinated by Dr. Fabrizia Buongiorno, president of e-GEOS”.
INGV and e-GEOS have developed over time a consolidated relationship through common activities starting from the definition and implementation of Emergency services in the first phase of the EU-Copernicus system, then continued in the recent development activities of algorithms and products to support the new missions ASI for Earth Observation.
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e-GEOS and INGV together for the environment
The Chairman of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Carlo Doglioni, and Paolo Minciacchi, CEO of e-GEOS, a joint venture between Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), have signed a Letter of Intent to launch a collaboration on environmental monitoring issues and to share their respective technologies for the benefit of Italy and the Planet as a whole.
The collaboration will focus particularly on the study of the atmosphere, hydrogeological instability and specific topics where technological innovation and space technology are key to meeting application and service needs.
The aim of the agreement is to develop products based on radar, optical, hyperspectral and multi-spectral data from satellites, aircraft and drones, but also based on the integrated use of data from permanent GNSS networks across Italy and on in-situ sensors.
A permanent round table will also be set up, consisting of representatives from both sides, tasked with identifying, prompting, evaluating and coordinating the areas to be developed and with regularly launching research and training initiatives on topics of interest in strategic sectors.
“The exchange of knowledge and data and the joint participation in Italian and European tenders and projects will strengthen our mutual innovation capacities”, stated Cecilia Sciarretta, Head of R&D and Technology for Sustainability at e-GEOS. “Pooling the technological excellence of e-GEOS and INGV will certainly bring technological advances to environmental services”.
“Nowadays, satellite observations are a key factor for studying the Earth”, added the Chairman of INGV, Carlo Doglioni. “INGV has long been involved in important partnerships with Italian and international bodies, and this new agreement with e-GEOS brings considerable added value to the development of technological innovation and space technology. These are areas which INGV contributes to also through COS, the Center for Earth Observation from Space, devoted to research and surveillance in the Space field and coordinated by Fabrizia Buongiorno, Chairman of e-GEOS”.
Over time, INGV and e-GEOS have established a close partnership rooted in shared projects, starting with the definition and implementation of Emergency services during the first phase of the EU-Copernicus system, and then furthered by the recent development of algorithms and supporting products the new Earth observation missions of the Italian Space Agency.
The collaboration, in particular, will focus on the study of the atmosphere, on hydrogeological instability and on specific issues in which technological innovation and space technology will be the key to satisfying application and service needs.
The intent of the agreement is to create products based on radar, optical, hyperspectral and multispectral data from satellites, aircraft and drones, but also based on the integrated use of data from the permanent GNSS networks on the national territory and on sensors in situ.
A permanent working table will also be set up, made up of representatives of both parties with the task of identifying, stimulating, evaluating and coordinating the thematic areas to be developed and periodically activating research and training initiatives in strategic sectors on topics of interest.
“The exchange of knowledge and data and the possible joint participation in both national and European calls for tenders and projects will strengthen mutual innovation capacities”, declared Cecilia Sciarretta, R&D and Technologies for Sustainability manager of e-GEOS. "Bringing the technological excellence of e-GEOS and INGV as a common factor will certainly lead to technological goals in favor of services that are useful for the environment".
“The study of the Earth can no longer ignore satellite observations”, added the president of INGV Carlo Doglioni. “INGV has long been an actor of important partnerships with national and international bodies and the new agreement with e-GEOS adds a strong value to the technological innovation and space technology development activities, to which INGV also offers its contribution through the Earth Space Observation Center (COS), the Institute's facility dedicated to research and surveillance in the space sector coordinated by Dr. Fabrizia Buongiorno, president of e-GEOS”.
INGV and e-GEOS have developed over time a consolidated relationship through common activities starting from the definition and implementation of Emergency services in the first phase of the EU-Copernicus system, then continued in the recent development activities of algorithms and products to support the new missions ASI for Earth Observation.
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e-GEOS and INGV together for the environment
The Chairman of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Carlo Doglioni, and Paolo Minciacchi, CEO of e-GEOS, a joint venture between Telespazio (80%) and the Italian Space Agency (20%), have signed a Letter of Intent to launch a collaboration on environmental monitoring issues and to share their respective technologies for the benefit of Italy and the Planet as a whole.
The collaboration will focus particularly on the study of the atmosphere, hydrogeological instability and specific topics where technological innovation and space technology are key to meeting application and service needs.
The aim of the agreement is to develop products based on radar, optical, hyperspectral and multi-spectral data from satellites, aircraft and drones, but also based on the integrated use of data from permanent GNSS networks across Italy and on in-situ sensors.
A permanent round table will also be set up, consisting of representatives from both sides, tasked with identifying, prompting, evaluating and coordinating the areas to be developed and with regularly launching research and training initiatives on topics of interest in strategic sectors.
“The exchange of knowledge and data and the joint participation in Italian and European tenders and projects will strengthen our mutual innovation capacities”, stated Cecilia Sciarretta, Head of R&D and Technology for Sustainability at e-GEOS. “Pooling the technological excellence of e-GEOS and INGV will certainly bring technological advances to environmental services”.
“Nowadays, satellite observations are a key factor for studying the Earth”, added the Chairman of INGV, Carlo Doglioni. “INGV has long been involved in important partnerships with Italian and international bodies, and this new agreement with e-GEOS brings considerable added value to the development of technological innovation and space technology. These are areas which INGV contributes to also through COS, the Center for Earth Observation from Space, devoted to research and surveillance in the Space field and coordinated by Fabrizia Buongiorno, Chairman of e-GEOS”.
Over time, INGV and e-GEOS have established a close partnership rooted in shared projects, starting with the definition and implementation of Emergency services during the first phase of the EU-Copernicus system, and then furthered by the recent development of algorithms and supporting products the new Earth observation missions of the Italian Space Agency.
Photos: A moment at the end of the meeting for the signing of the Letter of Intent. From left: Cecilia Sciarretta, Head of R&D and Technologies for Sustainability of e-GEOS; Christian Bignami, INGV researcher; Salvatore Stramondo, Director of the INGV National Earthquake Observatory (ONT); Maria Fabrizia Buongiorno, President of e-GEOS and Coordinator of the INGV Space Earth Observation Center (COS); Carlo Doglioni, President of INGV; Paolo Minciacchi, CEO of e-GEOS; Elena Francioni, Head of Sales, New Opportunities and Digital Platforms; Roberto Devoti, INGV researcher. - Photo: A moment at the end of the meeting for the signing of the Letter of Intent. From left: Cecilia Sciarretta, Head of R&D and Technology for Sustainability at e-GEOS; Christian Bignami, INGV researcher; Salvatore Stramondo, Director of the INGV National Earthquake Observatory (ONT); Maria Fabrizia Buongiorno, President of e-GEOS and Coordinator of the Center for Space Observations of the Earth (COS) of INGV; Carlo Doglioni, President of INGV; Paolo Minciacchi, CEO of e-GEOS; Elena Francioni, Head of Sales, Digital Platforms and New Initiatives at e-GEOS; Roberto Devoti, INGV researcher.