In the ever-evolving world of Earth Observation, groundbreaking technologies are transforming how we monitor and evaluate our surroundings. An exceptional collaboration between Planetek Italia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is at the forefront of this progress. Together, they are harnessing the immense power of Rheticus Building […]
Read More →Infrastructure aging is becoming a popular topic since new disasters are reported on the news every day. Consequently, special attention goes to maintenance: reactive or proactive? Quite surprisingly U.S. has been ranked with a C- on the status of its infrastructures by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Only considering roads and bridges, 1 out […]
Read More →Very often, I am asked, “Is it possible to see a bridge collapse, such as the Morandi bridge from space?” My answer is always the same. Satellite-derived intelligence allows today to move from a single bridge monitored to an entire network of roads and bridges monitored over time. Nowadays, the potential of space data to […]
Read More →Tra le poche certezze della vita rientrano di diritto gli incendi boschivi. Ritornano ogni anno. Un’altra certezza è che in Italia sono dolosi. Questa verità è stata recentemente ribadita dal Commissario straordinario all’ARIF Puglia, Domenico Ragno, nel suo articolo dal titolo abbastanza esplicito: “Nessun pizzo agli incendiari“. Nel processo di lotta agli incendi boschivi una fase importante […]
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