Satellite monitoring for road infrastructure safety in Italy
The design and construction of roads and motorways are strongly affected by any movement taking place on the ground. Italy is particularly subject to unexpected ground movement including landslides, subsidence and earthquakes. Avoiding or mitigating the consequences of such events poses significant challenges for planning, building and maintenance of road infrastructure. The ground motion service ...Read more
Rheticus services supports Indonesian Authorities after earthquake
On 28 September 2018, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, followed by a tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The natural disaster killed over 2,000 lives, left 100,000 people in need of emergency assistance, destroyed buildings, infrastructures, and farmland in several districts. A joint program of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) ...Read more
Predicting landslide incidents in Friuli Venezia Giulia region with Rheticus Safeland
Monitoring land instability to prevent incidents. Land instability can cause serious damage to infrastructure and the environment, and it poses a threat to citizen safety. Falling rocks may destroy roads, pipes, and buildings and even kill bystanders. In recent years, a continuous growth of the intensity and frequency of land stability phenomena has been observed, ...Read more
Rheticus for Civil Protection at SafeKozani 2018
SafeKozani 2018 ‐ the 5th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technology will be held next 31 October ‐ 3 November, 2018, in Kozani, Greece. On the edge of creation of the National Civil Protection Center in the county of Kozani, the 5th International Civil Protection Conference, SafeKozani 2018, will bring together both international ...Read more
Turning radar data into action: slope instabilities in the urban area of Niscemi (Italy)
Introduction Land instability is a key activity to ensure people’s safety, environmental protection and the safeguarding of infrastructures and strategic assets. However, traditional campaigns for the regular monitoring of wide areas require considerable financial resources, time and are often complex to implement. Problem Niscemi is an historical village located up above a hilly area in ...Read more