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
Pinpointing the failure from Space: the sewerage network of Milan
Introduction Water can be a destructive force, washing away roadbeds and eroding riverbanks. Sometimes it works silently and invisibly, removing soil beneath parking lots and roads until they cave in, exposing sinkholes that shallow houses and cars. Subsidence, or when the ground begins to sink, is an indication of a problem. This does not need ...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