Completed projects

System-prototype for multi-source Integrative Observation techniques of multispectral satellite, aircraft and ground data for multi-scale monitoring of the variations of environmental indicators related to Atmospheric constituents and Energy dispersion  The project goal is the realization of a prototype system for Lombardy department for the multi-scale monitoring of environmental parameters, as…
  Improved monitoring and forecasting of ecological status of European INland waters by combining Future earth ObseRvation data and Models  INFORM aims to explore how the capabilities of upcoming sensors (EnMap, PRISMA, S2, S3), combined with innovative analysis and the coupling with biogeochemical models, can be exploited to deliver improved…
Ice, Climate, and Economics - Arctic Research on Chang  The ICE-ARC project aims to understand and quantify the multiple stresses involved in the change in the Arctic marine environment. Particular focus is on the rapid retreat and collapse of the Arctic sea ice cover and to assess the climatic (ice,…
An Earth obseRvation Model based RicE information Service ERMES (An Earth obseRvation Model based RicE information Service) aims to develop a prototype of downstream service dedicated to rice sector based on assimilation of EO and in situ data within crop yield modelling. website: http://www.ermes-fp7space.eu/ The objective of this service, targeted to…
Satellite technologies and web 2.0 for supporting the agricultural sector in Lombardy The project aims to use Earth Observation (space, air and in situ) to support the regional system and the main stakeholders in the planning and management of the agricultural sector in Lombardy. Commitment: Regione Lombardia – CNR, within…
Mapping and biometric monitoring before and after intervention of the reed beds of Lake Garda The project involves mapping the existing reed beds on the coast of Lake Garda through the use of satellite and / or airborne images in order to have a complete census of the reed beds…
Scenario integrated assessment for sustainable rice production systems Funds: Agropolis (Fr) / Fond Cariplo Period of activity: 2013 -2016 Responsible for CNR-IREA Mirco Boschetti Collaborators Giacinto Manfron, Pietro Alessandro Brivio
Global Lakes Sentinel Services   The project  is focused on the development of a system able to manage, process and produce the data acquired by the sensors Sentinel 2 and Sentinel 3 for the study of water quality in lakes. Within the project field activities are planned and simulation for the…
cyanobacteria assessment in Italian and Swedish waters from space is a cooperative project that aims to understand the dynamics of emergence, flowering, persistence and decline of communities of cyanobacteria in lakes and coastal aquatic environments using remote sensing techniques. The activities are held for a period of three years from 2010…
Downstream Observatory organised by Regions active In Space – Network  The main goal of the Project is the creation of the platform of Copernicus Regional Contact Offices (RCO) able to provide to different local actors (private companies, research bodies, local and regional authorities, end users) information on: the offer of…
Geological Application of Satellite Technologies GEOSAT is a research project for the definition of ideal technical specifications of a satellite sensor dedicated to oil exploration. Role of IREA is to experience remote sensing hyperspectral techniques by air and satellite for the recognition of geolithological limits and lithotypes, also by collecting…
Coasts and Lake Assessment and Monitoring by PRISMA HYperspectral Mission is a research project to be developed between 2011 and 2015, which aims to verify the potential of the sensor PRISMA (and hyperspectral satellite sensor of ASI, lunch planned in 2013) in water quality applications. The project aims to define the…
European Lakes Under Environmental Stressors is a research project to be developed in the years 2010-2012 in "Intereg IV" Central Europe Programme. Coordinated by the Lake Garda Community, EULAKES involves 9 partners from environmental agencies, research centers and universities (foursfrom Italy, two from Hungary, two from Austria and one from Poland).…
DORIS is an advanced downstream service for the detection, mapping, monitoring and forecasting of ground deformations, including landslides and ground subsidence, at different temporal and spatial scales and in various physiographic and environmental settings. DORIS integrates traditional and innovative Earth Observation (EO) and ground based (non-EO) data and technologies to…