In the framework of its Earth Observation Envelope Programme, the European Space Agency (ESA) coordinates a number of ground-based and airborne campaigns to support geophysical algorithm development, calibration/validation and the simulation of future spaceborne earth observation missions for applications development related to land, oceans and atmosphere.
The CEFLES2 campaign integrates two ESA-backed experimental campaigns to be carried out in support of forthcoming GMES and Earth Explorer missions.

http://www.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-3/cefles

MAPS project was founded from by Comune di Milano and it was aimed at mapping atmospheric pollution using remote sensing data in urban areas. In particular, the goal was to derive multitemporal maps of PM10 and PM2.5 concentration over Milano by using combining MODIS, MERIS and Landsat data with measurements collected simultaneously with the images.

 The JRC Kyoto experiment is a pilot study aimed to develop tools and process under-standing for monitoring the full balance of carbon in a series of land-use types representative of the Lombardy area, from pristine forest to poplar plantations, maize and rice fields.

http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/Climate_Change.40.0.html

The main aim of the project was to map the annual rangeland primary production in the Alpine area and to analyze its spatial and temporal distribution. Moreover we focused on the development of a robust rangeland ecosystem model fed with remotely sensed data to be used in natural resource management.

The project wass aimed to evaluate the capability and the limitation of estimating canopy parameters (LAI, SLA, leaf water and chlorophyll content) using hyperspectral - directional remote observations and the inversion of physically based model of radiative transfer into the canopy and into the leaf.

http://milano.irea.cnr.it/hysens/hysens.htm

The research was conducted in the context of the DUSAF Project (Destinazione d'Uso dei Suoli Agricoli e Forestali), managed by ERSAF (Ente Regionale di Sviluppo Agricolo e Forestale della Lombardia) and focused on precise land use and land cover mapping. The study regards the generation of high resolution land use maps by using high geometric resolution imagery such as Ikonos and Quickbird. Spectral and textural information were also used for mapping Leaf Area Index (LAI) in different vegetation types by applying different spectral vegetation indices.

http://www.ersaf.lombardia.it/suoliagrometeo/progetti/dusaf.htm

The aim of this research was to test the possibility to use the MIVIS (Multispectral Infrared and Visible Imaging Spectrometer) airborne hyperspectral scanner to map asbestos concrete sheeting inside a metropolitan area of north Italy.

http://www.arpalombardia.it/new/live/settori/informativi.html

The main purpose of the project is the rangeland monitoring by using change detection techniques based on mulitemporal Landsat TM/ETM+ satellite data. The study is conducted in two pilot areas located in Sardegna Region (Italy).

International LAI Intercomparison network

This project is within the Committee Earth Observing Satellites' Working Group on Calibration and Validation (CEOS WGCV) and aimed to pursue activities to coordinate, standardize and advance calibration and validation of civilian satellites and their data. In particular the Land Product Validation (LPV) is focused to define standard guidelines and protocols and to foster data and information exchange relevant to the validation of Leaf Area Index (LAI) products (http://landval.gsfc.nasa.gov/LPVS/lai_intercomp.php). In this context, the LTDA is collecting LAI and fAPAR field measurements in order to develop local relationships between canopy properties and carbon exchanges and to validate moderate-resolution remote sensing products.

This project is founded by the Ticino Lombardo Regional Park and it is aimed to evaluate the vegetation response to stress by using bio-indicators, as foliar pigment concentration, retrieved by hyperspectral sensors .

http://www.parks.it/parco.ticino.lombardo

This project is founded by ERSAF and the main objective o is to produce burned area and the associated database by using remote sensing data from European Earth Observation satellite missions, for supporting the operational activities at regional level in the Lombardia Region.

http://www.ersaf.lombardia.it/ http://www.incendiboschivi.regione.lombardia.it/

The main goal is to develop an efficient sampling system on a long-term and continuous basis for the estimation of the primary productivity by measuring the chlorophyll solar induced fluorescence using the Fraunhofer line depth principle. This system is expected to provide an estimation of parameters and processes useful to explain water and carbon fluxes components measured at the eddy station.

http://www.ricercaitaliana.it/prin/dettaglio_prin-2005077185.htm

The Kyoto Project is an integrated three years project (2004 – 2006) that aims at providing the basic information (data, scenarios, policies) for monitoring and reduction of greenhouse gases emissions on a regional scale. The Kyoto Project, natural follow up of the Piano Regionale per la Qualità dell'Aria.

http://www.kyoyolombardia.org

INFOGESO

Influenza dell'Ozono sulla GEstione SOstenibile dei sistemi agricoli e forestali

Influence of ozone on the sustainable management of the agricultural and forest systems

The INFOGESO project is founded by Lombardia Region and is focused to evaluate the ozone damages on agro-ecosystem and natural forest. In particular, the main aim is to test the capability of a low cost – very high spectral resolution spectroradiometer (FWHM equal to 0.06 nm) to detect chlorophyll fluorescence signal by analyzing the fluorescence emission and the reflected solar radiation in a number of Fraunhofer lines. The detected signal is hence compared with the ozone fluxes and damages

http://www.ersaf.lombardia.it

RESPECT

Detection of Passive Fluorescence by high resolution spectroradiometer: reflected-emitted SPectra vs ECOLogical properties.

The project is co-founded by the University of Milano Bicocca and the Ocean Optics Inc and is aimed to retrieve the passive chlorophyll fluorescence under natural condition in the field by using the so-called Fraunhofer line-depth principle. Moreover the activity is focused to develop an efficient and multi-scale system sampling system for vegetated ecosystem optical properties (i.e. reflected and emitted domains).

Immagini satellitari ad alta risoluzione geometrica come strumento di supporto per un efficace governo dell'ambiente e del territorio della Provincia di Milano e Parco Sud

High resolution remote sensing imagery for urban areas classification

This project is founded by the Provincia of Milano and the main goals of the research is to classify the surface urban categories by means high spatial resolution satellite images. The classification approach is based on the image segmentation and further classification by implementing a stepwise strategy.

http://temi.provincia.milano.it/ambiente/obiettivo/contattaci.shtml

AVVISA

This project is founded by Regione Lombardia and it is aimed to dectect active fire and their characterization with satellite data. The Project is in collaboration with the Lab. LADSAT-DIFA University of Basilicata; Istituto di Metodologie per l'Analisi Ambientale CNR-IMAA, Potenza, IreR, ERSAF Regione Lombardia.

LANDALP

Land use mapping in alpine area

This project is founded by the ARPA Valle d'Aosta – Sez. Agenti Fisici in the context of CartaNatura and INTERREG III Spazio Alpino projects and it is aimed to map land use and land cover by aerial photos and satellite imagery with particular attention to larix and snow.

http://www.arpa.vda.it