July
7 news
-
COSMO-SkyMed: first satellite launchedItalian Space Agency`s COSMO-SkyMed Mission officially started last june 8th from Vandenberg, California. The launch of the radar satellites COSMO, the first
of four dedicated to Earth Observation, has been followed from Geodesy space center in Matera, Italy. COSMO-SkyMed is the most challenging space program
realized by the Italian Space Agency and Ministry of Defence with a dual mission (institutional military and civil, commercial) and is dedicated to earth
monitoring and surveilling focused on Civil Protection, Defence and National Security, scientific and commercial applications.Planetek Italia was involved
in some studies for data use in applications such as landslide monitoring and analysis, and emergencies management. -
TerraSAR-X German radar satellite at 1m resolutionThe successful launch of the German radar satellite TerraSAR-X on Friday 15 June 2007 from the Russian Cosmodrome in Baikonur (Kazakhstan) represents the
start of a new level of quality in the mapping of Earth. Over the next five years, new and high-quality radar images of our planet`s surface will be collected. Planetek Italia subscribed as a test user of the first images. To know more, watch and download the first images see the TerraSAR-X page -
ESA and SME Aerospace agreement at Paris Air ShowDuring the 47th International Air Show helded in Paris the European Space Agency (ESA) signed an important agreement for SME entreprises with SME4SPACE. The goal of the agreement is to develop a cooperation network able to facilitate involvement of SME companies to the European Research and Development programmes in the field of aerospace applied technologies.
Mr. Giovanni Sylos Labini, CEO of Planetek Italia, as a Chairman of SME4SPACE program invites the representatives of all European SME
Entreprises to get in touch with the network and take advantages from this opportunity. More info at -
Italian Conference on Climate ChangesA real italian tour for this workshop series to be held before the main National Conference on september 12nd-13th, in Rome. These workshops, organized by italian Environmental Agencies, will focus on Italy`s crucial environmental issues: desertification, coastal areas erosion and flooding, glaciers reductions,
hydrogeological risks, hydrographic basin of the Po river. The goal is to identify, evaluate and plan concrete actions with the concrete support of all the stakeholders: central and local State Administrations, Local Administrations, companies, associations and citizens.
-
Environment related projects: from Kyoto to GMESHow Earth Observation and GIS based services or systems play a role in environment monitoring and preservation at a local and international level?
To know more about this issue on Planetek Italia website you can find descriptions, papers and links to several projects, the company was involved in, as: KYOTO-INV, GMES Urban Services, MARCOAST or the GIS for the Environment monitoring developed for the Municipality of Bari. Watch the application fields area.