The ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 (#LPS25) will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 23 to 27 June 2025.

Planetek Italia will be taking part again this year in the main ESA event dedicated to Earth observation to present the most recent technological and applicative innovations, and the results of the projects in the various domains of Earth observation.

The Planetek team will be present, both to meet and welcome visitors at the company stand, and to contribute to the discussion through speeches and posters, illustrating some recent evidence and solutions, such as: the mapping of the coastal areas of the Mediterranean, the detection of plastic waste at sea, the resilience of critical infrastructures, the mapping of hydrogeological risk, the mapping of soil sealing, the support to agricultural production, the use of ML and AI techniques in the processing of satellite data and AI-eXpress, the innovative program for EO satellite missions co-financed by ESA InCubed.

Agorà Session
Shaping the Future of EO: Digital Systems & Disruptive Public-Private Models
Tuesday - 24.06.2025 - start 13:00

This Agorà session invites participants to coalesce around the challenge of designing a Future Earth Observation (EO) mission architecture embracing new space paradigms in terms of fresh perspectives and frameworks that redefine how space exploration, utilization, and governance are approached, together with innovative models that leverage technology, creativity, and collaboration to create a sustainable and accessible space ecosystem.

Moderator: Emmanuel Pajot - EARS

Speakers:

• Giovanni Sylos Labini - Planetek
• Dominique Gillieron - ESA
• Pierre Philippe Mathieu - ESA
• Francesco Longo - Italian Space Agency (ASI)
• Maria Santos - University of Zurich

https://lps25.esa.int/programme/programme-session/?id=A2311534-2B9C-4A38-801C-2C1E6A5A27BA

Presentations at LPS2025:

• The ESA Ulysses project: innovative Soil Sealing products in the Mediterranean area
• EO AFRICA: Development and validation of experimental EO analysis techniques to estimate crop water stress and evapotranspiration.
• GDA AID Marine Environment and Blue Economy: The ESA program in cooperation with international financial institutions (IFIs) - World Bank, Asian Development Bank-, providing EO data, tools and analytics to support development plans in developing countries.
• Afforestation monitoring in Saudi Arabia.
• et al.

The event

Attracting thousands of scientists and data users, ESA’s Living Planet Symposium is amongst the biggest Earth observation conferences in the world.

The Living Planet Symposium will not only see scientists present their latest findings on Earth’s environment and climate derived from satellite data, but will also focus on Earth observation’s role in building a sustainable future and a resilient society. Participants will also be able to explore how emerging technologies are revolutionising the use of Earth observation and how business and the economy can benefit from this new epoch.

Learn more https://lps25.esa.int/