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COSMO-SkyMed (Constellation of Small satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) is a fundamental, powerful asset to Earth Observation field, in which Italy plays a crucial role at world level. It is an Earth Observation Dual Use System (civil and military) conceived to fulfill both civilian and defense needs, enhancing international partnerships through its Interoperability, Expandability and...
The COSMO-SkyMed infrastructure is an Italian asset developed to satisfy the national dual user needs and to enhance the Earth Observation Community capabilities. The infrastructure is composed by the Space Segment, the Ground Segment and of the Integrated Logistic Support and Operations Segment.
Continuous monitoring of coastal areas is a necessary condition for proper coastal activities regulation. Coastal area alterations, even in the short term, in fact, may lead to a significant social change in the development of economic activities and lifestyle in populations living in coastal regions. This paper deals with the development of an integrated operational Earth Observation system aimed...
This work provides an overview on the evolution of the Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (DInSAR) scenario in the last 25 years, from the ERS-1 to the SENTINEL-1 mission, with particular emphasis given to the advanced DInSAR methodologies. Moreover, the discussion is also focused on the observed drastic requirements increase related to the collected SAR data archives as well as...
The utility of the images supplied by synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems for flood mapping was demonstrated by several literature studies and the use of SAR data is presently well-established in operational services for inundation management. However, because of the limited SAR image swath and the need of programming SAR acquisitions in advance, some events might be missed. Nowadays a number of...
COSMO-SkyMed is an Italian Dual-Use (Civilian and Defence) Earth Observation Space System composed of four satellites with an X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). It is conceived for global environmental monitoring, scientific and commercial purposes and strategic applications (Defence and National Security). During the last years, thanks to a continuous monitoring of user feedbacks, some aspects...
In 2003, the Italian Space Agency (ASI), supported by the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) and the Ministry of Defense (It-MoD), commissioned and funded the COSMO-SkyMed (COnstellation of small Satellites for the Mediterranean basin Observation) mission, an Earth Observation Dual Use System (civil and military) for the monitoring of Resources, Natural Disasters and National...
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems represent a powerful tool to monitor floods because of their all-weather capability, the very high spatial resolution of the new generation of instruments and the short revisit time of the present and future satellite constellations. To exploit these technological advances, an accurate interpretation of the multitemporal radar signature of the flooded areas is...
COSMO-SkyMed is a Dual-Use program, devoted to produce both civilian and military applications, and as such it is required to have a fast response time, to manage conflicts and to optimize resources. In order to provide operational continuity to COSMOSkyMed mission, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Italian Ministry of Defense (It-MoD) are conceiving the next generation of the system. The new system,...
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