During the 2016 Green Day conference organized by AGOL and LUISS University, Massimo Comparini, CEO of e-Geos introduced us on how satellite technology can support climate change monitoring

1. Earth observation satellites
support climate change
monitoring

2. Optical and RADAR satellite and aerial data
are a reliable source for
continuous information on a global and local scale

3. Optical and RADAR satellite and aerial data
are a reliable source for
continuous information on a global and local scale

4. • Intensive farming practices
• Water consumption
• Uncontrolled deforestation
Satellite technology
Climate change
Observe
Measure

5. Intensive farming practices
Intensive agriculture alters natural
resources balance and
stock-rearing increases CO2 emissions

6. Intensive farming practices
Satellite technology provides support for
land management, agronomic planning
and control of plantation growth

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March 2015
July 2015 Composite image of 3 different dates
Each radar image corresponds to a color band

8. Imm concept irrigazione
Massive water consumption
Due to the higher temperatures,
irrigation in agriculture is increasing,
threatening water balances

9. Radar satellites help to monitor and
control farm planning in order to preserve
natural resources
Massive water consumption

10. Radar data are suitable for
measuring soil changes due to
soil water quantity for
agriculture activity
Intensive activity
related to crops:
vegetation growth
Set aside fields.
Natural vegetation
Uncultivated terrain Harvested fields

11. Imm concept deforestation
Uncontrolled deforestation
Extensive forest cuts and intentional fires
and are often used to create new land for
pasture and intensive agriculture

12. The infrared satellite sensors
allow the measurement of
burned and deforested areas
Uncontrolled deforestation

13. Red color range highlights
the index of vegetation
Uncontrolled deforestation

16. BURNED AREA Satellites certify
1550
trees
killed
150ha
burned
area

17. • Desertification
• Drought
• Melting Ice
• Sea level rising
• Natural disasters
Satellite technology
Climate change
Observe
Measure

18. Desertification
Climate change is accelerating
the expansion rate of the deserts
and also the reduction of ecosystem services.
But desertification itself also
impacts on climate change

20. Desertification
Satellites report the development
of artificial oasis islands,
supporting land preservation
against the advance of the desert

21. Drought
Climate change is altering weather and
water patterns around the world, causing
shortages and droughts

22. Satellite technology records
lake variation measurements
Drought

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Massive lakes drought
long term monitoring
Sea Aral
between Kazakhstan north Uzbekistan,
Modis © NASA
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33. Satellite technology
Climate change
remedies
Causes
Effects
Causes
Observe
Measure

34. Satellite technology
Climate change
remedies
Causes
Effects
Causes
Observe
Measure

35. Leveraging on their polar orbit,
COSMO-SkyMed Radar satellites
are able to acquire images of both north
and south Poles.
The high revisit time of the constellation
allows the acquisition of a huge series of
images of icebergs behavior
and trend analysis glacier

36. Satellites can detect and follow glacier
movements and evolution,
as well as ice surface reduction
Melting ice

38. Melting ice
High revisit time of the Italian radar
constellation enables continuous
monitoring of iceberg movements

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50. Sea level rising
Oceans and seas have enormous importance
in regulating global climate

51. No Radar penetration
5mt
20 mt
10 mt
Signal
Penetration
Up to 20 mt
COSMO-SkyMedLandsat 7
RADAR provides
Better
measurement of
land/water limit !
Optical Signal RADAR Signal

52. Optical Signal
RADAR Signal
Visibility:
day/night
through clouds
Up to 4 images per day
thanks to the
4 satellites constellation
High revisit time

53. Natural disasters
Climate change leads to increased
frequency of extreme weather
events such as high rainfall causing
disasters

54. Radar technology clearly allows water
detection, even through clouds, during
the night.
COSMO-SkyMed constellation acquires
up to 4 images/day for rapid damage
assessment maps
Natural disasters

56. Satellite technology
remedies
Causes
Effects
Causes
Observe
Measure
Climate change

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