PROJECTS

Below is a non-exhaustive list of projects to which CO.RI.S.T.A. participated:

  • OT4CLIMA

    Development of innovative Earth observation technologies
    for the study of climate change and its impacts on the environment and territory

    #Environment

  • FOLDOUT

    Development and testing of an integrated system
    to detect and locate people and vehicles under foliage cover

    #SAR

  • ExoMars

    Preliminary study of the environment and robotic
    exploration of Mars

    #Altimeter #Environment #ESA #Mars #TASI

  • SAOCOM: RADASIM

    SAtellites for Observation and COMmunications: Development
    of a simulation tool of SAR raw data

    #CONAE #SAR #Simulator

  • P-BAND Radar

    Design, implementation, experimentation and validation
    through flight campaigns of a multifrequency radar

    #Airborne #ASI #SAR #Sounder

  • SPACE4UXO

    Innovative technological platform supporting the land
    reclamation activities for the detection and characterization
    of buried unexploded ordnance (UXO)

    #Airborne #ASI #SAR #Sounder

  • Dynamic Visualization Tool

    Design and development of a visualization tool working on
    standard products of either COSMO-SkyMed (CSK), CSK
    Second Generation (CSG) and Sentinel

    #Cosmo-Skymed #Software #TASI

  • JUICE

    Simulation of the raw data produced by RIME (Radar for Icy
    Moons Exploration) for the ESA mission JUICE (Jupiter ICy
    moons Explorer)

    #ESA #Sounder #Simulator

  • DEBRIS

    Radar architecture for Debris monitoring

    #Radar #TASI

  • TELEMACO

    Enabling technologies and innovative electronic scanning
    systems in millimetre and centimetre bands for avionic
    radar applications

    #ESA #MBDA #SAR

  • SIRENA

    System studies on an anti-collision radar for UAV and
    prototypal development of the on-board processor and of the
    anti-collision algorithms

    #MBDA #MISE #UAV

  • SIASGE

    Research activities developed within SIASGE
    (Italian-Argentine Satellite System for Emergency Management)
    programme

    #ASI #CONAE #Cosmo-Skymed #SAR #TASI

  • MISE

    Development of algorithms for the integrated navigation

    #CIRA #MISE #UAV

  • MetOp Second Generation

    Meteorological Operational satellite programme: climate
    monitoring and weather forecasting improving

    #Environment #ESA #TASI

  • SIMOM

    Space Instrument Design Modelling of Optical Active and
    Microwave Instruments; ESA - CDF (Concurrent Design Facility)

    #ESA

  • CoReH2O

    COld REgions Hydrology High-resolution Observatory:
    satellite mission designed to provide detailed information on
    the characteristics of the cycle of snow, glaciers and
    Earth surface water

    #Environment #ESA #SAR #TASI

  • BIOMASS

    Observation of global forest cover with Synthetic Aperture
    Radar (SAR) in P band

    #Environment #ESA #SAR #TASI

  • Oil Below Ice

    Study in the field of detection of oil below ice by means
    of microwave systems

    #Microwave #Radar #TASI

  • PAGIS

    Planetary Geosciences Information System Project: Project
    for the development of a Geospatial Information System

    #ASI #IRSPS #Processing

  • Post EPS

    Post EUMETSAT Polar System: polar meteorological
    satellites which will replace MetOp

    #Environment #ESA #Software #TASI

  • SoRa

    Sounding Radar: Test of a penetration radar for planetary
    exploration on board a stratospheric balloon

    #ASI #IRSPS #Sounder

  • PROC

    Planetary Radar Operation Center: operative center able to
    receive, process and analyze radar data coming from
    different control centers

    #ASI #Processing #TASI

  • Digital Frequency Synthesizer

    Study for the development of a signal generator with
    advanced performances as to frequency band and generation
    velocity

    #Regione-Campania #Radar #Synthesizer

  • FLORAD

    Micro-satellite FLOwer Constellation of millimeter-wave
    RADiometers for the Earth and space Observation at regional
    scale

    #ASI #Radiometer #TASI

  • SABRINA

    Testing of algorithms related to new applications for
    SABRINA mission

    #Environment #ASI #Cosmo-Skymed #TASI

  • Earth Observation based on Satellite Formation

    Analysis of three main scenarios of satellite formation
    flight mission, each related to a different payload

    #ASI #SAR #TASI

  • Optical Telecommunication Payload

    Laser as alternative to RF communications for satellite
    links

    #ASI #Telecommunications #TASI

  • Italian Vision for Moon Exploration

    Preliminary research activities in electro-optical and
    microwave sector in the field of Moon Exploration

    #ASI #Lidar #Microwave

  • SHARAD

    SHAllow RADar: Radar sounding for Mars Reconnaissance
    Orbiter (MRO) mission

    #ASI #Mars #Sounder #TASI

  • Cassini - Huygens

    Processing of Cassini radar data in altimetric mode for
    the Cassini-Huygens mission

    #Altimeter #ASI #ESA #JPL #Radiometer

  • MARSIS

    Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere
    Sounding: Radar for Mars Express mission

    #ASI #JPL #Mars #TASI

  • LAPMI

    Lidar for Atmospheric Particulate Monitoring
    Investigation: Portable lidar for particulate monitoring

    #Environment #Lidar #Regione-Campania

  • MITAR

    Realisation of an innovative miniaturised sensor for
    micro-satellites

    #ASI #Optical-Systems

  • SIGRI

    Integrated System for Fire Risk Management

    #Environment

  • Air Quality

    Air Quality: Remote sensing data; contribution to a
    programme in the responsibility of CETEMPS, Center of
    Excellence Telesensing of Environment and Model Prediction of
    Severe events

    #Environment

  • Robotic servicing of orbiting infrastructures

    Robotic technologies for robotic servicing of orbiting
    infrastructures: Vision hardware and data processing

    #ASI #Optical-Systems

  • Optical telecommunication payload

    Feasibility study on an optical communication payload

    #ASI #Optical-Systems #Telecommunications

  • Second generation multi-beam SAR

    Definition of the technological solutions for the
    realisation of a multi-beam SAR, starting from COSMO SkyMed antenna

    #ASI #Cosmo-Skymed #SAR

  • DUP-2: DUDES

    Data User Programme digital elevation model with ERS and
    SRTM data (DUDES) development

    #Algorithms #ASI #ESA

  • LAPE

    Definition Study of a Laser Altimeter for Planetary Mission

    #Altimeter #ESA #Optical-Systems

  • RELOSS

    Regional Earth-Locked Observation SAR System:
    Geosynchronous SAR System

    #ESA #SAR #ASI

  • ASFALTO

    Altimetry System For Automatic Landing and Take-Off

    #CIRA #MIUR #UAV

  • IRAC

    Innovative Radar Altimeter Concepts: new measurements
    concepts for oceans observation in future radar altimetry
    missions

    #Altimeter #ESA #SAR

  • UAV

    Study for the definition of the activities on UAV payload
    for "remote sensing" and "in situ measurements" missions

    #CIRA #MIUR #UAV

  • MINISAR

    A three-dimensional, all-weather all-time observation
    system for natural disaster monitoring and civil protection

    #Airborne #MIUR #SAR

  • Laser altimeter

    Micro-satellite laser altimeter for the correction of
    stereoscopic model

    #Altimeter #ASI #Optical-Systems

  • INPUT

    Innovation in city-planning by satellite remote sensing

    #Algorithms #ASI #Software

  • COSMO Skymed

    Studies supporting COSMO Skymed Programme (COnstellation
    of small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation)

    #Algorithms #ASI #Cosmo-Skymed #SAR

  • SWAT

    Pre-phase "A" analysis for SWAT mission within ESA Earth
    Explorer Programme

    #Environment #ESA

  • MIMR

    Development of post-processing algorithms and software for
    MIMR microwave radiometer calibration

    #Algorithms #ESA #Radiometer #Software

  • Next SAR Generation

    Development of algorithms and software for performance
    analysis of new advanced high-resolution SAR sensors, among
    them SCANSAR and spotlight systems

    #Algorithms #ESA #SAR #Software

  • TARGET

    Detection study of point targets by several satellite
    images comparison and study of problems involved in targets
    identification

    #Algorithms #ESA

  • MASTER

    Development of a simulation programme for a space
    microwave radiometer of new generation named MASTER and aimed
    for missions after-ENVISAT

    #ESA #Microwave #Radiometer #Simulator #Software

  • ENVISAT

    Research projects in support of ENVISAT mission

    #Algorithms #Altimeter #ESA #Processing #SAR #Software

  • HISPEC

    HIgh resolution SPECtrometer: Integrated Techniques and
    Methods of Remote Sensing for Volcanic Areas Monitoring

    #Airborne #Environment #ASI #Spectrometer

  • FAST

    Design of a fully autonomous Star Tracker

    #Optical-Systems

  • ARCHEO

    Advanced detection equipment and techniques for the remote
    sensing and the recovery of archaeological sites

    #MIUR #Lidar #Radar #Optical-Systems

  • Scatterometro

    Study, characterisation and testing of an airborne
    scatterometer

    #ASI #SAR

  • Earthquake Prediction

    Earthquakes prediction in active tectonic areas by space
    techniques

    #Environment #SAR

  • SYMPLEX

    Synoptic Mesoscale Plancton Experiment

    #Algorithms #Environment

  • NUVS

    Analysis and study of gaseous emissions in volcanic sites
    by aerospace remote sensing systems

    #Environment #ASI #JPL #Spectrometer

  • TOPSAR

    A research project for the analysis, characterisation and
    simulation of aerospace remote sensing systems by
    interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

    #Airborne #ASI #JPL #SAR

  • AVIOSAR

    A research project for the analysis, characterisation and
    simulation of aerospace remote sensing systems by
    Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

    #Airborne #ASI #SAR