Planetek Italia Corporate Profile brochure

Planetek Italia is an Italian Benefit Company established in 1994, which employs 140+ women and men, passionate and skilled in Geoinformatics, Space solutions, and Earth science.

We provide solutions to exploit the value of geospatial data through all phases of data life cycle. We operate in many application areas ranging from environmental and land monitoring to open-government and smart cities, and including defence and security, as well as Space exploration and EO satellite missions.

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Planetek Italia
Simplifying the
complexity of Space.
Company Profile

2. To enable people to act in an aware and timely manner
in order to live better and preserve the earth.
We simplify the adoption of geospatial data in order to
understand the world better.
Vision & Mission
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3. Company Profile
PlanetekItaliaisanItalianBenefitCompany,establishedin1994,whichemploys130+
womenandmen,passionateandskilledinGeoinformatics,SpacesolutionsandEarth
science.
Weprovidesolutionstoexploitthevalueofgeospatialdatathroughallphasesofdatalife
cyclefromacquisition,storage,managementuptoanalysisandsharing.
Weoperateinmanyapplicationareasrangingfromenvironmentalandlandmonitoringto
open-governmentandsmartcities,andincludeengineering,agricultureandfoodproduction,
defenceandsecurity,aswellassatellitemissionsandspaceexploration.
The main activity areas are:
▪Satellite, aerial and drone data processing for cartography and geoinformation
production;
▪Provision of satellite-based monitoring services for decision-making and operational
activities spanning from infrastructure, work site, ground surface stability to urban
dynamics or marine coastal areas;
▪Design and development of Spatial Data Infrastructures for geospatial data archive,
management and sharing;
▪Design and development of real-time geo-location based solutions, through
positioning systems such as GPS/Galileo/GNSS and indoor location systems;
▪Development of software for the satellite on-board data and image processing for
ground segment infrastructures.
WearealsoadiamonddealerofHexagonGeospatialsoftwareandaresellerofsatellite
imageryfrommainglobalproviders.
PlanetekispartoftheD-OrbitGroup,andincludesfourcompaniesbasedinItalyand
Greecewhichareactiveinbothnationalandinternationalmarkets:PlanetekItaliaSrl,
PlanetekHellasEPE,GAPSrlandGeo-kSrl.
ThroughourStrategicBusinessUnitsweguaranteecutting-edgecustomizedsolutionsin
differentmarkets:Government&Security,EuropeanInstitutions,SpaceSystems,Business
toBusiness.
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THE GROUP
D-ORBIT
COMO, ITALY
PLANETEK ITALIA
BARI, ITALY
PLANETEK HELLAS
ATHENS, GREECE
D-ORBIT PORTUGAL
LISBOA, PORTUGAL
GAP (Spinoff)
BARI, ITALY
GEO-K (Spinoff)
ROME, ITALY
D-ORBIT UK
DIDCOT, UNITED KINGDOM
D-ORBIT US
BOULDER, CO, USA

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D-Orbitisagloballeaderinspacelogisticsandorbitaltransportation.
Foundedin2011,oneofthefirstplayersintheNewSpacemarket,we
arebuildingaspacelogisticsinfrastructurethatwillenableservice
providerstostreamlinesatellitelaunch,across-orbittransportation,on-
orbitservicingandrefueling,andendofmissiondisposal.ABenefit
CompanycertifiedBCorp,D-Orbit'sroadmapincludesbecominga
relevantplayerinthein-orbitservicingmarket.
PlanetekItaliaisaBenefitCompanyspecializinginGeoinformatics,
Spacesolutions,andEarthObservation.Since1994,itsmissionhas
beentosimplifythecomplexityofspace.Fromdownstreamtoupstream,
Planetekdesignsanddevelopssolutionsthatharnessthevalueof
geospatialdata,helpingusersbetterunderstandtheworldandact
sustainably.
PlanetekHellasisacompanybasedinAthens,Greece,establishedin
2006.ItoperatesinthefieldsofSatelliteEarthObservation,SpatialData
Infrastructure,andSpace&GroundSegmentSoftware.Thecompanyis
activelyinvolvedinmajorEuropeanandNationalspaceinitiativesand
projectswithaspecificfocusontheapplicationdomainsofEmergency,
SecurityandDefence.
Geo-Kisaspin-offoftheUniversityofTorVergatabasedinRome.
GAPisaspin-offofthePolytechnicofBaribasedinBari.
Thespin-offsarefocusedondevelopinginnovativesolutionsfor
processingsatelliteremotesensingdatawithastrongspecialization
towardsradardata(COSMO-SkyMed).
PlanetekItaliaispartoftheD-OrbitGroup,andincludesfourcompaniesbasedin
ItalyandGreecewhichareactiveinbothnationalandinternationalmarkets.
D-Orbitoperatesglobally,withofficesinItaly,Portugal,UK,Greece,andtheUS.
Planetekextendsitsreachwithtwospin-offcompanies,GAPs.r.l.andGEO-Ks.r.l.,
anditswell-establishedbranchinGreece,PlanetekHellas.
THE GROUP

6. Womenandmen,allpassionateandskilledin
Geoinformatics,Earthscience,spacesystems,
Universeexploration,andsustainableliving.
Our team
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7. Massimo Zotti
Head of Government
& Security SBU
Degree in Economics.
Responsible for the
business development
in the Government and
defense markets, and of
the Hexagon portfolios.
He is also active in
several associations
dealing with Open Data,
Open Government and
Geospatial innovation.
Cristoforo Abbattista
Head of SpaceStreamSBU
Degree in Electronic
Engineering. Involved in the
design and development of
SDIs and Space systems.
He was a lecturer of
WebGISat Venice
University Institute of
Architecture (IUAV).
Stelios Bollanos
Planetek Hellas
Director & co-founder
Since 2004, he is
involved in different EU
and ESA projects in the
EO and Geomatics
fields. He matured
experience in the Greek
and International Space
Markets.
Giovanni
Sylos Labini
Chief Executive Officer
He cooperated with
NASA and ESA, and was
director of the Italian
Space Agency’s Center
of Space Geodesy. He is
also BoDMember of D-
Orbit, Vice Chairman of
EARSC and Apulian
Aerospace District, BoD
member of SME4SPACE,
Past President of AIPAS.
He was also Professor at
Venice University (IUAV).
Mariella
Pappalepore
Chief Financial Officer
Degree in Geology,
Masters in GIS and
Remote Sensing. She is
also Vice President of
ConfindustriaBari
and Bat.
Vincenzo Barbieri
Chief Marketing Officer
& Head of Design Lab
Degree in Agronomy,
specialized in Land
planning & management.
He matured solid expertise
in the market of geospatial
applications for central /
local Public Administration
and entities involved in
land management.
Sergio Samarelli
Chief Technology Officer,
Head of Business to
Business SBU
Degree in Electronic
Engineering. He contributed
to the growth of Planetek
Italia, as a Technical
Director. He was a lecturer
of remote sensing image
processing at Venice
University Institute of
Architecture (IUAV).
www.planetek.it/eng/company/team
Links&resources
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Key People

8. How we do it
Weadopttheprinciplesofstrategicdesigntocreateand
developsolutionsabletomeettherequirementsofour
users,throughtheimplementationofthebest
technologiesavailableonthemarket,withfullrespect
foreconomic,socialandenvironmentalsustainability.
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9. Themodelweadoptinallourbusinessactivitiesisbasedonthe
principlesofStrategicDesign.Theaimistoidentifythebest
combination,overtime,betweentheuserrequirements,the
technologicalfeasibilityandtheeconomic,socialand
environmentalviability.
Thismodelisbasedonthecontinuousdevelopmentofprototypes
andtheprogressiverevisionoftherequirements,whichleadusto
developsolutionsbasedontherealneedsofourcustomers.
Thecustomerisa"member"oftheprojectteamwhoactivelyparticipatesinallprojectphases
contributingattheimplementationofsolutions.
Thismodelleadstoatruepartnershipwithourusers,basedonafullandmutualtrust,leadingto
informeddecisionsandthehighestreturnintermsofsatisfaction.
InoursoftwaredevelopmentprojectsweuseAgileandDev-opsmethodologies.
OurqualitysystemiscompliantwiththeISO9001standards.Since
1998,whenthecompanyobtaineditsfirstcertification,ithasupgraded
totheISO9001:2015QualityCertification.
WeadoptanInformationSecurityManagementSystemforallthe
databasesownedandmanagedbythecompanyandfortheinformation
treatmentprocesses,incompliancewiththeISO/IEC27001:2013.
Allthecompanyteamistrulyinvolvedinconsideringtheenvironmentas
apartofourproductionandbusiness,andoperatesinaccordancewith
ItalianandEUenvironmentlawsanddirectives.Weadoptan
EnvironmentalManagementSysteminconformitywithISO14001:2015
lawandthedirectiveCEn.1221/2009(EMASIII).
PlanetekItaliahasalwaysnaturallyconsideredhumanrightsasbeing
fundamental.Sinceyear2009weareSA8000certified.Wearealso
certifiedforGenderEqualityUNI/PdR125:2022.
Design Thinking
Vincenzo Pompilio
Chief Quality Officer
Quality & Certifications
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A nnua l reports documents
Annualreports&documentsLinks&resources
Innovative SME

10. Memberships
InEuropeweactivelyparticipateinthedevelopmentofthesectoras
amemberofEARSC,EuropeanAssociationofRemoteSensing
Companies,andSME4SPACE anEuropeanSpaceSMEs
association.WearefoundermemberofAIPAS,theItalianSpace
SMEsAssociation,andinApuliaRegionwehaveanactiveroleinthe
ApulianAerospaceDistrict,theApulianTechnological
AerospaceDistrictandintheApulianInformaticsDistrict.
WearefoundermembersoftheItalianOpenDataInstitute,
membersofStatiGeneralidell’Innovazione,ofAFCEAcapitolo
Roma,theCopernicusAcademy,andtheGeographicalInformation
SystemInternationalGroup(GISIG).
PlanetekItaliaisalsoamemberoftheTre.enetwork,theSpace
WeatherItalianCommunity(SWICO),andtheEuropeanQuantum
IndustryConsortium(QUIC).
ThroughPlanetekHellasweareamemberofthesi-cluster(Hellenic
SpaceTechnologiesandApplicationsCluster)andtheHellenic
AssociationofSpaceIndustries(HASI).
InApril2021,weevolvedintoa"BenefitCompany",and
statedthepurposesofcommonbenefitinthecorporate
statute.Thegoalistoreinforceourcommitmentto
promotingagenerativebusinessmodelpursuinghigher
standardsofwell-beingforpeopleandenvironmental
protection,
Wemaintaincontinuousrelationswithourstakeholders,
promotingclosecollaboration,participatingininitiatives
andmakingourresourcesandexpertiseavailableto
contributetoterritorialandindustrialgrowth.
Wearestronglycommittedtopromotinggeographyandeducationprogramstoyoungpeople:
traineeships,researchwork,workshops,meetings&eventsalloverItaly,andsponsoringinitiatives.
AsamemberofCostellazioneApulia,anetworkofenterprisesactiveinpromotingsocial
responsibility,cooperationandneweconomicmodels.
Stakeholders
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11. people 130+
Turnover M€/y 20
founded 1994
Key numbers
founded 2006
people 35+
Turnover K€/y 4
R&D investment % 15
R&D investment % 15
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12. Earth observation
GIS & Spatial Data Infrastructure
Location Based Systems
Space Software
Key technologies
Development of software for mission control, satellite
on-board data and images processing, and ground
segment infrastructure development.
DesignanddevelopmentofGeographicalInformation
System(GIS)andSpatialDataInfrastructures(SDI)
compliantwithINSPIREguidelinesforgeospatial
dataarchive,managementandsharing.Linkedopen
Data.BigData.
Satellite, aerial and drone imagery for cartography and
geospatial indexes. Optical, multispectral and radar
imagery. Geospatial information as-a-service provision
in support of decision-making and operational
activities.
Designanddevelopmentofrealtimegeolocation
basedsolutions,throughpositioningsystemssuchas
GPS/Galileo/GNSSandindoorlocationsystems.
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13. Key customers/partners
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Enterprises
Space
▪Airbus
▪Thales Alenia Space
▪Telespazio / e-Geos
▪OHB - CGS
▪D-Orbit
▪INDRA
ICT
▪KPMG
▪Exprivia | Italtel
▪Almaviva
▪Engeenering - Municipia
▪Vitrociset
▪Energy
▪Eni
▪SAIPEM
▪Enel / Enel Green Power
▪Terna
Transport
▪Italferr
▪ADR – Aeroporti di Roma
▪ANAS
▪Ansaldo STS
Utilities - water
▪ACEA
▪Veolia - Suez
▪Hera group
▪IREN
▪AQP
▪MM
Public Institutions - International
▪(EU) European Union Directorates
▪(EU) JRC -Joint Research Center
▪(EU) EEA -European Environmental Agency
▪(EU) SatCen-European Union Satellite Centre
▪(EU) GSA -European GNSS Service Centre
▪(EU) EUSPA -EU Agency for the Space Program
▪ESA -European Space Agency
▪ESRIN, ESTEC, ESAC, ESOC, ECSAT
▪National/local Governments in: Spain, France,
Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Brasil, Chile, USA…
Public Institutions - Italy
▪Ministry of Environment
▪Ministry of Defence
▪Ministry of Agriculture
▪ASI -Italian Space Agency
▪ISPRA - Italian National Institute for
Environmental Protection and Research
▪IGM –Military Geographic Institute
▪Local PA (Regions, Provinces & Municipalities):
Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia,
Lazio, Lombardia, Calabria, Campania, Puglia,
Abruzzo, Sardegna, Sicilia.
▪ARPA - Regional Agencies for Environment
Protection
▪Park Authorities

14. Our3StrategicBusinessUnits.
StrategicBusinessUnits(SBU)aresegmentedby
marketinordertobemoreawareoftheneedsofour
customers,atthesametimeensuringcontinuityover
time.TheSBUsarestructuredtooperateindependently
withplanning,salesandproductioncapabilities.
Markets
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15. Government & Security
Through our G&S SBU we offer
application solutions and services in the
Public Administration market at national
and international levels, and for the
Defence, Educational and scientific
research markets in Italy.
We provide geospatially powered
solutions to the agencies and institutions
of the European market such as the
European Environment Agency, the
European DefenceAgency, the European
Union (EC, REA, JRC).
We develop solutions for the Earth
observation using optical and radar data
from satellite, aircraft and drones.
We develop Spatial Data Infrastructures
(SDI) compliant to INSPIRE, based on the
Cart@net® platform, using Free Open
Source and commercial software from
major vendors. We offer solutions for the
creation of open data geographies and
metadata catalogs.
We distribute remote sensing satellite data
from major international operators through
the ImageryPackservice and the
Preciso® product family.
Through our Rheticus® platform we
provide satellite-based monitoring
services for Smart Cities and city assets.
As Diamond Dealer, we distribute
Hexagon Geospatial software within the
Italian market.
Business to Business
Through our B2B SBU we offer solutions
to companies operating in the Oil & Gas,
water, energy, transport (railways, roads),
works and infrastructure engineering.
Our products range from systems for
business intelligence on geographic data
to the creation of geo-informative products
and to value-added data from Earth
observation.
Through our Rheticus® platform we
provide our B2B clients satellite-based
monitoring services for decision-making
and operational activities.
SpaceStream
The target market served by our
SpaceStreamSBU consists of Space
Agencies (e.g. the Italian Space Agency
with the COSMO-SkyMedprogram and
Prisma mission, and the European Space
Agency with the Sentinel program and
Solar Orbiter mission), those related to
them (such as Galileo) and the major
players in the aerospace market.
We develop and integrate hardware and
software infrastructures for the acquisition,
processing and distribution of remote
sensing data along their entire chain of
production: from Earth Observation to
Deep Space; from the Space Segment to
the Ground Segment and to the User
Segment.
The main responsibilities of the SBU fall
into Systems and Software Engineering
with strong verticalization towards Space
Mission Analysis and Design (SMAD).
Business Units
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16. Wedesignsolutionsthatarethebestcombination,over
time,betweenuserrequirements,technological
feasibilityandeconomic,socialandenvironmental
viability.
Thecornerstoneofourapplicationsisourgeospatial
knowledge.
Applications
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From Space to applications:
closer to users’ needs

17. Environmental
Monitoring
Smart City
Open Data
Urban Plan &
Land Monitoring
Civil
Protection
& Defence
Info-Mobility
Logistic,
Insurtech
Oil & Gas
Energy
Infrastructure
Monitoring
Ground
Segment
Cosmic
Exploration
Wedevelopgeospatialsolutionstoprovidestrategic
insightsusefulinseveralapplicationfields:territorial
planning,land&coastalmonitoringandprotection,
defence,civilprotectionandemergencyresponse,
agriculture,aquaculture,fleetmonitoring,infomobility,
energy(oil&gasandrenewable),infrastructure
engineeringandtransportation(roads,bridges,
railways).
Spanningfromgroundsurfaceandinfrastructure
monitoring,toopen-governmentandsmartcities,or
agricultureandfoodproduction,oursolutionsarebased
onRemotesensingdatafromsatellite,aircraftand
drones.
Inordertosimplifyinformationsharing,wedevelop
SpatialDataInfrastructures(SDI),compliantwith
INSPIREguidelines,basedonourCart@net®platform,
usingFreeOpenSource,freeandcommercialsoftware
frommajorvendorslikeHexagonGeospatial.Weoffer
solutionsforthecreationofopendatageographiesand
metadatacatalogs.
WelookafterspacesystemsoftwareforEarth
ObservationandSpaceExplorationmissionssuchas
ERS,Envisat,COSMO-SkyMed,COSMOSG,PRISMA,
MarsExpress,MarsReconnaissanceOrbiterandSolar
Orbiter.Weprovide"GroundSegment"systemsand
technologiestomanageandprocesssatellitedata
acquiredbythespacecraft’sinstruments.Ourmain
activitiesincludereal-timesystems,on-boardprocessing
softwareforthespacesegment,radarandopticaldata
processingforthegroundsegment,missionplanning
andsoftwareforEGSE.
Solutions
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On-board
Software

18. PlanetekItaliaisDiamondDealerinItalyandMaltaof
HexagonGeospatialsolutionforGIS,remotesensing,
photogrammetry,andgeospatialdatamanagement.
TheCompanyisalsooneofthemainItaliansatellite
dataresellersandvalueaddedproviders.
Products
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19. Software: GeoMedia, ERDAS Imagine,
Imagine Photogrammetry,
Luciad, Smart M.Apps, M.App
Enterprise, Motion Video Analyst.
Geospatial software – Diamond Dealer
Satellite data
Commercial Partnerships
Acompletesoftwareportfoliothatcombinesthebestphotogrammetry,remotesensing,GIS
andcartographytechnologiesavailable.Flowingseamlesslyfromthedesktoptoserver-
basedsolutions,thesetechnologiesspecializeindataorganization,automated
geoprocessing,spatialdatainfrastructure,workflowoptimization,webediting,andmapping.
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www.planetek.it/eng/products/by_manufacturer/hexagon_geospatial
www.planetek.it/eng/products/by_category/satellite_images
Satellite images:optical and radar; up to 15 cm resolution; daily acquisitions of the entire
globe; on demand tasking.
RapidEye, PlanetScope,
SkySat
Pléiades Neo,
Spot, TerraSAR-X
and also imagery of Capella Space, OnyXSpace, ICEYE, 21AT.
Satellite imagery by
subscription
WorldViewLegion,
WorldView, Satellogic,
Umbra SAR, GeoEye-1,
QuickBird, IKONOS

20. Wedevelopandprovidegeospatialproducts&services
andsoftwaresolutionsdesignedtomeetusers’needsin
awidenumberofbusinessapplications.
▪Rheticus
®
isafamilyofgeoinformationservices
providedbysubscriptionforSmartCity,land,marine
andassetsmonitoring.
▪Preciso
®
aportfolioofgeospatialproductsdesigned
forinfrastructureengineeringandEarthmonitoring.
▪Cart@net
®
isaturnkeygeospatialdataandservices
sharingsolutionbasedonOGCstandards.
Our Products
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21. Sharing, SDI & Linked Open Data
Planetek Products
Cart@net
®
is the WebGISsolution for the management and
consultation of large raster and vector datasets, ideal to distribute
on-line catalogs of cartographic data
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LOD
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SDIis an open and reusable solution for publishing geographic data
on the Web as Linked Open Data, according to the standard RDF / XML.
Geoinformation services
Aportfolioofgeoinformationservicesbasedoncontinuoussatellite
monitoringdeliveringindustry-focusedactionableinformationand
predictiveanalyticsfordecision-makingandoperationalactivities.
Geoinformation data & products
Aportfolioofgeoinformationproductsdesignedtoprovideuserswithcognitive
frameworksthatmeetthespecificneedsofeachapplicationfield.
Space Software for EO mission management
Aportfolioofsoftwareandsystemsforon-boardandgroundsegmentofEarth
ObservationandCosmicexplorationsatellitemissions.
AQUACULTURE
BUILDING CHECK
DISPLACEMENT
ELECTRIC TOWERS
MARINE
NETWORK ALERT
OENOVIEW
SAFELAND
SAFEWAY
URBAN DYNAMICS
WILDFIRES
FOREST CARBON OFFSET

22. 2013 INSPIRE Conference Awards
In 2014 and 2013, smeSpireChallenge Award for “Best Practices for
INSPIRE” awarded to getLODapplication. Academic Excellence and
Innovation in INSPIRE for “innovative activities in the field of
INSPIRE and SDI development”.
2023 INDUSTRIA FELIX PRIZE
Since 2015, awarded as one Italy's most competitive and reliable
companies and prized with the High Honourfor Financial Statement.
2016 OPENGEODATA Italia Association Award
Best Italian company for the use of Open Satellite Data and Open
Geospatial Data.
2016 Best Practices for Innovation
Rheticus® Displacement has been awarded the “TIM Telecom
award for innovation” at the 10th edition of “Premio Best
Practices per l’innovazione”.
2017 Hexagon Social Media and Marketing Award
During the HxGN live 2017 event in Las Vegas, PlanetekItalia has
been awarded the “Social Media and Marketing Award” by Hexagon
Geospatial.
2018 WICHMANN INNOVATION AWARD
Best Software award to Rheticus® at the Wichmann Innovation
Award 2018, during the INTERGEO 2018.
Awards
2019 WORLD SMART CITY AWARD
Urban Environment award to Rheticus® use case Hera Group
multi-utility at World Smart City Congress 2019.
2024 WELFARE CHAMPION
Since 2016, listed in the top Italian companies, and named as Welfare
Champion for its Welfare Index noticeably higher than the average of
the sector and its support to employees.
2024 EUROPEAN EO COMPANY AWARD
In 2024, 2017, 2016 Planetekwas awarded twice the first place and
one third place by EARSC “European Earth Observation Company
and Product Award”.
2023 SUSTAINABILITY HERO
Sustainability Hero award by SME EnterPRIZEfor a business model
based on the values of sustainability
2024 STELLE DEL SUD
Il Sole 24 Ore, the main Italian financial newspaper, ranked Planetek
among the 200 best companies in the South with the best growth
performance in revenue, employees, and assets.
2025 Global Top 100 Geospatial Companies
Recognized among the Global Top 100 Geospatial Companies that
are shaping the future of geospatial technology by Geoawesome.

23. Benefit Company
Promoting a generative business model pursuing higher
standards of well-being for people and environmental protection.
In2021,PlanetekItaliahasevolvedintoa
"BenefitCompany",andstatedthe
purposesofcommonbenefitinthe
corporatestatute.
AsaBenefitCompanywehaveformally
adoptedabusinessmodelthataimsto
operateinaresponsible,sustainableand
transparentwaytowardsallstakeholders,
communities,organizations,associations,
andtheenvironment.
Thesustainabilityassessmenttoolwe
havechosenistheOpen-esdigital
platform,developedbyEni,Boston
ConsultingGroupandGoogleCloud.
Open-esallowscompaniestomeasure
theirSustainabilityPerformanceinfour
dimensions:People,Planet,Prosperity
andGovernance.
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ReadtheCorporateImpactReport

24. Aglanceatsomeofourbenchmarksand
successstoriesinthedifferentmarkets.
Success Stories
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25. Aglanceatsomeofourbenchmarksand
successstoriesintheUpstreamandSpace
Explorationsegments.
UPSTREAM
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26. IRIDE: the new Italian space
programmefor Earth observation
IRIDEisoneofEurope'slargestspace
programmeforEarthobservation.
PromotedbytheItalianGovernment,
IRIDEisfullyimplementedinItalyandwill
becompletedby2026withthesupportof
ESAandASIforatotalvalueofEUR1.1
billionallocatedundertheNationalPlan
forRecoveryandResilience(PNRR).
Theprogrammewillbuildanend-to-end
systemconsistingofLEOsatellite
constellations(UpstreamSegment),the
ground operationalinfrastructure
(DownstreamSegment)andgeospatial
servicesforPublicAdministration
(ServiceSegment)atnationaland
Europeanlevels,andforprivate
customers.
PlanetekItaliaplaysanactiveroleinthe
designanddevelopmentofdifferent
componentsofthesystem(upstream,
downstreamandservices),actingbothas
primecontractorindifferentworklotsand
collaboratingwiththevariousindustrial
teamsinchargeofdevelopingother
components.
PlanetekItalia plays an active role in the
implementation (by 2026) of different components of
the system (upstream, downstream and services).
Links&resources
www.planetek.it/eng/projects/iride_constellation
Similar projects
PRISMA COSMO Second Generation, AI-
eXpress, EU Copernicus projects
Clients
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27. AIX: Smart In-Orbit Data
Processing
AIXisasatelliteas-a-serviceplatform
providingon-demand, in-orbitdata
processingresourcestoturnrawdatainto
actionableknowledge.
FirstAIXsatellitesarealreadyinorbit.
ReshapingtheEOvaluechain
AIXmarksashiftinhowsatelliteswork,
think,anddelivervalue:
Edgecomputinginorbit.Processingdata
directlywhereit’sgenerated—onthe
satelliteitself—drasticallyreduceslatency
andthevolumeofdatasenttoEarth.Real-
timegeoreferencing.Imagesarebeing
geotaggedusingliveorbitaltelemetry,
enablingnear-instantmapping and
understandingofwhat’shappeningonthe
ground.
AIandblockchaininspace.Toenhance
autonomy,authenticity,anddatatrust
directlyonboard.
TheriseoftheSpaceCloud.Satellitesare
evolvingintosmartnodesofadistributed
cloudinfrastructure-abletoexecute
algorithms,shareinsights,andinterconnect
withotherspaceandgroundsystems.
Anewbusinessmodel.Customerswill
soonbeabletodeploytheirownalgorithms
inorbit,accessingSpace-as-a-Service
capabilitiesfordefence,security,
environment,andinfrastructuremonitoring.
AI-eXpress(AIX) is and ESA InCubedprogramme.
Planetek and D-Orbit are transforming satellites into
intelligent agents —processing, understanding, and
acting directly from space.
Links&resources
https://www.planetek.it/en/aiexpress
Similar projects
In-Orbit Space Lab, PRISMACOSMO
Second Generation, EU Copernicus
programme
Clients
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28. In-Orbit Space Lab
TheIn-OrbitSpaceLabisanItalianSpace
Agency’s(ASI)projectusingPNRRfundings
fortheempowermentoftheMateraSpace
Centre.
ThesystemisdevelopedbyPlanetek
(leader),D-OrbitandAIKO,tosupportthe
activitiesoftheItalianSpaceAgency(ASI).
"In-OrbitSpaceLab"isadistributed
laboratorythatincludesaspacesegment,
initiallyconsistingofalow-orbitsatellite
equippedwithobservationinstrumentsand
aprocessingenvironmentcapableof
dynamicallyloadingandexecuting
algorithmsandneuralnetworksdeveloped
ontheground,andadevelopment
environmentthatwillbeinstalledatthe
SpaceCentreinMatera.
Usersofthelaboratorywillbeableto
accessEarthobservationinstruments,on-
boardhigh-performancecomputers,and
servicesandapplicationsalreadyavailable
asbuildingblocks,whichcanalsobe
distributedondifferentinorbitplatforms.
A Space Lab for ASI’s Matera Space Center. A low
Earth orbit laboratory to test innovative workflows for
Earth observation.
Links&resources
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29. Research and Innovation in
Earth observation and Space
Withtheproliferationofsatellites,dataof
theentireEarth'ssurfaceareavailableona
dailybasis.ArtificialIntelligence(AI)
techniquesallowtoextractknowledgefrom
BigDataintheformofcorrelations.Deep
LearningandMachineLearningenablethe
automaticprocessingandextractionof
knowledgefromsatellitedatatodevelop
newautomaticprocessingchains.
TheDECiSIONprojectisanexampleofthe
useofAItechniquesassociatedwith
interferometricanalysistechniquesfor
processingradarsatelliteimagesto
accuratelyidentifypointsofwaterand
sewagenetworksundergoingstressin
ordertoactivatepredictiveandpreventive
maintenancecampaignsforthenetworks.
IntheCTEOproject,fundedbyESA,
BlockchainisusedtocertifyEarth
observationproductsthroughoutallphases
ofthevaluechain,rangingfromdata
acquisitiontoitsprocessing,extractionof
informationcontent,uptotheuseofthe
sameingeoinformationproducts.
AItechniquesareusedtoimplement
noveltydetectiontechniquesforanalyzing
telemetrydataanddataacquiredbyon-
boardsatellitesensors.Thesetechniques
wereusedintheESA-fundedCASTeC
projecttopreventivelydetectanomalies
andmalfunctionsbeforetheycouldhave
evenaffectedsatelliteoperations.
Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, novelty detection. Our
continuous research for cutting-edge solutions, based
on technological and process innovation.
Links&resources
www.planetek.it/solutions/research_developm
ent/big_data
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Safeway, SEO-DWARF, PHySIS, Beyond
Planck, E-Shape, Marine-EO,
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30. Satellite Ground Segment
Planetekhasasoundexperiencein
definitionandimplementationofsoftware
formissions,groundandspacesystemsfor
EOandPlanetarydata.Itscapabilities
rangefromthesystemdefinition,thedesign
anddevelopment,tothevalidationandthe
on-sitedelivery.
Planetekprovides“GroundSegment”
systemsandtechnologiestoreceiveand
processsatellitedataacquiredbythe
spacecraft’sinstrumentstoarchive,
disseminate,publishandsharethe
generatedproductsaswellasengineering
consultingservicesfornewmissions
definition,feasibilitystudies,groundcontrol
systemarchitecturedefinition,requirements
specificationandsystemdesign.
WithinItaly’sCOSMO-SkyMedSecond
Generationconstellation(CSG)oftwo
satellites,Planetekisresponsibleforthe
designandimplementationofNon-standard
processors(PFMOS,PFSPF,PFCRP)and
ImageQualityAssessment(PFQCATool).
WithintheItalianSpaceAgency’sEO
missionHyperspectralPrecursorofthe
ApplicationMission(PRISMA),Planetek
hastheresponsibilityforthedesignand
developmentofthefullautomaticL2
ProcessorchainintheGroundSegment.
Software infrastructures for managing, acquiring,
processing, archiving and disseminating satellite data.
Links&resources
TAGS: ground segment
www.planetek.it/eng/cosmo_SG
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31. Space systems for EO and
Cosmic exploration missions
Overthelastfewyears,theincreasing
numberofEOandCosmicmissionshave
broughtabouttheneedtohavemore
performingsystemsabletomanipulate,
store,analyse,compare,shareanddisplay
dataacquiredbydifferentsatellite
platforms.Oneofthereasonstohavetools
liketheseavailable,istofacilitateplanetary
researchandCosmicexploration.
Planetekisstronglyinvolvedinactivities
focusedondesignandimplementationof
innovativetechnologiestosolveissues
relatedtodataandproductsaccess,
sharing,processingandfusion.
spacePTS:EGSESWFront-Endfor
Integration,Verification&Validation
activitiesofasatellitepayload.
spacePDP:PayloadDataProcessing
framework,transferringsatellitedata
processingfromGroundtoSpaceSegment.
spaceOP3C:aproductthatachieveshigh
compressionratios,lowdatadistortion,
keepingalimitedcomputationcomplexity
suitabletotheon-boardconstraints.
spaceADM:areal-timealgorithmto
evaluatesatelliteattitudebasedonKalman
Filtertheory,providehighlyprecision
estimatestosatelliteattitude.
Facilitating planetary research and Cosmic
exploration
Links&resources
TAGS: SDI, cosmic
exploration
www.planetek.it/eng/space_software
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spacePDP, spacePTS, spaceOP3C,
spaceADM, Solar Orbiter, AI-eXpress,
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32. Systems for
Cosmic Exploration data
Theincreasingnumberofplanetaryand
cosmicmissionsleadsSpaceAgenciesand
scientificcommunitiestorequirefortheir
activitiesmoreperformingsystemsableto
handle,store,analyse,compare,shareand
displaythedatacollectedbydifferent
satelliteplatforms.
Planetekisstronglyinvolvedinactivities
focusedondesignandimplementationof
innovativetechnologiestosolveissues
relatedtodataandproductsaccess,
sharing,processingandfusion.
Theseindividualsolutionshelpscientiststo
portraymorphologic,topographicand
spectraldatacompositionsandallowthem
toseetheobservationsintoacommon
spatialandvisualizationsystem.
spaceSVT:aDecisionsSupportSystemfor
thestorageandanalysisofscientific
publicationsinthefieldofUniverse
Exploration.
spaceSDI:awebcomponentdesignedto
transformacollectionofplanetarydatainto
aGeoSpatialWebPortal.
Software applications for managing, storing,
processing, sharing and archiving Cosmic data.
Links&resources
TAGS: Space data sharing,
data processing, data
fusion
www.planetek.it/eng/spaceSDI
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SEO-DWARF, PHySIS, Beyond Planck
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www.planetek.it/eng/spaceSVT

33. Aglanceatsomeofourbenchmarksand
successstoriesinthedownstreamservices
development.
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34. Rheticus: satellite intelligence
services by subscription.
Rheticus®isanawardwinningplatform,
designedtoprovidecontinuousandaccurate
geoinformationservicesonourchanging
world.
Decision-makersandprofessionalscanget
deeperandfocusedknowledgeoftheirassets
andareasofinterestthroughmaps,reports
andgeoanalytics.
Itsuniquecharacteristicsare:
▪TheuseofCopernicusfree&open
satelliteimages
▪Cloudcomputing
▪Maps,reportsandindicatorsare
actionableandprovidedautomatically
▪Paymentsviacustomizedsubscription
packages.
Updatesaredoneeverytimenewdata
becomeavailableand,dependingonthe
service,therefreshratemayvaryfrom
monthlytodaily.
Applicationsandservices
Territorialchanges,urbandynamicsandland
usechanges,grounddisplacements,
landslides,subsidence,infrastructurestability,
newinfrastructureandconstructionareas,
wildfireburnedareas,aquacultureandwine
productionorcoastalseawatersquality.
Industry-focused geoinformationservices providing
decision-makers and operational activities with up-to-date
geoanalyticsand business insights.
http://www.rheticus.eu
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Users: Infrastructure engineering and
management; Civil Protection; Land &
sea monitoring Authorities, etc.

35. Similar projects
Soil sealing, Aquamar, Marcoast,
Integrated Coastal Water Management for
MED
Monitoring the European
environment
TheobjectiveoftheEuropeanCopernicus
programmeistoprovideinformationtousers
inthefieldofenvironmentalandother
terrestrialapplications.
PlanetekItaliawasawardedfromthe
EuropeanEnvironmentalAgency(EEA)the
EuropeanCoastalZoneThematicHotspot
MappingfortheCopernicusLandMonitoring
Service.
Thematichotspotmappingactivitieswithinthe
CLMSaim,complementarytogenericwall-to-
wallmapping,toprovidespecificanddetailed
landcover/landuse(LC/LU)informationto
addressenvironmentalchallengesandissues.
ThenewproductscoversallEuropeancoastal
territory(39Countries)toaninlanddepthof
10kmwithatotalareaofapproximately
730,000km².Theproductshasaminimum
mappingunitof0.5haandrecordaround60
LC/LUclasses.
Anonlineplatformprovidesnational
stakeholderstheopportunitytoparticipatein
preparatoryactivitiesandtoactivelycontribute
inthedevelopmentandgrowthofCopernicus
LandCoastalzonesmonitoringproductsand
services.
Copernicus Land: mapping coastal zones of 39 European
countries for the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
(CLMS)
www.planetek.it/eng/copernicus_programme
Links&resources
https://land.copernicus.eu
Client
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36. Marine-EO: demand-driven
EO-based services in Europe
MARINE–EOis“thefirstEarthobservation
pre-commercialprocurementinEurope,
cofoundedbytheH2020program”aiming
atprocuringthedevelopmentofdemand-
drivenEO-basedservices,adoptedon
openstandards,bringingincrementalor
radicalinnovationsinthefieldofmaritime
awarenessandleveragingontheexisting
CopernicusServicesandotherproducts
fromtheCopernicusportfolio.
ThecomplexcrosscuttingareaofMarine
EnvironmentMonitoringwillbemonitored
andexploredinthreeusecases:
▪MarineEnvironmentalStatusinHot
Spots;
▪FishFarms:DetectionofFishFarm
Threats;
▪DetectionofVesselsandIcebergsin
theArcticzone.
Theusecasesaretheintegralpartofthe
SATOCEAN (Lot1)activitydevelopedby
PlanetekHellasconsortium.Planetekfor
theWQ andaquacultureservices
(Rheticus®)andKSATforthevesselsand
icebergidentificationandroutes.Allthe
serviceswillbeimplementedthrougha
complexandadvancedsystembasedon
Creotech’sDataandInformationAccess
Services(DIAS)platform.
The first pre-commercial procurement in Europe, for
the development of demand-driven EO-based
services, in the field of maritime awareness.
Links&resources
www.planetek.it/eng/MarineEO
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Water Attribute Monitoring using satellite
data, SIC ISPRA, ICWM for MED
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37. The Italian Information System
for Marine Strategy Directive
TheobjectiveoftheItalianCentralized
InformationSystem(SIC)isthecollection,
managementandsharingatCommunity
levelofdataoriginatingfromMonitoring
ProgramswithintheMarineStrategy
Framework Directive(2008/56/EC)
transposedintonationallegislation
throughD.lgs.190/2010.
DevelopedbyPlanetekItalia,SICmakes
informationstandards,methodsanddata
uploadingflows,includingformalquality
controls,availabletolocalARPA
agenciesandmonitoringimplementers.
ThereportsrequiredbytheMarine
StrategyFrameworkDirectiveandthe
associatedmonitoringdataarefreely
availableontheSIC’shomepage.
Theprojectincludedthedevelopmentofa
Webportalandapplicationmodules.The
cartographiccomponentiscompliantwith
INSPIREandtheItalianNational
RepositoryofTerritorialData(RNDT),
andadoptstheOGC,WMS,WFS,WCS
standards.TheSICinfrastructurewas
adoptedbyISPRAforthecreationofthe
UNEPUN-basedenvironmentalDBUN-
INFO.
SIC ISPRA: The Italian single access point to all
information assets for the collection, management and
sharing of marine-coastal monitoring data.
Links&resources
www.planetek.it/eng/SIC_ISPRA
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satellite data,
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38. Afforestation monitoring in
Saudi Arabia
Theproject,ledbyGeosystemsMEand
supportedbyPlanetekItalia,GeoSpace
InternationalandHexagonAB,aimsto
contributetotheimplementationofthe
ambitiousSaudiGreenInitiative.
Aspartofthisgroundbreakingprogram,
SaudiArabiahassetatargettoplant10
billiontreesacrossthecountry,whilealso
focusingonvariouslandpreservation
actionsfallingunderthemandateofthe
NationalCenterforVegetation
Development&CombatingDesertification
(NCVC).
PlanetekItaliawillplayapivotalrolein
assistingGeosystemsMEindevelopinga
robustlandmonitoringplatformcapableof
harnessingthepowerofsatellitedata.
Leveragingawiderangeofcommercial
andopen-sourceEarthobservation
constellations,theplatformwillfacilitate
theautomaticcalculationofanalyticsand
statisticalindices.Theseinsightswillbe
instrumentalinmonitoringthecorrect
implementationofthepoliciesoutlinedin
theSaudiGreenInitiative.
Earth observation services to monitor Saudi Green
Initiative’s afforestation program in the Kingdom.
Links&resources
https://www.greeninitiatives.gov.sa/
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of Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture and
Marine Fisheries,
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38
Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia

39. Similar projects
Geoportals of Emilia Romagna Region,
Abruzzo Region, Moroccan Ministry of
Agriculture,
The European environmental
information Geoportal
TheINSPIREDirectiveof2007aimsat
establishingan“InfrastructureforSpatial
InformationintheEuropeanCommunity”.
Itbuildsuponexistinginfrastructuresinthe
EuropeanMemberStatesinordertoprovide
accesstoelectronicallyavailablespatialdata
setsheldbyoronbehalfofPublicAuthorities.
Inordertomakethesespatialdatasets
discoverableandaccessible,theDirective
requirestheMemberStatestosetupthe
followingINSPIRE networkservices:
discovery,view,download,transformationand
invoke.
AsacentralEuropeanpointofaccesstothese
INSPIREnetworkservices,theEuropean
CommissionhassetupanINSPIREgeoportal
developedbyPlanetekItaliainpartnership
withtheGermancompanylat-lon.The
geoportalallowscross-border,multi-lingual
andharmonizedaccesstotheMemberStates’
INSPIREnetworkservices.
Thegeoportalprovidesintegrationinterfaces
fordiscovery,viewanddownloadservices
fromMemberStateportalsandthustofoster
theharmonizationofMemberStates'national
Geoportalimplementationsthroughthe
adoptionofopenstandardsandopensource
products.
INSPIRE GeoportalThe unique access point to global
European environmental geo-information resources.
www.planetek.it/eng/inspire_geoportal
Links&resources
TAGS:OpenGovernment
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40. Mapping the soil loss
Amongcityplannersandurbandesigners,
thereisagrowingawarenessofthe
environmentalimportanceofsurface
permeability.Areaswherethebalance
betweenpermeableandimpermeable
areashasbeenlostmaybeproneto
floodingandrelatedenvironmental
disasters.Manycityandstategovernments
areinitiatingprocedurestoactivelyregulate
thisbalance.Furthermore,thereisaneed
tomonitortherapidurbansprawlandallits
negativeeffectsonlandscapeandnatural
resources.
Thisservicestartedin2006amongthefirst
operationalgeo-informationserviceswithin
theCopernicus(GMES)initiativeoftheEU
CommissionandESA.Nowthisserviceis
operationalprovidingperiodicallyupdated
maps.
Theproductrealizedistherasterdatasets
ofbuilt-upandnonbuilt-upareas,including
degreeofsoilsealinginfullspatial
resolution(20mx20m)for5.8million
squarekmacrossEurope,thereference
yearsbeing2006,2009,2012.The
datasetsareavailabletousersonall
administrativelevels.
PlanetekItaliaisaserviceproviderfor
sealedareaextractionoverseveral
Europeancountries.
Soil sealing: A homogeneous map of high resolution
land cover data for built-up areas, including degree of
soil sealing, for 39 countries in Europe.
Links&resources
www.planetek.it/eng/soil_sealing
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41. Improving resilience of
transport infrastructures
AGIS-basedinfrastructuremanagement
systemforoptimizedresponsetoextreme
eventsonterrestrialtransportnetworks.
SAFEWAY'smainaimistodesign,validate
andimplementholisticmethods,strategies,
toolsandtechnicalinterventionsto
significantlyincreasetheresilienceofinland
transportinfrastructure.SAFEWAY will
developaholistictoolsetwithtransversal
applicationtoanticipateandmitigatethe
effectsextremeeventsatallmodesof
disastercycle:Preparation;Responseand
Recovery;Mitigation.
Withinthesedimensions,SAFEWAYwill:
▪Implementnoveltechnologiesthat
provideanewmultiscalemonitoring
approach;
▪Usecrowdsourcingandexploitsocial
mediatomonitorhumanresponse
duringextremeevent;
▪Developtheframeworkfordecision-
makingincludingadvancedinformation
frompredictivemodels;
▪Integratethismultidisciplinaryapproach
throughamodularcloud-basedICT
platformdesignedtofullysupport
robust decision-making for
InfrastructureManagement
SAFEWAYinnovationwillbevalidatedin4
near-reallifescenariosalongfivecorridors
oftheTrans-EuropeanTransportNetwork.
SAFEWAY is a H2020 funded project aiming at
improving resilience of transport infrastructures,
through a holistic toolset with transversal application
Links&resources
www.planetek.it/eng/Safeway_project
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42. Prevention of urban and
environmental crimes
Todaygeospatialknowledgerepresentsa
greatresourcefortheadministrationof
cities.Ithelpstoachievebetterdecisions
andmakethecitiesgreener,aswellasto
engagecitizensindemocraticactivitiesand
indecision-makingprocesses,inorderto
safeguardcitizensandtheenvironment.
Throughtheuseofsatelliteimagery,
sensors,cameras,citizensinteractions,and
usinggeospatialintelligenceweenable
operatorsofthemunicipalityandthePolice
forcestoreceiveimmediateinformationon
thephenomenarelatedtotheirareas,to
processinformation,andtoidentify
priorities;allthisinaveryshorttime,
enablingquickactionsandeffective
interventions.
ThesolutionisbasedonHexagon
GeospatialIntelligencesoftware,base
maps,Earthobservationdatacollectedona
regularbasisandexternalinformation
sources(suchas,forexample,the
InformationSystemfortheEnvironmental
ProtectionoftheItalianPolice).
Userscancreateandmaintaindigitalgeo-
locateddossiersrelatedtoenvironmental
crimes.
SIMP Canosa: Geospatial solutions to increase control
and capacity of intervention on the territory.
Links&resources
TAGS: environment,
geospatial intelligence
www.planetek.it/simp_canosa
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43. Similar projects
Posidonia Monitoring, Aquamar, Coastal
Water Attribute Monitoring using satellite
data, DECiSION
Near real-time monitoring for
engineering and construction
Satelliteremotesensingmaysupportthe
monitoringofwaterqualityduringdredging
activitiesfortheinstallationofnewoffshore
infrastructures.
Theuseoftraditionalmonitoringtechniques
(samplingatsea,measures,laboratory
analysis)arecertainlyeffective,butthey
presentlogisticalandoperationalobstacles
andlongprocessingtimes,oftenincompatible
withtheneedtoobtaintheinformation
collectedinreal-time.Furthermore,field
observationsandmeasurement,although
frequent,arenotabletoprovideacomplete
andexhaustivespatialanswertodescribeall
thephenomenainprogress.
Itintegratestraditionalmethodswithdaily
collectionsofhigh-resolutionsatelliteimages
overtheareaofinterest.Allthemonitoring
phasesareaccuratelyplanned:the
programmingofthesatelliteacquisitions,the
datacollection,theingestionandprocessing.
Withinafewhoursthismethodprovides
accurateandvalidatedinformation,usefulfor
thequantitativeandspatialdefinitionofthe
entitythephenomenonofdispersionof
sedimentsduringdredgingoperations.
Monitoring turbidity and water quality during dredging
activities for the installation of off-shore infrastructures.
www.planetek.it/eng/NRT_sea_turbidity_monitoring
Links&resources
www.planetek.it/eng/solutions/applications/infrastru
ctures_engineering
Client
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44. Agriculture and fishery
information sharing
TheMillenniumChallengeAccount
agreement signed between the
GovernmentsoftheKingdomofMorocco
andtheUnitedStatesofAmerica,aimsat
contributingtoeconomicgrowthand
povertyreductioninthisAfricancountry.In
thiscontexttheMoroccanMinistryof
AgricultureandMarineFisheriescalledfor
therealizationofaGeographicInformation
SystembasedontheWeb.
TheGeoportaldevelopedbyPlanetekgives
accesstotheinformationrelatedtothe
MCA projectsregardingfruittree
production,smallscalefisheries,functional
literacyandvocationaltraining,aswellas
businesssupport.
Anintranet/extranetapplicationallowsthe
Moroccaninstitutions’usersquickandeasy
accesstothedataandthestatistical
informationavailable.AWebbasedSpatial
DataInfrastructurewhichguaranteesthe
deploymentanduseofGIStoolsanddata
throughouttheDepartmentsandAgencies
involved,theintegrationwithother
informationsystems,thecentralizedhosting
ofcriticalGISfunctionsaccessibletomany
users,andthedeliveryviatheInternet.
Toensurefullcompliancewiththe
customer’srequirements,theentire
developmentprocesshasfollowedthe
DesignThinkingmethodology.
Moroccan Agriculture & Fisheries Geoportal: the
Geoportal provides easy access to the wide collection
of datasets owned by the Ministry.
Links&resources
www.planetek.it/eng/moroccan_agriculture_g
eoportal
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INSPIRE Geoportal, Emilia Romagna
Geoportal
Client
44
Kingdom of Morocco

45. Similar projects
Park-Archipelago, Aquamar, Ocean Color
Map, Marine-EO, ESA Coastal TEP
Drinkable water production
ThecoastoftheUnitedArabEmiratesinthe
ArabianGulfandOmanSeahostssomeof
thelargestdesalinationplantsintheworld
(2ndproducerofseawaterafterSaudiArabia)
andtheiroperationislinkedintwowaystothe
qualityofthewaternearthecoast:fromone
sidethewatertheyreleasecouldhavean
impactonthecoastalecosystemandfromthe
othersidetheycanbestronglyaffectedby
harmfulandnon-harmfulalgaebloom.
ThelocalphenomenonknownasRedTidein
thelast4yearshadarelevantimpacttothe
activitiesofthedesalinationplants,causing
severedamageandhaltingtheoperationsfor
manyweeks.
TheCoastalWaterAttributeMonitoringusing
Satellitedataproject,fundedbyESA,aimsat
implementingasuiteofEOproductsanddata
servicestargetingtwogrowingsectors:Waste
WaterTreatmentandDesalinationplants.
Themainobjectivesoftheprojectare:
▪Todefineandsetupfeasibleserviceand
productsforsupportinguseractivitiesin
wastewateranddesalinationplants;
▪Toimplementanddemonstratethose
productsandservicesovertwotestareas
chosenbytheusers;
▪Toelaborateaplanforawideservice
uptakewithintheframeworkofthe
internationalobligations(e.g.European
MarineDirective).
Theprojectconsortiumiscomposedof
TechWorks(Prime)andPlanetekHellas.
Red Tide detection and water quality monitoring in the
United Arab Emirates (Arabian Gulf) in support of human
health and desalination plants operation.
https://www.planetek.it/eng/projects/coastal_wat
er_attribute_monitoring_using_satellite_data
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46. Similar projects
Park-Archipelago, C-WAMS, Aquamar,
Ocean Color Map
Maritime archaeology
Themonitoringoftheunderwatercultural
heritageisapriorityofPublicAuthorities(e.g.
MinistryofCulturalHeritage,Institutionsand
localentities)whichdealwithconservation
andrestorationactivities.Thesepublicbodies
needcost-effective,reliableandsystematic
surveytechniquesandmeanstoaccomplish
theirmissionandeverydaywork.
TheITACA(InnovationTechnologiesand
ApplicationsforCoastalArchaeologicalsites)
projectaimstoproveamanagementsystem
forunderwaterarchaeologicalsitesincoastal
regions.Thediscoveringandmonitoring
serviceusesinnovativesatelliteremote
sensingtechniquescombinedwithimage
processingalgorithms.Theprojectdevelopsa
setofapplicationsintegratedinasystemthat
pursuethefollowingobjectives:
▪Searchandlocationofancientship
wrecks;
▪Monitoringofshipwrecks,ruinsand
historicalartefactsthatarenow
submerged;
▪Integrationofresultingsearchand
monitoringdatawithon-sitedataintoa
managementtoolforunderwatersites;
▪Demonstrationofthesystem’ssuitability
foraservice.
TheITACAproject,fundedby7°FPis
coordinatedbyPlanetekHellas.
Earth Observation and WebGIStools to locate and monitor
underwater archaeological sites in coastal zones.
http://www.planetek.it/eng/itaca
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http://www.itaca-fp7.eu/
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47. Multisource 3D IMagery
INTelligence
Gettingthemaximumdetailfromimagery
andfromgeo-informationdataiscrucialfor
Imageryintelligenceactivities.Theaimofthe
“3DIMINT”projectistosupportthetargeting
operationalactivitiesoftheItalianFFAA.To
increasetheperformancesoftargeting
activities,anextensiveandinnovativeuseof
remotesensingdataandnewgenerationof
elaborationalgorithmswasintroduced.A
computersystemintegratesinnovativeIMINT
methodologiesintoasophisticatedprocess,
resultinginasignificantimprovementinthe
accuraterecognitionandclassificationof
targets,byusing,amongothers,accurate3D
coordinates.
Thekeyelementsoftheprojectare:
▪toadoptthe3rddimensiontoincrease
informationaccuracy;
▪toderiveGroundControlPointsfrom
Satelliteradardata,archivedinaglobal
catalog,toincreasemilitaryoperations
accuracy;
▪tocorrectlymanagethegeo-information
assetsthroughproperstorage,updating
andaccessibilityofthedata;
▪tointegratedifferenttypesofdata
throughdatafusiontechniques;
▪toautomateandintegratetheentire
processwithbenefitsintermsoftime
andcostsaving;
▪tointroducestandardizede-learning
systems.
3D IMINT: design and implementation of a computer
system able to support the targeting activities of the
Italian Armed Forces.
Links&resources
www.planetek.it/3Dimint
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in touch
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facebook.com/planetek
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