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Funded by the European Space Agency (ESA)
As the need for sustainable land management and urban planning shifts and evolves rapidly, it is essential to understand the dynamic and complex nature of terrestrial environments. Land monitoring involves tracing changes in land use and land cover, detecting land deformation and assessing various environmental and urban factors. Leveraging state-of-the-art satellite data analysis, advanced remote sensing technologies and geospatial intelligence, the proposed Land Monitoring Service aims to address critical environmental and urban challenges, providing comprehensive solutions for Land Use and Land Cover Mapping, Deformation Monitoring and Urban Analytics. Effective land monitoring is crucial for identifying and handling the impacts of rapid urbanization, climate change and natural hazards. Sat4GAIA proposes a Geospatial Thematic Service for Land Monitoring to be implemented and processed on the basis of Axis 1.1, 1.2, 2 and third-party data (such as Copernicus data), using the Axis 3 Greek Governmental Hub. The purpose is to develop a holistic set of data-driven applications making full use of the data from Axis 1.1, 1.2 and 2, as well as relevant third-party data could enhance efficiency and sustainability of the service. For this reason, the consortium aims to design, develop and implement an end-to-end service value chain, from data collection to geospatial products, combined with exploitation tools for end-users of the service. The project focuses on the design, development, validation, integration, and delivery of the Land Monitoring Service, which includes the following Modules: Land Use/Land Cover Mapping, Deformation Monitoring and Urban Analytics Services.