Lecturer in charge of the module
Prof. Marco Piras (Department of Land, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering - DIATI – Politecnico di Torino) (MP)
Module Learning Objectives and Skill Acquisition
The main learning objective of the Earth Observation (EO) and Climate Monitoring module is to get the attendees aware of the synergistic role of Earth Observation satellites and geospatial data in providing crucial data for monitoring Climate Change and for mapping climate-related events. As far as the acquired skills are concerned, attendees will learn how to identify and access the proper EO data source for both qualitative and quantitative analyses, integrating and processing data in a GIS environment to extract added/value information. This module is organized in three parts.
The first part is focused on the fundamentals of optical and radar sensors installed ons EO satellites as well as on basic processing workflows.
The second part allows students gathering elements about GIS model and geospatial data, starting by the data format and GIS design. Moreover, a short introduction will be done about the geoprocessing tools, the problem related to reference system and digital elevation models. Each part will be supported by examples and exercises.
The third part is composed by 3 main thematic areas dedicated to the water cycle, the carbon cycle and the applications to explore how global models work for making weather prediction and integrating Earth Observations to reconstruct climate data records.