Piero Boccardo

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Full Professor (L. 240)
Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST)

Profile

Research interests

Emergency management
Geographic information systems (gis)
Intelligent transportation system
Mapping
Remote sensing

Biography

Full Professor of Geomatics at the DIST, Polytechnic of Turin, teaches remote sensing at the master's degree programs in Environmental and Land Engineering, Geography and Urban and Regional Planning. Since 2006, Director of ITHACA (Information Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action), a research association founded by Turin Polytechnic and Compagnia di San Paolo, active in the emergency management sector and, since 2012, service provider of the Copernicus EMS service. From 2012 to 2018, President of the public company (Piedmont Region, City of Turin, Metropolitan City and GTT) 5T, operating in the sector of mobility, ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) and infomobility. Graduated from the Polytechnic of Turin, PhD in "Geodetic and Topographical Sciences", from 2011 to 2019 he was the President of the Italian Association of Remote Sensing (AIT); member since 1997 of the Scientific and Executive Councils of the ASITA Federation (Italian Federation of Scientific Associations for Territorial and Environmental Information); from 2008 to 2012 chairman of the Working Group 1 (Remote Sensing and Disasters) of Commission VIII (Remote Sensing Application) of ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Author of more than 200 National and International scientific publications, he has participated as lecturer and chairman in more than 100 national and international scientific conferences.

Scientific branch

CEAR-04/A - Geomatics
(Area 0008 - Civil engineering and architecture)

Skills

ERC sectors

PE10_14 - Earth observations from space/remote sensing
SH2_12 - GIS, spatial analysis; big data in political, geographical and legal studies

SDG

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 13: Climate action

Awards and Honors

  • borsa di studio CNR per l'estero conferred by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy (1992)
  • Premio CNR per la ricerca conferred by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy (1993)

Fellowships

Editorial boards

  • EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING (2012-), Director

Management or scientific roles in Research Institutes

  • 5T - 5T (2012-2018), Presidente C.d.A.
  • ITHACA - Information Technology For Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action - ITHACA - Information Technology For Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperation and Action (2008-9999), Direttore operativo dell'Associazione attiva nel settore delle emergenze ambientali

Conferences

  • GI4DM - Cilamte Change and Disaster Management (30/11/2020-4/12/2020), Program committee
  • GI4DM (3/5/2011-7/5/2011), Program committee
  • GI4DM - TORINO 2020 (1/1/2010-4/2/2010), Program chair
  • GI4DM (19/1/2009-22/1/2009), Program committee
  • GI4DM (25/9/2006-26/9/2006), Program committee
  • GI4DM (21/3/2005-23/12/2005), Program committee
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Roles as evaluator or expert

  • Progetti Strategici 2019 - POR FESR Lazio 2014-2020 - Azione 1.1.4. 2019
    Regione LAZIO / Addizionale IRPEF
  • Piani di Innovazione della Regione Emilia-Romagna - "Rilievo della variabilità Intra-parcellare e applicazioni di PRecisione per una viticoltura Efficiente e SOstenibile".. 2020
    AGENZIA REGIONALE PER IL LAVORO EMILIA-ROMAGNA

Non-commercial collaboration agreements

Teaching

Collegi of the PhD programmes

  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • DOTTORATO NAZIONALE IN OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA, 2022/2023 (39. ciclo)
    Università degli Studi di ROMA "La Sapienza"
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • DOTTORATO NAZIONALE IN OSSERVAZIONE DELLA TERRA, 2021/2022 (38. ciclo)
    Università degli Studi di ROMA "La Sapienza"
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2020/2021 (37. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2019/2020 (36. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2018/2019 (35. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2017/2018 (34. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2016/2017 (33. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2015/2016 (32. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2014/2015 (31. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, 2013/2014 (30. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2011/2012 (28. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2010/2011 (27. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2009/2010 (26. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2008/2009 (25. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2007/2008 (24. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2006/2007 (23. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2005/2006 (22. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • AMBIENTE E TERRITORIO, 2004/2005 (21. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • GEOINGEGNERIA AMBIENTALE, 2003/2004 (20. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • GEOINGEGNERIA AMBIENTALE, 2002/2003 (19. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
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Collegi of the degree programmes

Teachings

PhD

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Master of Science

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Research

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Research projects

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Publications

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Society and Enterprise

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