Research
Advancing the use of satellite data and artificial intelligence to turn complex Earth observation data into actionable information.
Bridging the Gap Between Data and Understanding
A growing wealth of data
The exponential growth of satellite imagery has created an unprecedented amount of information about our planet.
Managing and interpreting this complex data requires specialised expertise, which remains limited to a relatively small group of specialists.
Making information accessible
Extracting operational insights from satellite data has become increasingly important for environmental analysis and monitoring.
Our goal is to make these information accessible to key stakeholders, effectively integrating them into operational monitoring processes across different environmental domains.
From research to application
Artificial Intelligence provides powerful tools for analysing large and heterogeneous datasets.
Within this evolving context, our research deploys advanced AI to make satellite data more usable, bridging the gap between raw information and real-world applications
Publications
Settembre D., De Santis D., Schiavon G., & Del Frate F. (2026).
Methane detection and emission estimation from space: Benchmarking PRISMA and EnMAP with the GHGSat constellation.
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 153, 105557.
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La Pegna V., Seo S., De Santis D., Del Frate F. and Loyola D. (2026)
Comparative analysis on spectral characteristics of PRISMA and EnMAP hyperspectral missions.
Front. Remote Sens. 7:1856867.
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Di Giacomo M., De Santis D., Bassani C., Curci G., Sasidharan S. T., Amarillo A. C., …Del Frate, F. (2026).
A physics-based framework for PRISMA-like hyperspectral data simulation in urban environment.
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 109999.
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Scientific dissemination
PIML (Physics-Informed Machine Learning) Workshop
16 - 18 September 2026
Trainers
:
Davide De Santis, Lorenzo Giuliano Papale
Co-organized by BDO - ICS-FORTH (Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas), Heraklion, Crete, Greece
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) 2026
9 - 14 September 2026
Speaker
:
Davide De Santis
Contributions:
Organized by IEEE GRSS (Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society) – Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C. (USA)
Blues in Campus Festival (2026 Edition)
24–26 June 2026
In partnership with Blue Dot Observation
Theme: "Music and Science in the Era of Climate Change: The City", Villa Mondragone, Monte Porzio Catone
ETH Summer School 2026 “Beyond the Visible”
14 - 19 June 2026
Trainer
:
Lorenzo Giuliano Papale
Organized by ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) – ETH Zürich Campus Heilbronn, Germany
TTSPACE: “Innovazione e Networking per la Space Economy” workshop
April 2026
Blue Dot Observation guest speaker presenting its scientific activities at the Italian Space Agency, Rome
New Space Economy Expo
December 2025
Blue Dot Observation (as a University of Tor Vergata spin-off), co-exhibitor within the University pavilion, Fiera di Roma
ESA Living Planet Symposium & International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
June 2025 - August 2025
At the ESA Living Planet Symposium (LPS, Vienna, June 2025), and the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS. Brisbane, August 2025), Blue Dot Observation presented its work, “U-Climat: Leveraging Satellite Data and Artificial Intelligence for Climate Risk and Impact Assessment".
