Research director in EO @CnrIsac, environmental engineer, Earth sciences PhD, observing Earth surface processes from space with #SAR & #InSAR. Views are my own

Joined May 2017
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๐Ÿ™๏ธ๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ #๐™จ๐™ช๐™—๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š-๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™š๐™™ #๐™™๐™š๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ #๐™„๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ฎ?๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น See our @SciReports paper: doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-1โ€ฆ by @SubriskEu team #risk #InSAR #urban #hazard #structuralstress
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๐Ÿ“ข #CallForPapers ๐ŸŽฏ Welcome to submit your article or review to the Special Issue "Novel Methods and Trending Topics in Landscape Archaeology" ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Edited by: Dr. Francesca Cigna ๐Ÿ‘‰ brnw.ch/21wWTOO โฐ Submission Deadline: 31 December 2025
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We explore how satellite SAR is revolutionizing archaeological prospection & heritage site protection ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ›๏ธ. From buried ruins to urban threats, remote sensing is unlocking the past like never before! ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ”— doi.org/10.1080/10095020.202โ€ฆ
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21 Nov 2025
A big week for our project team! ๐Ÿ™Œ We joined: โ€ข MedGU 2025 (Athens) โ€ข XII AIT Conference โ€“ Earth Observation (Milan) โ€ข LaSII/GSEU Workshop โ€“ Land Subsidence in Europe (Brussels) More details on our website subrisk.eu/news/ Donโ€™t miss our upcoming posts!
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*** Media Coverage *** In this @LiveScience news piece, I discuss #LandSubsidence hazard in #IRAN. @vtgeosciences @UNUINWEH Iran among 'world's most extreme subsidence hotspots' with some areas sinking up to 1 foot per year, study finds | Live Science share.google/8CN0Zm6urFepMQUโ€ฆ
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2 Oct 2025
๐ŸŽคSubRISK team lands in Taipei and Padua for the TGA and SIMP-SGI 2025 conferences See the full TGA2025 scientific program: 2025tga.tcgu.org.tw/site/useโ€ฆ See the full SIMP-SGI 2025 scientific programme: becong.dst.unipi.it/BECong/sโ€ฆ
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3 Jul 2025
SUBRISK team was at @esa's Living Planet Symposium in Vienna last week, sharing insights on land #subsidence #Risk mapping in Italy using European Ground Motion Service #EGMS ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธdata!
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๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘‰ #Statistical and Independent Component Analysis of #Sentinel1 #InSAR Time Series to Assess #Land #Subsidence Trends โœ๏ธ Celina Anael Farรญas et al. ๐Ÿ”— brnw.ch/21wTgqK
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๐Ÿ”” New paper alert! ๐Ÿ”” @Land_MDPI Environmental Challenges & Vanishing #Archaeological Landscapes: ๐Ÿ›ฐ #RemoteSensing Insights into the #Climateโ€“#Waterโ€“#Agricultureโ€“#Heritage Nexus in #Iraq โžกdoi.org/10.3390/land14051013 @LouiseRayne1 @DeodatoTapete @JaafarJotheri @AbdulameerAlga1
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Groundwater extraction for irrigation has notably increased in the #Iraqi western #desert, especially alongside the national #springs of the Abu Jir lineament. Farmers who invest in bore-drilling equipment or well construction can support centre-pivot systems and irrigate extensive fields. Rapid groundwater abstraction from privately managed wells may deplete aquifers, negatively affecting springs and reducing their ability to feed traditional canals. As a result, farmlands downstream of these canals lack water and are abandoned unless new irrigation systems fed by modern channels or main river water capture are implemented. Consequently, large parts of the traditional irrigation system are not maintained, leading to potential social inequalities and population migration seeking subsistence opportunities. read our new paper about this issue. mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/5/1013
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See how the amount of water has rapidly dropped between 2022 and 2025. The #oases community in the #Iraqi western desert ๐Ÿœ are dying in silence ๐Ÿ”•. We can only get their voices heard by conducting scientific research about how their oases were destroyed by #groundwater mismanagement and climate change. We usually show the research results to decision-makers and politicians, hoping they will listen. Please have a look at our publications mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/5/1013 and doi.org/10.1109/M2GARSS57310โ€ฆ and doi.org/10.3390/w16172491 And others are on their way to publication @LouiseRayne1 @DrMWdeGruchy @DeodatoTapete @FraCigna
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**** NEW PAPER ALERT **** Just published in @Nature Cities, led by Dr. Ohenhen (@Leonardgeol) and in collaboration with two generations of researchers from @EOI_lab and @HIRSlab of @VT_Science, we map #sinkingland at 28 major #US cities. The results are eye-opening and concerning, but there is time to act! Congratulations, Leonard and team! @UNUINWEH @vtgeosciences link: nature.com/articles/s44284-0โ€ฆ
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A new paper with #GoogleEarthEngine code from me and my students and collaborators on vanishing archaeological landscapes in Iraq mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/5/1013
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9 May 2025
๐Ÿ“ฌRecruiting Editorial Board Members for Section โ€œLandscape Archaeologyโ€ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸซUnder the guidance of our Section Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Francesca Cigna, we are pleased to announce that our journal is currently recruiting. ๐Ÿ”— mdpi.com/about/announcementsโ€ฆ #EBMember #recruiting

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Might be of interest for @CAA_Int @AerialArchRG @GIAP_ICAC @EO_Indus @CLaSS_ERC teams?
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐ŸŽ“Open call for Editorial Board Members๐Ÿ“‘ @Land_MDPI is recruiting Editors for the #LandscapeArchaeology Section ๐Ÿค SECTION: mdpi.com/journal/land/sectioโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผmdpi.com/about/announcementsโ€ฆ #archaeology #heritage #CulturalHeritage #HistoricalLandscapes #geoarchaeology
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5 May 2025
At #EGU25 in Vienna, we presented โ€œIntegration of EO data into land subsidence risk mapping: Emilia-Romagnaโ€ poster. It was fantastic connecting with geoscientists & exploring how GIS, RS & AI can mitigate natural hazards!๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ๐ŸŒ #naturalhazard #riskassessment #landsubsidence
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๐ŸŽ‰Congratulations to the Editorial Board Members of Geomatics featured among the Worldโ€™s Top 2% Scientists in 2024! ๐ŸŒโœจ This prestigious list, updated by Stanford University, highlights the most widely cited researchers globally. ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ”—mdpi.com/journal/geomatics/aโ€ฆ
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