Land Webinar | Geomatics Supporting the Ecological, Digital and Energy Transition: Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Urban and Landscape Management, 8 September 2026
Welcome message from the webinar Chairs:
The proposed webinar will serve as the flagship dissemination event for the Special Issue “Geomatics and Sustainability: Examples and Application in Urban and Landscape Management (Second Edition)”.
It will gather leading researchers working on geomatics, Earth Observation, GIS, UAVs, remote sensing, digital twins, artificial intelligence and spatial modelling to discuss how these technologies support sustainable urban and landscape management.
The ecological, digital and energy transitions require spatially explicit information, integrated environmental assessment and evidence-based decision support. Geomatics has become a cornerstone of climate adaptation, ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, circular economy, risk reduction, resilient infrastructures and sustainable land governance. Advanced Earth Observation programs, Copernicus services, high-resolution satellite imagery, UAV surveys, GIS analytics, machine learning and digital twins are transforming the ability of scientists and decision-makers to monitor environmental change and evaluate management scenarios.
Date: 8 September 2026 at 3:00 p.m. (CEST) | 9:00 a.m. (EDT)
Webinar ID: 889 2488 9261
Webinar webpage: https://sciforum.net/event/Land-10
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Program:
| Speaker/Presentation | Time (CEST) |
| Mioara-Madalina Raicu Journal Introduction and Overview of the Submission Process |
3:00–3:10 p.m. |
| Maurizio Pollino Chair Introduction and Special Issue Introduction |
3:10–3:20 p.m. |
| Valerio Baiocchi Reading Cities from Orbit: Satellite Data for Post-Disaster Recovery and Urban Sustainability |
3:20–3:40 p.m. |
| Salvatore Praticò Geomatics Supporting a Change Detection Analysis of the Agricultural Terraced Landscape of Costa Viola (Italy) |
3:40–4:00 p.m. |
| Amine Sarhrani Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing for Broad-Scale Dune Vulnerability Assessment |
4:00–4:20 p.m. |
| Q&A Session | 4:20–4:35 p.m. |
| Sergio Cappucci Closing of Webinar |
4:35–4:40 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
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Webinar Chairs and Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Sergio Cappucci, ENEA, Italy;
- Dr. Maurizio Pollino, ENEA, Italy;
- Prof. Valerio Baiocchi, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy;
- Dr. Salvatore Praticò, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy;
- Amine Sarhrani, Ibn Tofail University, Morocco.
Relevant Special Issue:
“Geomatics and Sustainability: Examples and Application in Urban and Landscape Management (Second Edition)”
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 October 2026
Guest Editors: Dr. Maurizio Pollin, Dr. Sergio Cappucci and Dr. Emiliana Valentini