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The monitoring of the Planet through satellites

The revolutionary development of information, computer and space technologies between the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century has brought about qualitative changes in the field of terrestrial remote sensing: we now have spacecraft with new generation...

Satellites and their importance for the planet Earth

A satellite refers to an unmanned spacecraft: it is a spaceship that is launched by the carrier rocket into Earth's orbit. The orbits of the Earth are diverse and are classified mainly in terms of height. There are low, close to earth orbits, their heights from 200 km...

Latitudo for Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero Hunger

The Sustainable Development Goals are a call to action by all countries in order to improve the well-being and protection of our planet. States recognize that action to end poverty must go hand in hand with efforts to stimulate economic growth and address a range of...

The phenomenon of urban heat islands: history and effects

An urban heat island is a phenomenon in which the temperature in a city is significantly higher than in the surrounding area. Sometimes, this can cause very high temperatures in cities, which can pose a real threat to the elderly, the sick or children. Urban...

Clean water and sanitation for a better world

The Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals, are a call to action by all countries: poor, rich and medium-sized. They aim to improve the well-being and protection of our planet. States recognize that action to end poverty must go hand in hand...

New operative branch office for Latitudo 40!

Latitudo 40 has a new operational headquarters, precisely in Turin at the I3P offices. Founded in 1999, I3P is the incubator of the Polytechnic of Turin, one of the best international players in the sector. After the Techstars experience, which saw us engaged with...

Agritech and precision farming for the development of the sector

The modern world as we know it has been made possible in many ways by the agricultural revolution. Technological progress has multiplied the productivity of labor in this sector, and now a rather small percentage of people employed in agriculture are able to feed the...

When cities become Smart

Today the world population is around 7.4 billion people, almost half - 3.6 billion - live in cities, although 10 years ago the share of urban population was around 35%. At such a high rate of urbanization, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage services to...

The function of satellites in monitoring the melting of glaciers

Climate change: what does it mean? Climate change is the long-term human-induced changes observed and predicted in climate averages, as well as climate variability, including anomalies such as droughts, severe storms and floods. Scientific evidence tells us this has...