Forest Ecology Unit

This Unit studies the interactions between forests and their biotic and abiotic environment in a context of global changes and feedbacks between vegetation, biodiversity and climate. The interactions between vegetation and climate is investigated through physiological, genomic and genetic analysis to: assess forest resilience; estimate the biodiversity variation in relation to climate and land use change; measure mass and energy exchanges between vegetation and the atmosphere at an ecosystem scale; estimate biophysical and structural parameters of forests and grasslands integrating field and remote sensing data; develop IoT sensors for natural ecosystem monitoring.

Nature 4.0

Nature 4.0 is an innovative corporation following a series of innovations and technologies developed in the university laboratories. The founder of the company is Prof. Riccardo Valentini, expert in environmental monitoring with particular reference to the study of agricultural and forestry systems. Currently the company has created several devices on microprocessor and wireless data transmission via radio for monitoring environmental parameters with applications in the agricultural and forestry fields. In particular, the company has developed a device called TreeTalker® capable of measuring in real time the water consumption of trees, the growth of biomass (diameter) and the state of health of the leaves through spectral indices and processes innovative products.

EOLAB 

Eolab specializes in the analysis and quality assurance of Earth Observation data and products within the environmental sector. They offer services including the development of algorithms for retrieving geo-biophysical products, scientific validation, and quality assessment of satellite land products, as well as field data acquisition and upscaling with high-resolution imagery. It is based in Paterna, Spain. 

Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics Section

The research of the Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics Section at the GFZ aims to establish remote sensing as a core method of the geosciences and to exploit remote sensing data for the area-wide mapping of the state of the Earth's surface and the observation of landscape and vegetation development, the impacts of climate change, natural disasters and human use. The Section's research and method development encompasses the entire range of remote sensing, from the scientific development of satellite missions, the large-scale analysis of remote sensing time series to knowledge and technology transfer. 

INFLPR

The National Institute for Laser, Plasma & Radiation Physics (INFLPR) is an independent, national importance research institution established by the Government of Romania. INFLPR was founded in 1977, with the mission to advance the knowledge in several strategic areas of the sciences and technologies related to laser, plasma, and radiation physics. INFLPR is pursuing advanced scientific research funded by national and international agencies, private institutions and enterprises.

Opgenoorth Lab - Plant Ecology and Geobotany

The guiding principle of the research group is to understand the adaptation of forests and mountain ecosystems in changing environments in order to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable management of ecosystems. The research group work is based on a diverse set of methods for the integrative and cross-scale analysis of plant phenotypes, plant (epi)genotypes, and environments. 

Deda Next

Deda Next specializes in the digital transformation of public sector organizations and private companies providing public services. It has a deep expertise in geodata, open data, and international standards. It is part of Dedagroup, one of the largest IT groups in Italy. 

National Research Council - Institute of BioEconomy

The National Research Council (Cnr) is the largest public research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary activities.  The Institute for BioEconomy – IBE – was born on June 1, 2019 from the merger of Biometeorology Institute (IBIMET) and Trees and Timber Institute (IVALSA), which over the years have developed and complementarity in the strategic sector of the bioeconomy.