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Projects

- 2016: PAPRIKA - enhancement of a forest PrimAry PRoductivity monitoring system in greece using Venμs satellite ImAgery. Research Announcement for Venμs mission (Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro Satellite, a Joint Israeli - French Micro-Spacecraft for Earth Observation. CNES-ISI. (under evaluation).

- 2016 : Analyse de surfaces continentales alterees a l' aide de donnees hyper et multispectrales dans le SWIR et l' IR thermique - Application a l' exploration geothermique en zone volcanique. Programme National de Teledetection Spatiale, Institut national des sciences de l' Univers, France (under evaluation).

- 2016 : GAIA MUSICI : Geothermal Area Investigation using Advanced MUltispectral Satellite Imagery Constrained by Insitu observations. Call PHC Jules Verne 2016 France-Iceland, Domaine: 3 - Sciences de la terre et de l'univers, Espace, Section: Physique et Chimie de la Terre, France (under evaluation).

- 2016 : GAMMI : Geothermal Areas Monitoring using Multispectral Imagery. Call PHC Jules Verne 2016 France-Iceland, Domaine: 3 - Sciences de la terre et de l'univers, Espace, Section: Physique et Chimie de la Terre, France. (under evaluation).

- 2012-2015 : HSI - Advancing Hyperspectral Image Processing for Planetary Mineral Exploration and Thematic Mapping: the case of Planet Mars. Excellence in Science. National Operational Programmes in the framework of Education and Lifelong Learning, ESPA 2007-2013. Ministry of Development (Greece).

- 2012-2015: PROTEAS - Advanced Space Applications for the Universe, Space and Earth exploration. Operational Development Programmes - KRIPIS, Minsitry of Education (Greece).

- 2013-2015: LAVMO - Development of a landslide hazard model using Remote Sensing and InSAR methods. Programme THALIS, Ministry of Education, Greece.

- 2013-2015: ESAC SAPS - Design, Implementation and Maintenance of a Publication System for the ESAC Science Archives. ESA ITT Call AO7335.

- 2012-2014: Development of a system for satellite monitoring and assessment of the primary productivity of the forests in the National Park of North Pindos in a GIS environment. Project co-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund- ERDF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program 'THESSALY- MAINLAND GREECE AND EPIRUS-2007-2013' of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF 2007-2013).

- 2011- ...: Correlation of salinity variations from SMOS data in the Aegean Sea (Greece) to integrated time series measurements of 137Cs activity concentrations: Mathematical modeling of pollution behavior and dispersion. ESA AO Category-1 Project. Application domain: Oceanography - Hazards 2010-2014: Introducing Routers for Space Internetworking-Space Data Routers. FP7 Space Collaborative Project, SPA.2010.2.1-03 Exploitation of science and exploration data, FP7-SPACE-2010-1.

- 2014- ...: Landslide Vulnerability. MTH0519 TerraSAR-X project, DLR.

- 2009- ...: QuBIES Cosmo-Skymed-Quantification of backscatter and interferometric Cosmo-Skymed signal response due to landscape changes in environmentally sensitive areas. Announcement of Opportunity Programme Cosmo-Skymed (ASI). Area : Land Use/Land Cover Mapping- Forestry.

- 2009: Land degradation assessment through Imaging Spectroscopy. Fulbright Research Grant to O. Sykioti.

- 2008-2010: HyMARS - Development and Application of advanced HSI processing techniques on OMEGA data (ESA/Mars Express). IAASARS/NOA intenal funding.

- 2008-2010: Synergy between satellite SAR systems in L and C frequency for the study of small-scale ground movements. Case study: Nisyros island, Greece. IAASARS/NOA intenal funding.

- 2006-2016 : HypED - Study of Ecosystem Dynamics using CHRIS/PROBA Hyperspectral data. ESA AO Category-1 Project, Application domain: Renewable Resources - Land Environment.

- 2007-2009: PROTIPA: Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies for Monitoring and Protecting Forest and other Land Ecosystems. General Secretariat of Research and Technology, Minsitry of Development. Operational Programme Competitivity (EPAN), Programme Human Networks of Research and Technological Training - 2nd call.

- 2005-2008: ECOSAT - Study of ecosystem dynamics of the National Park of North PIndos using satellite imagery. Programme PYTHAGORAS / Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece).

- 2003-2006: FIREMENTOR: Operational System of Design and Decision Making of the Forest Fire Management. EPAN - 3RD Cofinanced Development Operational Programmes - Competitivness, GSRT (Greece).

- 2003-2006: SARPerS - Detection of Active Small-Scale Surface Deformation in Greece using Multitemporal InSAR and Permanent Scatterers techniques. ESA Announcement of Opportunity project.

- 2002-2005: Study of an Oil Spill Management System based on Satellite Tehnology. Greece-Italy Bilateral Research and Technological Programmes 2001-2003, Ministry of Development/GSRT.

- 2002-2004: Modelling and Correction of Atmospheric and Orbital Artefacts in InSAR data for the study of Seismic and Volcanic Hazards. Greece-France Bilateral Research and Technological Programmes 2002-2004, Ministry of Development/GSRT. - 1999-2001: Monitoring of the seismic activity of Nisyros island using Radar SAR Interferometry techniques. ESA Cat-1 project.

- 1999-2001: WASSER: Utilisation of Groundwater Desalination and Wastewater Reuse in the Water Supply of Seasonally-Stressed Regions. European Commission-DG XII-D, Environment & Climate Programme, Contract No. ENV4-CT97-0459, National Observatory of Athens.

- 1991-1994: Study of Groundwater circulations in a kartstic environment using satellite imagery and DTMs (Verneuil-sur-Avre, France). Bilateral Collaboration Paris VI (UPMC)- and the Societe Anonyme de Gestion des Eaux de Paris (SAGEP) (France).

- 1991-1994 : Study of Active Water Percolation in large-scale Fracture Zones using satellite imagery (Vittel, France). Collaborative project Paris VI (UPMC)- National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA), Nestle S.A (France).

- 1991: R.E.M.M.I. - Study of the relation between Water and Magma in Intertropical Active Volcanic Zones. National funded collaboration programme (France).