In today's context, Earth observation plays a key role in both technological development and environmental protection. Precisely for the second aspect, which is increasingly topical and of global interest, the scientific community is striving to define methodologies that provide a complete picture of the well-being of the environment and its inhabitants. For this reason, the ATEMO (Aerospace Technologies for Earth Monitoring and Observation) project aims to develop a compact and easily deployable device, by means of drones or stratospheric balloons, for a global analysis of the atmosphere and of the areas below, such as the assessment of the vegetation, the detection of highly impactful light sources, the pollutants monitoring and signs of sudden changes in ecosystems. Clearly, where satellite analyses are sporadic and low resolution, a tool such as the one described can provide a more accurate and immediate view of various environmental indicators. This is also through correlation of the different phenomena contributing to climate change. ATEMO is equipped with two cameras (one colour and one monochrome) for the vegetation analysis, sensors for assessing light pollution, and a pool of additional sensors for analysing the most common tropospheric pollutants: O3, NOX, SOX, CO2. The device is the result of the merger of several projects that the research group has investigated in the past years, the idea was to have a single platform for different types of analysis. Early research focused mainly on the vegetation health, later on, the other elements of interest will also be analysed. This would broaden the possible uses of the instrument such as the analysis of urban areas, landforms, and soil composition. Data collected by ATEMO can complement or extend less accurate information provided by static ground-based and satellite observation bases. The applications of this device are many: from the definition of the vegetation index to the correlation of this index with pollutants in the air or water in the soil. Furthermore, analyses to correlate light pollution and the presence of pollutant determinants resulting from photochemical reactions can be carried out. This article will describe the advantages of ATEMO resulting from its versatility, compactness and ease of deployment and will show the results of testing this modular prototype on tethered balloons during summer 2023.
The ATEMO device: a reconfigurable system for Earth Monitoring and Observation
Toson F.;Aboudan A.;Bettanini C.;Colombatti G.;Terlizzi I.;Chiodini S.;Olivieri L.
2023
Abstract
In today's context, Earth observation plays a key role in both technological development and environmental protection. Precisely for the second aspect, which is increasingly topical and of global interest, the scientific community is striving to define methodologies that provide a complete picture of the well-being of the environment and its inhabitants. For this reason, the ATEMO (Aerospace Technologies for Earth Monitoring and Observation) project aims to develop a compact and easily deployable device, by means of drones or stratospheric balloons, for a global analysis of the atmosphere and of the areas below, such as the assessment of the vegetation, the detection of highly impactful light sources, the pollutants monitoring and signs of sudden changes in ecosystems. Clearly, where satellite analyses are sporadic and low resolution, a tool such as the one described can provide a more accurate and immediate view of various environmental indicators. This is also through correlation of the different phenomena contributing to climate change. ATEMO is equipped with two cameras (one colour and one monochrome) for the vegetation analysis, sensors for assessing light pollution, and a pool of additional sensors for analysing the most common tropospheric pollutants: O3, NOX, SOX, CO2. The device is the result of the merger of several projects that the research group has investigated in the past years, the idea was to have a single platform for different types of analysis. Early research focused mainly on the vegetation health, later on, the other elements of interest will also be analysed. This would broaden the possible uses of the instrument such as the analysis of urban areas, landforms, and soil composition. Data collected by ATEMO can complement or extend less accurate information provided by static ground-based and satellite observation bases. The applications of this device are many: from the definition of the vegetation index to the correlation of this index with pollutants in the air or water in the soil. Furthermore, analyses to correlate light pollution and the presence of pollutant determinants resulting from photochemical reactions can be carried out. This article will describe the advantages of ATEMO resulting from its versatility, compactness and ease of deployment and will show the results of testing this modular prototype on tethered balloons during summer 2023.
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