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Supply and Demand Analysis for Designing Sustainable National Earth Observation-Based Services for Coastal Area Monitoring

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  • Antonello Bruschi

    (The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati 48 and 60, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Serena Geraldini

    (The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati 48 and 60, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Manuela D’Amen

    (The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati 48 and 60, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Nico Bonora

    (The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati 48 and 60, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Andrea Taramelli

    (The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati 48 and 60, 00144 Rome, Italy
    Science Technology Society, Scuola Universitaria Superiore (IUSS) Pavia, Palazzo del Broletto, Piazza della Vittoria, 15, 27100 Pavia, Italy)

Abstract

Here we take the example of Italy to demonstrate a country-level approach to the design of a sustainable system of Earth Observation (EO)-based products to match the demand/supply for monitoring coastal zones and to guide the development of new products based on national/local users’ needs complementary to Copernicus Core Services products and its future development. With support from the Coastal Thematic Consultation Board of the Italian Copernicus User Forum, we applied a standardized methodology involving elicitation, selection, analysis, validation, and requirement management. Our findings reveal a strong national need in EO-based products for coastal monitoring and services provision. The survey results offer insights into how existing products and services meet user needs on the national scale, for monitoring several parameters pertaining to four classes, biological, geomorphological, physical, and chemical, highlighting additional demands and integration opportunities with the evolving European Copernicus Coastal Hub. The innovation of this work lies in the design of a foundation for a holistic approach to complement European and national EO systems, both in terms of data to be acquired with synergistic satellite missions and in situ infrastructures and in terms of the development of sustainable products, models, and algorithms for downstream value-added services.

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  • Antonello Bruschi & Serena Geraldini & Manuela D’Amen & Nico Bonora & Andrea Taramelli, 2025. "Supply and Demand Analysis for Designing Sustainable National Earth Observation-Based Services for Coastal Area Monitoring," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-22, June.
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