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ASIG joins the Copernicus Relay
At the beginning of February, State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG) became part of the Copernicus Relay network.
Members of this new community are Copernicus representatives on the ground and will promote the benefits of the EU’s Earth observation program.
As part of the Space Strategy for Europe, the European Commission has created this network of Copernicus ambassadors which has been in existence since 2017.
Members of this network act as local and regional contact points coordinating and promoting activities across the Copernicus program, as well as its benefits and opportunities for local businesses and the public.
Meeting of the Geospatial Information Board, date 01.02.2023
It took place in the premises of the Europa hall, on 01.02.2023, under the direction of the General Director of ASIG, Mrs. Vilma Tomço, meeting of the Geospatial Information Board (BIG).
All members of the Geospatial Information Board were present at this meeting.
Through their presentations, ASIG experts informed BIG members with the latest legal changes that affect ASIG’s field of activity, the satellite services project and the innovations of the National Geoportal
A meeting is held between ASIG and representatives of the Satellogic USA Inc
Representatives of the State Authority for Geospatial Information, headed by the General Director Ms. Vilma Tomço, on 19.01.2023, held a meeting with the representatives of the Satellogic company, in the framework of the realization of the project “For the realization of the Satellite Service for the monitoring with the advanced technology of territory of the Republic of Albania”.
In this meeting was discussed the progress of the cooperation, the activities carried out so far, and the steps to be followed in the future to meet the needs of the Albanian institutions, for the monitoring with the advanced technology of the territory of the Republic of Albania.
Albania 1 and Albania 2 satellites are launched into space
On January 03, 2023, from the base of Cape Canaveral in Florida, the satellites Albania 1 and Albania 2 were launched into space, by the company SpaceX with Falcon 9 in the joint mission Transporter-6, Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40).
Based on the contract signed in September 2022 between the National Agency of Civil Protection and the economic operator “Satellogic Inc”, which consists of the exclusive use of two satellites, for a period of three years, for monitoring the territory of the Republic of Albania with advanced satellite technology, for the first time in our country, updated geospatial information will be provided as well as imaging products and its other components from the dedicated Albania-1 and Albania-2 satellites.
Training from Satellogic on satellite services
In implementation of the contract “For the realization of the “Satellite Service for monitoring with advanced technology the territory of the Republic of Albania”””, from December 5, in the premises of the State Authority for Geospatial Information, ASIG, training is being conducted by the economic operator Satellogic USA Inc. and GDI of the technical personnel who will be responsible for the realization of this service.
Some modules of this training are:
- Satellite operations ;
- Taskin gand product;
- Introduction to GIS usig ArcGIS;
- ArcGIS online: Essential workflows;
- Putting ArcGIS to use across your organization;
- ArcGIS pro: Essential workflows;
- ArcGIS deep learning tools for imagery;
- Managing raster data using ArcGIS;
Albanian Space System
On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in the premises of the “Maritim Hotel Plaza” in Tirana, the Ministry of Defense organized the “Albanian Space System” event, where Prime Minister Mr Edi Rama was also present.
The satellite team headed by the General Director Mrs Vilma Tomço, in cooperation with the Responsible Public Authorities, beneficiaries of the satellite project, brought to the attendees the products created by the collection and processing of the images of the two satellites “Albania 1″ and Albania 2”, with a coverage of over 13 thousand square kilometers.
Experts from ASIG, the National Agency of Civil Protection, the National Agency of Protected Areas, the National Agency of the Environment presented these products to highlight the benefits in logistical and analytical costs, human resources, as well as shortening the decision-making time for the implementation of emergency protocols. civil and not only.
Prime Minister Edi Rama, in his speech, emphasized the importance of this project for our country, the attention and commitment that the Albanian Government is showing for its success, as well as the coordination of all Public Authorities Responsible for the coordination of work with ASIG.
Informative video on the three dimensional (3D) presentation of buildings in the National Geoportal
State Authority for Geospatial Information, within the project for the creation of the base topographic map 1:2 000, has published on the National Geoportal the 3D presentation of buildings for the urban area of Tirana, Durrës and Krujë.
With the realization of the 3D presentation, ASIG comes to the aid of all those interested in exploring the cities already at their height both visually and for calculation and various applications.
Using this application allows the user to engage in a completely new perspective consisting of more detailed and accurate knowledge and visualizations of the physical features of an area, including information and realistic presentation of land relief, elevation and design of buildings, water features, roads and topographical information, mass construction studies as well as various environmental analyses. These details will be useful for a wide range of applications.
To learn more about how to use this application, find the informative video prepared by ASIG below.
Informative video on 3D presentation of buildings .
Use of satellite services for the identification of fire damage
ASIG experts, in support of the National Civil Protection Agency (AKMC) in order to assess the damage caused by the natural disaster event from the fire that affected the area of Peshtan in Fier, during the month of July 2023, created the following thematic map.
Thanks to advanced technology and artificial intelligence, this map helps relevant experts to analyze and evaluate the area affected by the fire, burnt surfaces and damaged vegetation.
Workshop on “Using hyperspectral images”
In the framework of the implementation of the project “Monitoring the territory with advanced technology”, the Directorate of Territorial Information Processing with Advanced Technology (DPITTA), at State Authority for Geospatial Information (ASIG), in cooperation with the experts of the company Satellogic, organized on September 12-14, the workshop on “Using hyperspectral images”.
Satellogic experts during these three days got to know DPITTA staff more closely as well the technical staff of the responsible public authorities, beneficiaries of this project from MBZHR, AKMC, AISM, AMBU, AZHBR, AKM with hyperspectral images with 29 bands as well as;
- Characteristics of Hyperspectral images
- Hyperspectral image specifications
- Delivery package
- Management of Hyperspectral images
- Hyperspectral image processing
- Products obtained from Hyperspectral images
- Use of Hyperspectral images
With a focus on increasing our technical capacities and providing the appropriate assistance to the responsible public authorities, ASIG continues the work for the creation of products obtained from satellite images depending on the different Use Cases for the areas covered by the responsible public authorities participating in this workshop.
