The GIS Consultant's blog
"resource-use policy must rest on a widespread knowledge of the territory" - Ferdinando Galiani, Naples, around 1750
Vesuvius, August 2025: 716 hectares burned according to satellite data
Vesuvius fire August 2025: analysis with Sentinel-2 data, damage estimate, CLC areas affected and comparison with the 2017 event.
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20 August 2025
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7 minutes
PM10 trend in northern Italy over the last decade
Analysis of PM10 in northern Italy from 2013 to March 2024 using CAMS data. Focus on exceedances, annual accumulations and impacts, with reflections on environmental policies and possible causes.
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25 April 2024
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5 minutes
In which direction is Italy looking?
Tutorial to calculate the exposure of the Italian territory using DEM and QGIS. Analysis of slopes and cardinal directions to find out in which direction Italy "looks".
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03 September 2023
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4 minutes
Extension of population centers from 1991 to 2011
Analysis of the extension of population centers in Italy from 1991 to 2011 with ISTAT data. Focus on urbanisation, hydrogeological risks and implications for the territory and citizen services.
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12 March 2023
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3 minutes
Temporal analysis on the Vesuvius fire area
In recent days I have updated the webmap that I published in 2021 by inserting the new data obtained with the analysis processes I talk about in the video
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18 July 2022
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1 minute
Processing ISTAT data and OGC of the National Geoportal - PART 2
Exploring problems in using National Geoportal WFS data: errors with Fiona, incompatibilities with OWSLib and workarounds to obtain correct data for GIS analysis.
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12 February 2022
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1 minute
Processing ISTAT data and OGC of the National Geoportal - PART 1
Analysis of ISTAT and OGC data: management of non-homogeneous encoding, correction of topological errors and fusion of census data with geometries to obtain reliable insights.
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09 February 2022
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4 minutes
The areas at greatest risk of flooding in Italy
Analysis of the areas at greatest flood risk in Italy: 490,000 Lombard residents exposed. Maps, ISTAT data and GIS techniques to understand the problem.
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05 February 2022
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3 minutes
When you hear about GIS what do you think of?
A survey on LinkedIn explores what is associated with the word GIS. Analysis techniques, data, design tools and regulatory standards: what is your priority?
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26 September 2021
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1 minute
The GIS approach
An article that debunks the myth of GIS as simple software, inviting us to consider the methodological approach and the importance of critical thinking in spatial analysis.
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11 September 2021
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4 minutes