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Borfecchia Flavio
301, via Anguillarese, 00123, Rome, Italy
+39 6 3048 6042
Mobile: 339 2657478
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[email protected]
Italian
04/06/1952
male
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Remote Sensing, Earth Observation (E.O.) and GIS integrated applications design and
development for environmental monitoring and territorial modeling
Information and communication technologies (ICT) advanced application (digital Image and
signal processing, pattern recognition and data mining)
Natural and agricultural vegetation ecosystems dynamics and status assessment, monitoring
and modeling through aerospatial multi/hyperspecral passive and active(SAR) E.O. techniques
Planning and carrying out in situ measurement campaign for satellite and airborne sensors
calibration
Urban monitoring and characterisation by means of LIDAR and aerophotogrammetry coupled
with multi/hyperspecral passive E.O. aerospatial techniques
GIS and digital aerophotogrammetry for cartography and thematic maps processing and
production
Implementation, technical-scientific supervision and management of interdisciplinary projects
task at national and international levels with research coordination and responsibility
Tutorship of thesis, PhD and othersl teaching research activities
Professional teaching activities at university level in the specific sectors
Research projects evaluation to support funding by national and regional administrations
Technical/scientific support for business org. and P.A.
Work experience
Years: 1985-1994
Satellite/airborne Remote Sensing applications design & development. Water quality assessment,
Antartic Glaciology studies and Decision Support tools for anthropogenic and climatic changes
impact monitoring and mitigation. First Italian experience referring to multispectral airborne (Dedalus
ATM) remote sensing of Po river, in collaboration with Dutch DFVLR (DLR).
1994-1995
Oleamed-GIS 3152 – IMPACT 2 E.U. funded project to support National Oliviculture
1995-1996
Planning and organisation of environmental monitoring campaigns based on aircraft/satellite remote
sensing multispectral sensors and LIDAR/GPS based calibration ground measurements for Italian
coastal water quality parameters evaluation referring to oils spill and organic substance (DOM)
concentration.
1997-1998
Remote sensing application design and development by means of integration of aerospatial and GIS
techniques to support sustainable management of Protected areas subjected to antropic pressure.
1998-1999
Characterisation of urban 3d environment by means of Multispectral/stereoscopic remote sensing
data (SPOT) and digital aerophotogrammetric techniques.
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
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Staff Scientist
Application design and development
ENEA, Italian Government Agency for New technologies, Energy and Environment
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Type of business or sector
Environmental monitoring and control, public bodies technical/scientific support
Funded Projectse
Years: 1999-2001
EOBEM (Earth Observation for grassland, shrubland and woodland Biomass Estimate and
Management) project: methodology for vegetation monitoring and biomass estimates in protected
areas by means of satellite remote sensing and in situ calibration measurements. E.U. project
(contract ENV4 - CT98 - 0754 ). Partnership: 11 private & institutional org.(Scotland, Greece, Italy) IV P.Q. Environment & Climate. Economic amount, managed W.P./entire project (k€): 150/1000
2000-2004
TRIDENT (Three-dimensional Restitution via Internet of Digital Elevation Networks in Town) project:
Reconstruction of high resolution 3-d urban models via aerospatial, aerophotogrametrics and GIS
techniques to be exploited for building innovative internet applications. E.U. funded project
(contract IST-1999-11678)- Partnership: 8 private & institutional org.(Spain, Italy, Finland, JRC)- V
P.Q. Information Society Technology. Economic amount, managed W.P. /entire project (k€):
615/3073
2003-2005
RIADE (Ricerca Integrata per l' Applicazione di tecnologie e processi innovativi per la lotta alla
DEsertificazione) national project for supporting the desertification combat. Design and
implementation of characterization methodologies of related phenomena at national level using
remote sensing techniques. Funded by MIUR (Italian Ministry of Scientific Research), PON 20002006 (n. 12948), (Theme 6 : New technologies for measurements, analysis and monitoring of
environmental parameters). Partnership: 4 private & institutional org.(Italy ) SADE (Sensori
Aerospaziali per il monitoraggio dei fenomeni di DEsertificazione) subproject. w.p. 2.4. Economic
amount, managed W.P. /entire project(k€): 284/3000.
2005-2008
TELLUS-Stabìlita Project: analysis and development of processing methods using
satellite/airborne aerospatial data to estimate geometrical and structural parameters of urban tissue
for supporting the seismic vulnerability assessment of infrastructures. Funded by MIUR, Italian
Ministry of Scientific Research, Technological Development, PON 2000-2006. FAR D.M. 593, art. 5,
co. 6 dell' 8-8-2000, D. Lgs. 297 del 1999. Partnership: 6 private & institutional org.( Italy)
Technical-Scientific Responsible of OR1 (Obiettivo Programmatico 1). Methods for 3-D extensive
characterization of buildings by means of digital aerophotogrammetry, iper/multispectral remotely
sensed and laser-ranging data, on purpose acquired. Economic size, managed W.P.(OR. 1) /entire
project (k€): 900/9700.
SIMURAI (Strumenti Integrati per il MUlti Risk Assessment territoriale in ambienti urbani
antropizzati) Project. Methodologies and technologies analysis and development for evaluation and
management of territorial risk arising from natural and anthropic sources in the framework of
intervention strategies for sustainable planning and mitigation. MIUR, Scientific Research. FAR
D.M. 593, art. 5, co. 6 dell' 8-8-2000. Partnership: 7 private & institutional org.(Italy). Economic size,
managed W.P.(OR. 1-6) /entire project: 125/2350
SIMS (Seagrass Integrated Monitoring System) Project. Integration of new advanced High
Resolution E. O. data into operative monitoring and mapping methods of seagrass distribution and
the related biophysical parameters. The project goals include the support of different activities
concerning customers’ duties in terms of shallow water ecosystem sustainable management in
different European Mediterranean coastal test areas. Funded by ESA (European Space Agency)
ESA: Project ITT No: AO/1-5828/09/I-EC. Partnership: 4 private & institutional org.( Italy,
Greece).Economic size, managed W.P. /entire project: 35/100
2008-2011
2010-2011
Occupation or position held
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Senior Scientist responsible of ENEA’s W.P.s work at technical/scientific and managerial levels
Project applications design, leadership and technical/scientific supervision of development group,
responsibility of project results and milestones achievement, official project progress meeting and
partners communications, technical/scientific and management reports.
ENEA, Italian Government Agency for New technologies, Energy and Environment
Scientific research and methodologies development for environmental monitoring and control, public
bodies technical/scientific support
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Education and training
Year: 1977
Graduated cum laude in Physics at the University of Rome
1979
Healt /Medical physics specialistic scool (Rome “La sapienza” university)
1985
C programming and Operative systems, HP and Digital courses
1987
Spatial II – GIS Digital solutions for Earth Resources Analysis
1993
Remote sensing and digital aerophotogrametry ERDAS training courses
1996
European Space Agency (ESA)- Progetto Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide( PNRA) – Corso
formativo sull’uso dei satelliti di Earth Observation
Teaching
Years: 1998-2010
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Thesis(7), PhD(1) and others tutorial and teaching activities at university level
1995-2010
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Tutorship and responsibility of Enea funded research activities (external/internal contracts)
1995
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Design and carring out of specialistic RS courses for G.d.F. (Italian environmental and financial
guard) operators
1999
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E.U. funded CEO (Centre for Earth Observation) courses about RS (Remote Sensing) teory &
applications for environmental professional operators ( WWF, Agronomists,...)
Other scientific
relevant activities
Years: 2005-2010
2004
2005
2007
2008
Workshop, training courses and specialist scientific meetings organization in collaboration with
firms, scientific institutions and P.A.:
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ASD field Spec. Pro Spectroradiometer training course (ASD, DiesseInstruments s.r.l.)
Worshop :“La citta a 1 m”, high resolution E.O. data application (Planetek Italia)
Z-Map softcopy digital station (LIDAR +Photos) training course (Menci sw)
Workshop “tecniche di telerilevamento e SIT per l’ambiente (ISSI, Min. Ambiente,..)
2005-2010
Repheree of National and International scientific specialistic
Journals:
 International Journal of Remote Sensing
 Italian journal of Remote Sensing
2004-2010
Since 2003 in the MIUR (Italian Ministry of Research) scientific experts list
(decreto n. 603 del 24 marzo 2003) for projects evaluation within national funding programs :
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2001-2006
2008
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Emilia Romagna region. Call for industrial research projects
Piemonte region. Call for industrial research and precompetitive development projects
ENEA’s official concourse commissions(4) for skilled scientific staff engagement
International commissions: Turbo-ENEA Joint Event-Turkish Tubitak Marmara research centre.
Italian senior scientist responsible for ICT environmental application/services
 Scientific activities illustration
 Collaboration perspective discussion
 FP-7 projects sectors of interest
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Selected publications
More than 100 items including:
 national/international scientific publications:
o F. Borfecchia, M. Frezzotti (1989). Satellite image mosaic of the Terranova bay
area. Mem. Soc. Geol. It. Vol. XLVI – pp. 521-523
o F. Barbato, F. Borfecchia, M. D'Amico, M. Pollino (2002). Digital aerophotogrammetry techniques and GIS for the production of online 3D virtual city
models within the TRIDENT project. EARSEL NEWS, vol. 50; p. 17-20, ISSN:
0257-0521
o Gabriele Schino, Flavio Borfecchia, Luigi De Cecco, Camilla Dibari,Massimo
Iannetta, Sandro Martini and Franco Pedrotti (2003). ) Satellite estimate of grass
biomass in a mountainous range in central Italy. Agroforestry Systems 59: 157–
162, 2003. © 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands
o F. Borfecchia, L. De Cecco, A. B. Della Rocca, A. Farneti, L. La Porta, S.
Martini, L. Giordano, C. Trotta, S. Marcoccia. Tecniche innovative di “Remote
Sensing” per il monitoraggio della vegetazione. Bimestrale ENEA Energia,
Ambiente, Innovazione Anno 54, gennaio-febbraio 2008 – pp. 56-69
o F. Borfecchia, L. De Cecco, L. La Porta, A. Lugari, S. Martini, M. Pollino, E.
Ristoratore, C. Pascale (2010). Active and passive remote sensing for
supporting the evaluation of the urban seismic vulnerability. Italian Journal of
Remote Sensing, ISSN: 1129-8596. In press.
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national/international conference/workshop proceedings:
o F. Borfecchia , D. Colao , E. Ferrari , F. Vitiello (2003).Performance of a rainfall
estimation technique employing satellite data in southern Italy. 5° Plinius
Conference on Mediterranean Storms, EGS 1-3 October 2003, Ajaccio (Francia)
o Borfecchia F. , Marcoccia S. , Della Rocca A. B. , Farneti A., La Porta L.,
Giordano L., De Cecco L., Martini L., Belli C.(2005). Utilizzo del sistema di
telerilevamento aereo aspis per il monitoraggio della vegetazione in aree
sensibili alla desertificazione. 9a Conferenza Nazionale ASITA , 15-18
Novembre 2005 Centro Congressuale “Le Ciminiere” Catania – Italy
o Borfecchia F. , Della Rocca A. B. , Pollino M., Lugari A., De Cecco L. , Martini
S., Monacciari S., Pascale C.. Tecniche LIDAR ed aerofotogrammetriche per la
stima di parametri geometrici di edifici in aree urbanizzate soggette a rischio
sismico. 12a Conferenza Nazionale ASITA , Atti pp. 521-52621-24 Ottobre 2008
L’Aquila – Italy
o F. Borfecchia, L. De cecco, M. Pollino, A. Lugari, S. Martini, L. La porta, E.
Ristoratore, C. Pascale (2010). Active (LIDAR) and passive (multi/hyperspectral)
remote sensing techniques for supporting the evaluation of the urban seismic
vulnerability. Gi4DM International Conference , Remote Sensing and Geoinformation for Disaster Management and Environmental Emergencies 2-4
Febbraio 2010 Turin – Italy
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technical project reports:
o F. Borfecchia & alii (2002). TRIDENT PROJECT DELIVERABLE N° D-8 - FINAL
REPORT - Rapporto finale Progetto Trident(E.U. contr. n. IST-199911678),2002 - 11678-057-PR-DTMT
o F. Borfecchia, S. Marcoccia, A. C. Farneti, L. La Porta, L. Giordano, L. De
Cecco, S.Martini, C. Belli, P. De Vita(2006).Sensori aerospaziali per il
monitoraggio dei fenomeni di desertificazione. Rapporto Finale del W.P. 2.4 –
Progetto RIADE (Ricerca Integrata per l’Applicazione di tecnologie e processi
innovativi per la lotta alla DEsertificazione)-S.A.D.E. (Sviluppo precompetitivo).
ENEA Ottobre-2006 - ISBN 88-8286-153-8
o F. Borfecchia, M. Pollino, A. Lugari, S. Martini, L. De Cecco, C. Pascale (2007).
Rapporto tecnico R.1.1.3 :DEFINIZIONE DELLE SPECIFICHE DI MASSIMA
DEL SISTEMA. Progetto TELLUS-Stabilita (Vulnerabilità Sismica) MUR-F.A.R. art.
5 D.M. 593 Agosto 2000 – W.P.- O.R.1 Metodologie digitali per l’estrazione automatica
dei parametri 3D degli edifici in aree urbane. Ottobre 2007
o F. Borfecchia(2008). Rapporto Tecnico-gestionale VI semestre - Progetto
TELLUS STABILITA (Vulnerabilità Sismica) MUR-F.A.R. art. 5 D.M. 593 Agosto
2000. Ottobre 2008 - Prot. ENEA/2008/54986/CLIMOSTES
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