Sponsor
Platinum
Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies.
Leica Geosystems leads the industry with innovative solutions to empower our autonomous future, delivering value every day to professionals in surveying, construction, infrastructure, mining, mapping and other geospatial content-dependent industries.
IDS GeoRadar is a worldwide leading provider of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and Interferometric Radar solutions for mining, civil engineering and monitoring applications.
GEOPRAEVENT develops, installs and operates customized early warning systems for natural hazards, like avalanches, rockfall or debris flows with real-time alerting and road closures.
Gold
Ellegi srl produces and offers LiSALab Ground Based Synthetic Aperture Radars and provides worldwide natural hazards and manmade structures monitoring services.
Its activities started in 2003 as a startup project to exploit commercially the technology developed by European Commission’s Ispra Joint Research Centre.
Ellegi srl offers:
- LiSALAb GBInSAR monitoring systems, installation, management and after sales services;
- Displacement measurement, control and monitoring services caused by natural hazards in every operative condition, including emergencies;
- Structural strain fields measurements, control and monitoring services of the deformation affecting manmade structures.
SILVER
The International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’ is an international agreement by Satellite Operators to provide priority access to satellite data in the event of Major Disasters.
Founded by Space Agencies in 1999 following UNISPACE III conference, was declared operational November 1, 2000. It covers the disaster response offering multi-satellite data, for free, with priority & fast access to freshly tasked and archive data over the affected areas.
The Charter has 17 members (in order of membership): ESA, CNES, CSA, NOAA, CONAE, ISRO, JAXA, USGS, UKSA, CNSA, DLR, KARI, INPE, EUMETSAT, ROSCOSMOS, ABAE, UAESA
Microgeo srl is an Italian leading company which guarantees, since 2002, the best solutions and expertise in the surveying sectors: 3D Laser Scanner, Thermography, Digital Photogrammetry, Monitoring, Metrology, ensuring the supply of cutting-edge technologies and systems with the most prestigious brands. In the Laser Scanner sector, we are the Italian market distributor for Riegl, Zoller+Fröhlich, Faro and GeoSLAM brands. Furthermore, Microgeo has designed and built GAIA M1, the first mobile mapping which allows the use of a static 3D laser scanner on the move.
In the field of Digital Photogrammetry, it also makes use of the instrumentation of Drones, on which it is possible to install surveying instruments such as high-resolution cameras, thermal imaging cameras, multispectral, ground penetrating radar, 3D laser scanners and other sensors.
For the structural monitoring sector, we own DIMOS, the brand for the production of sensors which guarantee the best control solutions in the field of static and dynamic monitoring.
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA, was founded on 1 July 2001 in response to the need to separate the network manager from the provider of transport services. RFI is responsible for keeping the railway infrastructure in full working order, allowing over 9000 passenger trains and tons of freight to run on them every day in complete safety.
As of 2022, RFI is the lead company of the FS Italiane Group’s Infrastructure Hub, which also includes Anas, Italferr and Ferrovie Sud Est. The Hub manages 160 billion euro in investments from today to 2031 (with 110 billion for railways and 50 billion for roads), 16,800 kilometres of railway lines (counting over 1,600 tunnels, 23,000 bridges and viaducts and 2,200 stations) plus 32,000 kilometres of roads (with over 2,000 tunnels, 18,000 bridges and viaducts and 1,200 roadman’s houses). The aim is to upgrade and integrate rail and road infrastructure, rendering them both more modern, resilient, interconnected and accessible to all. This synergy must be there right from the planning phase of the works, defining and specialising the roles of the various infrastructure, but also in those for the design, technological development and maintenance.
With over 20 years of experience, TRE Altamira is recognized as the world leader in displacement monitoring services using radar satellite data.
We provide millimetric-precision ground displacement measurements and mapping solutions used to optimize operations and plan future activities. Thousands of geohazard experts benefit from our InSAR services to support landslide technology, disaster investigation, and risk mitigation.
Setting the industry standard for InSAR techniques, we continuously invest in technological advancements to offer our clients innovative solutions, allowing them to make faster and more informed decisions.
TRE Altamira is part of CLS Group, with offices in Milan, Barcelona, and Vancouver.
BRONZE
ANBI Toscana represents and associates the six drainage and irrigation consortia, the public authorities in charge of river maintenance in Tuscany, established by LR 79/2012, which operate in the field of soil defense and water resource management.
It was created with the mission of promoting and supporting them as entities of self-governance and participation; to promote land reclamation as an activity of protection, defense and enhancement of the territory; to represent the world of consortia with Tuscany Region, municipalities, professional organizations and any other institution around it.
CAE designs, produces, installs and maintains multi-hazard monitoring and early warning systems. Our solutions aim at mitigating the risk associated with extreme weather, hydrological and hydrogeological events, wildfires and water pollution.
In Italy we monitor over 50 landslide areas, our systems are synonym with ruggedness, quality and overall reliability, as epitomized by a data availability from our real-time monitoring networks exceeding 99.5%. The challenge is supporting the evolution of monitoring systems into Early Warning Systems. CAE technology is ready, offering unique features to support the transition, increase the capacity to use risk information and provide early warning dissemination.
The National Research Council (CNR) is the largest public research institution in Italy, founded in 1923. Its mission is to perform research in its own Institutes, promote innovation and competitiveness of the national industrial system, internationalize the national research system, provide technologies and solutions to emerging public and private needs, advise Government and other public bodies, and contribute to the qualification of human resources. The main resource in CNR’s research world is the available knowledge, which includes 8.000 employees, 4,000 young researchers, and research associates from Universities or private firms.
The International EcorisQ Association (ecorisQ) is a global community of professionals who promote sustainable, where possible nature-based, solutions for natural hazard risk reduction. We do this by bringing together science and practice for the development and dissemination of transparent tools for natural hazard and risk analyses. Further we facilitate international cooperation and stimulate the exhange of knowledge, as well as the standardisation of methods.
e-GEOS, an ASI (20%) / Telespazio (80%) is a leading international player in the Earth Observation and Geo-Spatial Information business offering a unique portfolio of application services and geoinformation digital platforms.
e-GEOS is the exclusive global distributor for the COSMO-SkyMed data, the most advanced and performing Radar Satellite constellation available today.
e-GEOS has become one of the global leaders in geospatial services and is leading the evolution to Geo-Information digital services through CLEOS, its digital market place, and the application platforms by verticals such as defense and intelligence, agriculture, emergency management, land and infrastructure monitoring, maritime and land surveillance service thanks to its digital platforms AWARE, MAPCY, SEonSE, brAInt, AgriGEO.
e-GEOS offers a wide range of products and services such as: Radar and Optical advanced data processing, Orthoimage and cartography production chain GIS solutions, SAR Interferometry for ground deformation Analysis, Ground segment solutions for EO satellite missions, Geodesy and Cartography Production.
Safety is our nature – true to this guiding principle, we have been developing and manufacturing protection solutions since 1951. High-tensile steel wire nets and matching services monitor and protect against natural hazards such as rockfall, landslides, debris flows, avalanches or coastal erosion. They ensure safety in mining and tunneling as well as on motor sports tracks, in industry and in test facilities. With experience, a spirit of research, continuous internal training and close cooperation with research institutes, we drive innovation and industry standards.
Engineering Geology is the science devoted to the investigation, study and solution of the engineering and environmental problems which may arise as the result of the interaction between geology and the works and activities of man as well as to the prediction and of the development of measures for prevention or remediation of geological hazards.
IAEG statutes, 1992
The International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) was founded in 1964 and is affiliated to the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). IAEG is a worldwide scientific society with more than 4,857 members and 68 national groups. The official languages of the IAEG are English and French.
The aims of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment are:
- to promote and encourage the advancement of Engineering Geology through technological activities and research;
- to improve teaching and training in Engineering Geology;
- to collect, evaluate and disseminate the results of engineering geological activities on a worldwide basis.
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) was established with Legislative Decree on the 29th September 1999, n. 381. The INGV Sections are spread throughout Italy, with over 1,100 Researchers, Technologists, and Technicians. The institute’s mandate involves advancing scientific knowledge of the Earth’s System, managing research infrastructures, and conducting impactful activities. It monitors seismicity and active volcanoes nationwide, and Mediterranean tsunamis through distributed observation networks, and with 24-hour surveillance rooms in Rome, Naples, and Catania.
Founded in 1879, Maccaferri is a leading international provider of advanced solutions to the civil, geotechnical and environmental construction markets. We deliver innovative, long-lasting and environmentally friendly solutions, from retaining walls to hydraulic works and from rockfall mitigation systems to soil reinforcement.
NHAZCA (Natural HAZards Control and Assessment), Startup of Sapienza University of Rome, is a services and consultancy company, leader in the analysis and monitoring for management and mitigation of risks of natural hazards and large infrastructures.
Through innovative technologies such as the Satellite and Terrestrial Interferometry, NHAZCA provides to its customers cutting-edge solutions for management, control and monitoring of natural and man-induced hazards, supporting the construction and administration of large infrastructures and natural resources exploitation projects.
NHAZCA has developed PhotoMonitoring technology to monitor the surface movements of structures and terrain using images acquired from different platforms (terrestrial, aerial, satellite) and sensors (optical, multispectral, infrared, radar).
The National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS is a public internationally-oriented research Institute funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR), which performs its mission in the fields of Oceanography (physical, chemical, biological and geological), Applied and Exploration Geophysics, Seismology and Applied Seismology for Engineering. Besides performing scientific and technological research, the Institute contributes to environmental protection, sustainable economic development and social inclusion through tailored initiatives focused to evaluate and prevent geological, environmental and climate-related risks, spreading of scientific culture and knowledge, building capacities and knowledge transfer.
Planetek Italia is a Benefit Company established in 1994, which employs 100+ men and women, specialised in Geoinformatics, Space solutions, and Earth observation.
Application areas: environmental and land monitoring, smart cities, engineering, energy, agriculture, defence and security, satellite missions and space exploration.
Our solutions:
- Satellite, aerial and UAV data processing for cartography and geoinformation;
- Satellite-based monitoring services for decision-making and operational activities;
- SDIs for geospatial data management and sharing;
- Software for satellite on-board data processing and ground segment infrastructures;
- Satellite imagery and Hexagon Geospatial software.
Spektra, with over 40 years of experience, is an Italian company part of the Trimble group. Innovation is at the core of our business, and our technology solutions have been helping customers reach new levels of success by connecting information, positioning and communication. We deliver a wide range of integrated solutions includes GPS devices, laser and optical instruments, drones, 3D scanning equipment, as well as integrated software packages. The company also provides services such as consulting, training, and technical support to assist clients in getting the most out of our technology. Our main areas of operations are infrastructure, structure, natural resources, energy&utilities, agriculture.
Winet Srl is a young company that deals with the design and implementation of wireless sensor networks mainly for environmental, industrial and hydrogeological instabilities monitoring. IoT are an important low-cost technology for distributed monitoring of physical quantities, capable of providing measurements with both high temporal and spatial resolution.
Founded in 2011 as a software development company on IoT commercial platforms, Winet has gained experience over time from both the hardware and software point of view, filling several gaps in the general purpose solutions offered on the market.
To date, the company has more than ten employees and over 2000 devices installed.
become a Sponsor
As a sponsor or exhibitor, you will have the opportunity to market yourself to an international audience of those involved in the field of landslide research and mitigation. Depending on the level of sponsorship, you will be given complimentary advertising space, and display of your logo in various forum publications and around the venue. Your company will be recognized and promoted on the WLF6 website (sponsor section), in the Forum program and in selected associated materials. The WLF6 will offer several important events, such as a High-Level Panel Discussion of Representatives of International organizations and National Government, Round Table Discussion, Scientific Sessions, Workshops, Technical Exhibition, and interesting Post-Forum Study Tours.
We would like to invite you to contribute to a successful organisation of this event in one or more of the following ways:
- as a major sponsor of the Forum
- as an advertiser in the congress material (final programme, leaflet in the congress bag)
- by participating in the congress exhibition
- with special presentation of your product (social event, coffee break, etc.)
- with other items (providing congress bags, lanyards, peds and pens etc.)
- by creating tailor made packages to suit your company needs.
Major sponsors will fall into different levels of categories: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsor that will provide for exhibition space, workshop, visibility and advertising.
Sponsor level and sponsor items, will follow a first come, first served basis.
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