Gigapixel Imaging for Geohazards Assessment and Awareness​ in Italy

Partenaire de mise en œuvre: Build Change

Project name: Gigapixel Imaging for Geohazards Assessment and Awareness​ in Italy

This project explores ultra-high definition gigapixel imaging in engineering geology to create an affordable robotic tool for monitoring landslides, avalanches, and floods.

By capturing highly detailed images, it enhances understanding of geological processes, improving disaster prediction and response.

This innovative, cost-effective approach enables precise field assessments, supports timely interventions, and strengthens hazard awareness, ultimately fostering safer, more resilient communities in vulnerable areas prone to natural disasters.

Loss due to
landslides
$ 0 bn
Loss to roads
and railways
$ 0 mn

Impact and Key Findings

1

This technique simplifies the collection of precise spatial data, enhancing geological assessments in hazard-prone areas. It improves monitoring and analysis of dynamic geohazards like landslides and floods, enabling more accurate predictions and better-informed risk management strategies.

2

By integrating diverse geological features, this method produces high-precision digital twins replicating real-world terrain and hazard conditions. These models enhance visualization and analysis, equipping researchers and decision-makers with deeper insights to predict, assess, and mitigate complex geological risks.

3

These digital twins deliver high-resolution, actionable insights that enhance disaster prediction, planning, and response. By improving risk assessment and decision-making, they strengthen community preparedness and resilience, ensuring better protection against geohazards and minimizing potential impacts.

Ressources

Aishwarya Pillai

Lead Specialist

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes. 

Alpana Saha

Director, Partnerships, Governance, and Resource Mobilisation 

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes.