PRR Project

Summary

To achieve its strategic objectives for 2025–2029, CEGOT aims to strengthen its research infrastructure, aligning investments with its mission to generate high-impact knowledge on territorial and social development. Acquiring new equipment is vital for addressing its three research domains: natural and environmental dynamics, urbanisation and territorial development, and tourism and territory. This will support innovative approaches to climate adaptation, risk mitigation, socio-economic transitions, and cultural sustainability. The equipment strategy directly aligns with CEGOT’s goals of fostering partnerships, advancing knowledge, and maximising interaction between research and education. Cutting-edge instruments for hydrology, soil, atmospheric, and remote sensing studies will enable high-quality field data collection, ensuring reproducible and verifiable results. Advanced geospatial and photogrammetric software, combined with high-performance computing, will facilitate the processing of large data streams, such as UAV imagery and LiDAR, while supporting up to 20 concurrent users. This integration will enhance workflows, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and accelerate scientific output. The equipment list can be divided into two strategic lines of action. The first focuses on essential field and laboratory instruments for robust data collection in hydrology, ecology, and territorial monitoring. The second concentrates on consolidating digital infrastructures, including software, drones, sensors, and computational resources, to expand analytical capabilities and foster collaborative research. These acquisitions will bolster PhD and postdoctoral projects, fortify international partnerships, and cement CEGOT’s status as a leading centre in geographic and territorial research. Investing in this infrastructure ensures the methodological rigour, data quality, and collaborative environment for translating scientific knowledge into societal and policy impact.