Rome Pilots Satellites for Urban Cleanliness and Smart City Management

Rome is testing whether satellites can help clean up the city.

Ama S.p.A. and the European Space Agency - ESA have just launched a proof-of-concept that brings very-high-resolution satellite imagery into the city’s waste-management operations to detect illegal dumping, monitor ground motion, and track urban heat.

Developed in synergy with Italy’s IRIDE programme, the pilot is delivered by an industrial consortium led by e-GEOS, the Telespazio and Italian Space Agency joint venture, together with Latitudo 40 and Planetek Italia.

The project marks an important step in bringing Earth Observation from space programmes into everyday municipal operations, with Rome serving as an early test case for how satellite data can support cleaner, safer, and more resilient cities.

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