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Earth Observation in the EMMENA Region: Current Applications and Knowledge Gaps

Marinos Eliades
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Silas Michaelides
,
Evagoras Evagorou
,
Kyriaki Fotiou
,
Konstantinos Fragkos
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Georgios Leventis
,
Christos Theocharidis
,
Constantinos Panagiotou
,
Michalis Mavrovouniotis
,
Stelios Neophytides
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Christiana Papoutsa
,
Kyriacos Neocleous
,
Kyriacos Themistocleous
,
Andreas Anayiotos
,
George Komodromos
,
Gunter Schreier
,
Charalampos Kontoes
,
Diofantos Hadjimitsis
Version 1 : Received: 10 July 2023 / Approved: 11 July 2023 / Online: 11 July 2023 (08:28:29 CEST)

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Eliades, M.; Michaelides, S.; Evagorou, E.; Fotiou, K.; Fragkos, K.; Leventis, G.; Theocharidis, C.; Panagiotou, C.F.; Mavrovouniotis, M.; Neophytides, S.; Papoutsa, C.; Neocleous, K.; Themistocleous, K.; Anayiotos, A.; Komodromos, G.; Schreier, G.; Kontoes, C.; Hadjimitsis, D. Earth Observation in the EMMENA Region: Scoping Review of Current Applications and Knowledge Gaps. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 4202. Eliades, M.; Michaelides, S.; Evagorou, E.; Fotiou, K.; Fragkos, K.; Leventis, G.; Theocharidis, C.; Panagiotou, C.F.; Mavrovouniotis, M.; Neophytides, S.; Papoutsa, C.; Neocleous, K.; Themistocleous, K.; Anayiotos, A.; Komodromos, G.; Schreier, G.; Kontoes, C.; Hadjimitsis, D. Earth Observation in the EMMENA Region: Scoping Review of Current Applications and Knowledge Gaps. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 4202.

Abstract

Earth Observation (EO) techniques have significantly evolved over time, covering a wide range of applications in different domains. The scope of this study is to review the research conducted on EO in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa (EMMENA) region and to identify the main knowledge gaps. We searched through the Web of Science database for papers published between 2018 and 2022 for EO studies in the EMMENA. We categorized the papers in the following thematic areas: Atmosphere, Water, Agriculture, Land, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Cultural Heritage, Energy, Marine Safety and Security (MSS) and Big Earth Data (BED); 6647 papers were found with the highest number of publications in the thematic areas of BED (27%) and Land (22%). Most of the EMMENA countries are surrounded by sea, yet there was a very small number of studies on MSS (0.9% of total number of papers). This study detected a gap in fundamental research in the BED thematic area. Other future needs identified by this study are the limited availability of very high resolution and near real time remote sensing data, the lack of harmonized methodologies and the need for further development of models, algorithms, early warning systems and services.

Keywords

Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa (EMMENA) region; Atmosphere; Water; Agriculture; Land; Disaster Risk Reduction; Cultural Heritage; Energy; Marine Safety and Security; Big Earth Data

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Remote Sensing

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