Simone is an environmental engineer and holds a PhD in geospatial information for disaster management. He has a technical profile, specialised in the applications of Earth Observation data.
He is a Copernicus enthusiast, currently working in DG-JRC as project officer for the Land Monitoring Service. Previously he worked in the operations of the Emergency Management service and in projects related to the in-situ component as well.
His everyday activity comprises the visualisation, integration and analytical use of global scale products of the Copernicus Land Service, related to land and water applications, land cover and ecosystem analysis.