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Associate professor (from 18th November 2020 with the National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor) in Applied Geology at the University Iuav of Venice (www.iuav.it, Venice, Italy). Teaching activity related to the courses of “Environmental Geology” and “Applied Geology”. Main research activities related to geocomputational approaches for the analysis of geoenvironmental systems, with a special focus on geosphere-anthroposphere interlinked dynamics (e.g., hydrogeology, natural hazards, geoengineering issues in urbanized contexts, geomorphometry, sustainability, etc.). Expert in geostatistics and geomorphometry with a special focus on geoenvironmental issues.

Activities

Employment (5)

University IUAV of Venice: Venice, Italy, IT

2018-07-01 to present | Associate Professor Applied Geology: (engineering geology, environmental geology, hydrogeology, etc.)
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University IUAV of Venice: Venice, IT

2010-11-01 to 2018-06-30 | Assistant Professor Applied Geology: (engineering geology, environmental geology, hydrogeology, etc.)
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Research Institute for the Hydrogeological Protection (IRPI, www.irpi.cnr.it) of Padova (Italy), National Council of Researches (CNR, www.cnr.it): Padova, IT

2007-08-01 to 2010-10-31 | Post-doc researcher. Research activities: hydro-geological issues, hydro-geological risk analysis (landslides, debris flow, etc.), use and development of GIS tools for hydrogeological analysis. Geostatistics and in general geomatics applied to the analysis of geo-hyodrological and morphological processes, development of spatial statistical indexes for the analysis of the topographic surface (Geomorphometry). Hydro-geological monitoring of mountain basins and analysis of the relationship between precipitation and runoff with particular attention to rocky headwaters.
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Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale: Sgonico, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, IT

2006-05-01 to 2007-07-31 | Post-doc researcher. Research activities: geostatistical, statistical and GIS analysis in the context of coastal systems. Characterization of the spatio-temporal variability of marine physical and chemical parameters and relationships with the processes, with a particular focus on fresh water inputs. GIS for the oceanographical monitoring and the integration between oceanographical and hydrological numerical models. Evaluation of fresh water and nutrients inputs to the sea. (OGA)
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Research Institute for the Hydrogeological Protection (IRPI, www.irpi.cnr.it) of Padova (Italy), National Council of Researches (CNR, www.cnr.it): Padova, IT

2005-01-01 to 2005-06-31 | Research collaborator. Research activities: evaluation of the issues related to the management and analysis of airborne LiDAR data in the context of the analysis and prevention of hydrogeological risk (European project Interreg III B “DIS-ALP Disaster Information System of Alpine Regions). Comparison of GIS tools for the hydrogeological analysis (European project Interreg III CatchRisk). (IRPI Padova)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Università degli Studi di Padova: Padova, IT

2002-01-01 to 2004-12-31 | Ph.D. in Applied Earth Sciences. Thesis title (in italian language): Geostatistics in the hydrogeological and environmental context (Advisors: Prof. P. Fabbri and Prof. C. Gaetan. Final examination Commission: Prof. Antonelli Renzo, Prof. Beretta Giovanni Pietro and Prof. Bruno Roberto). Study experiences abroad: six months at the IGWMC (International Ground Water Modeling Center) Colorado School of Mines, Golden Colorado, US. From 06/2003 to 12/2003. Research activities related to hydrogeology of fractured systems. (Geology, Paleontology and Geophysics Department)
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Università degli Studi di Padova: Padova, IT

1994-12-01 to 2001-03-21 | Laurea (five years, equivalent to BSc + MSc ) in Applied Geologic Science. Final mark 110/110 cum laude (03/21/2001). Thesis title: Application Of Geostatistical Methodologies In a Pollution Case Study (thesis in italian). Advisors: Prof. P. Fabbri (Geology Dept.) and Prof. S. Rigatti Luchini (Statistics Dept.) Sub-thesis title: “Geological survey between Cima Fiammante and Monte Rosso, Merano” (40 pages + geological map, italian, aerea 10Km2 , scale 1:10000)), metamorphic environment). Advisor: Prof. Richard Spiess (Mineralogy Dept.) (Geology, Paleontology and Geophysics Department)
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Works (41)

Novel Approach for Ranking DEMs: Copernicus DEM Improves One Arc Second Open Global Topography

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Conrad Bielski; Carlos López-Vázquez; Carlos H. Grohmann; Peter L. Guth; Laurence Hawker; Dean Gesch; Sebastiano Trevisani; Virginia Herrera-Cruz; Serge Riazanoff; Axel Corseaux et al.
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Is higher resolution always better? Open-access DEM comparison for Slope Units delineation and regional landslide prediction

2024-11-25 | Preprint
Contributors: Mahnoor Ahmed; Giacomo Titti; Sebastiano Trevisani; Lisa Borgatti; Mirko Francioni
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Terrain Analysis According to Multiscale Surface Roughness in the Taklimakan Desert

Land
2024-11-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Sebastiano Trevisani; Peter L. Guth
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Ranking of 10 Global One-Arc-Second DEMs Reveals Limitations in Terrain Morphology Representation

Remote Sensing
2024-09-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Peter L. Guth; Sebastiano Trevisani; Carlos H. Grohmann; John Lindsay; Dean Gesch; Laurence Hawker; Conrad Bielski
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Hacking the topographic ruggedness index

Geomorphology
2023-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0169-555X
Contributors: Sebastiano Trevisani; Giordano Teza; Peter L. Guth
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Global digital elevation models for terrain morphology analysis in mountain environments: insights on Copernicus GLO-30 and ALOS AW3D30 for a large Alpine area

Environmental Earth Sciences
2023-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Sebastiano Trevisani; T. N. Skrypitsyna; I. V. Florinsky
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A simplified geostatistical approach for characterizing key aspects of short-range roughness

CATENA
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: S. Trevisani; G. Teza; P. Guth
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Introducing a new and simplified geostatistical-based roughness algorithm

2022-06-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Sebastiano Trevisani
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Topographic surface roughness: use, misuse and abuse in geomorphometry

2022-06-20 | Preprint
Contributors: Stefano Crema; Sebastiano Trevisani; Giorgia Macchi; Alessandro Sarretta; Lorenzo Marchi; Marco Cavalli
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Diachronic Mapping of Soil Organic Matter in Eastern Croatia Croplands

Land
2022-06-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Sebastiano Trevisani; Igor Bogunovic
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Returning to geostatistical-based analysis of image/surface texture: from generalization to a basic one-click short-range surface roughness algorithm

2022-03-28 | Preprint
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Sediment connectivity assessment through a geomorphometric approach: a review of recent applications

2022-03-28 | Preprint
Contributors: Marco Cavalli; Stefano Crema; Sara Cucchiaro; Giorgia Macchi; Sebastiano Trevisani; Lorenzo Marchi
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An investigation into road trees’ root systems through geostatistical analysis of GPR data

2022-03-27 | Preprint
Contributors: Livia Lantini; Sebastiano Trevisani; Valerio Gagliardi; Fabio Tosti; Amir M. Alani
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Monitoring of Airport Runways by Satellite-based Remote Sensing Techniques: a Geostatistical Analysis on Sentinel 1 SAR Data

2022-03-27 | Preprint
Contributors: Valerio Gagliardi; Sebastiano Trevisani; Luca Bianchini Ciampoli; Fabrizio D’Amico; Amir M. Alani; Andrea Benedetto; Fabio Tosti
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Testing Sentinel-1 SAR Interferometry Data for Airport Runway Monitoring: A Geostatistical Analysis

Sensors
2021-08 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Valerio Gagliardi; Luca Bianchini Ciampoli; sebastiano trevisani; fabrizio d'amico; Amir M. Alani; andrea benedetto; Fabio Tosti
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Geostructural complexity and passive seismic surveys: a geostatistical analysis in the Kathmandu basin

2020-03-23 | Other
Contributors: Sebastiano Trevisani; Dev Kumar Maharian; Denis Sandron; Surya Narayan Shrestha; Sarmila Paudyal; Franco Pettenati; Massimo Giorgi
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Statistical and visual quality assessment of nearly-global and continental digital elevation models of Trentino, Italy

Remote Sensing Letters
2019-08-03 | Journal article
Contributors: I. V. Florinsky; T. N. Skrypitsyna; S. Trevisani; S. V. Romaikin
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A Procedure for the Structural Identification of Masonry Towers

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation
2019-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Milorad Pavlovic; Sebastiano Trevisani; Antonella Cecchi
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Editorial to the topical collection “Learning from spatial data: unveiling the geo-environment through quantitative approaches”

Environmental Earth Sciences
2019-03 | Journal article
Contributors: S. Trevisani; M. Cavalli; J. Golay; P. Pereira
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Mapping soil organic matter in the Baranja region (Croatia): Geological and anthropic forcing parameters

Science of The Total Environment
2018-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Igor Bogunovic; Sebastiano Trevisani; Paulo Pereira; Vesna Vukadinovic
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Passive seismic prospecting in Venice historical center for impedance contrast mapping

Environmental Earth Sciences
2018-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Sebastiano Trevisani; Jacopo Boaga
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GIS tools for preliminary debris-flow assessment at regional scale

Journal of Mountain Science
2017-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Marco Cavalli; Stefano Crema; Sebastiano Trevisani; Lorenzo Marchi
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Short-range and regional spatial variability of soil chemical properties in an agro-ecosystem in eastern Croatia

CATENA
2017-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Igor Bogunovic; Sebastiano Trevisani; Miranda Seput; Darko Juzbasic; Boris Durdevic
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Insights into bedrock surface morphology using low-cost passive seismic surveys and integrated geostatistical analysis

Science of The Total Environment
2017-02 | Journal article
Contributors: S. Trevisani; J. Boaga; L. Agostini; A. Galgaro
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Topography-based flow-directional roughness: potential and challenges

Earth Surface Dynamics
2016-04-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Sebastiano Trevisani; Marco Cavalli
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Experimenting a robust surface texture operator in Alpine environment for high resolution geomorphometry

Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84940381153

Contributors: Rocca, M.; Trevisani, S.
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MAD: Robust image texture analysis for applications in high resolution geomorphometry

Computers and Geosciences
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84938535128

Contributors: Trevisani, S.; Rocca, M.
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Multisensor surveys of tall historical buildings in high seismic hazard areas before and during a seismic sequence

Journal of Cultural Heritage
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84929509456

Contributors: Teza, G.; Pesci, A.; Trevisani, S.
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Topography-based flow-directional roughness: potential and challenges

2015-12-10 | Preprint
Contributors: S. Trevisani; M. Cavalli
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Hypsometric Analysis of Headwater Rock Basins in the Dolomites (Eastern Alps) Using High-Resolution Topography

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84937644140

Contributors: Marchi, L.; Cavalli, M.; Trevisani, S.
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Geomorphometric assessment of spatial sediment connectivity in small Alpine catchments

Geomorphology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84861586353

Contributors: Cavalli, M.; Trevisani, S.; Comiti, F.; Marchi, L.
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Semi-automatic derivation of channel network from a high-resolution DTM: The example of an italian alpine region

European Journal of Remote Sensing
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84875150597

Contributors: Cavalli, M.; Trevisani, S.; Goldin, B.; Mion, E.; Crema, S.; Valentinotti, R.
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Surface texture analysis of a high-resolution DTM: Interpreting an alpine basin

Geomorphology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84861572201

Contributors: Trevisani, S.; Cavalli, M.; Marchi, L.
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Geostatistical modeling of a heterogeneous site bordering the Venice lagoon, Italy

Ground Water
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77954163548

Contributors: Trevisani, S.; Fabbri, P.
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Reading the bed morphology of a mountain stream: A geomorphometric study on high-resolution topographic data

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77749298591

Contributors: Trevisani, S.; Cavalli, M.; Marchi, L.
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Current state, scales of variability, and trends of biogeochemical properties in the northern Adriatic Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-70349682919

Contributors: Solidoro, C.; Bastianini, M.; Bandelj, V.; Codermatz, R.; Cossarini, G.; Canu, D.M.; Ravagnan, E.; Salon, S.; Trevisani, S.
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Use of geostatistics in the analysis of airborne LiDAR data for a small alpine basin

Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84863444980

Contributors: Trevisani, S.; Cavalli, M.; Marchi, L.
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Variogram maps from LiDAR data as fingerprints of surface morphology on scree slopes

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-60749098056

Contributors: Trevisani, S.; Cavalli, M.; Marchi, L.
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Geostatistics: Expert knowledge and spatial uncertainty | Geostatistica: comprensione dei processi ed incertezza spaziale

Rendiconti della Societa Geologica Italiana
2007 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-34247868905

Contributors: Trevisani, S.
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A geostatistical simulation approach to a pollution case in Northeastern Italy

Mathematical Geology
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-27744565116

Contributors: Fabbri, P.; Trevisani, S.
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Spatial distribution of temperature in the low-temperature geothermal Euganean field (NE Italy): A simulated annealing approach

Geothermics
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-23944526063

Contributors: Fabbri, P.; Trevisani, S.
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Peer review (22 reviews for 11 publications/grants)

Review activity for Applied computing and geosciences. (1)
Review activity for Applied geography : (3)
Review activity for Biosystems engineering. (1)
Review activity for Computers & geosciences. (1)
Review activity for Environmental geology. (5)
Review activity for Environmental modelling & software (1)
Review activity for Environmental monitoring and assessment. (1)
Review activity for Geomorphology. (5)
Review activity for Journal of hydrology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of surveying engineering. (1)
Review activity for Precision agriculture. (2)