SERTIT, a ICube laboratory service platform within the University of Strasbourg, is dedicated to put Space at the service of the Earth by producing geographic information from satellite, aerial and drone images.
SERTIT missions
From the local to the international level, SERTIT, an ISO 9001-certified scientific operator, responds to the needs of society by offering solutions to the challenges of risk and crisis management, natural resource management and regional planning. We provide decision-support tools that can immediately be used by our customers and partners, tailored to their specific needs.
From emergency…
A pioneer in the field of emergency mapping, SERTIT’s Rapid Mapping Service, operational 24/7/365, is recognized worldwide and unique in France.
We quickly respond to the information needs of risk management, crisis management and reconstruction stakeholders in the event of natural, industrial or humanitarian disasters.
SERTIT is a major actor in a number of programs at different levels:
- National: France 2030, Fire and Flood service
- European: Copernicus Emergency Management Service – Rapid Mapping and Risk & Recovery Mapping
- International : International Charter: Space And Major Disasters
We also work alongside local and regional actors, as well as the insurance industry.
… long term monitoring
In parallel with our emergency activities, we are involved in monitoring essential climatic variables.
Water is a major issue, and time series of surface area and volume variations make a major contribution to knowledge and proper management of a region’s water resources.
We provide our expertise to the management of forest resources and, more generally, of the green infrastructure (“Trame Verte”), as well as biodiversity, black infrastructure (“Trame Noir”) and land use.
We also play an advisory role in space applications, through our involvement in the Copernicus Relays network, as well as working with space agencies to promote existing space sensors and specification of future systems.
Through our link with the world of research, SERTIT works to develop innovative and rapid solutions based on Earth observation technologies such as flood modelling or artificial intelligence, in order to offer ever more effective products and services.