As we approach the International Day for Biological Diversity on the 22nd of May, DiMark is highlighting the importance of advanced water monitoring for protecting freshwater ecosystems.
The story about the field monitoring campaign on Lake Garda strengthens DiMark’s remote sensing activities, which is coming from Italy. On the 27th of April 2026, DiMark partners ARPAV, CNR-IREA and the Edmund Mach Foundation carried out a joint technical-scientific sampling campaign on Lake Garda.
The activities focused on the analysis of chlorophyll, suspended solids, physico-chemical parameters and the optical properties of the lake waters.
Sampling was conducted with the ARPAV vessel at seven points in the southern part of the lake. In parallel, CNR-IREA carried out spectroradiometric and fluorimetric measurements at five stations using several instruments, including Satlantic, WISP, Spectral Evolution, ROX, and Cyclops.
The field campaign was coordinated with the passage of Sentinel-3, Sentinel-2 and hyperspectral EnMAP satellites. It enables the project team to compare remotely acquired data with in-situ measurements, supporting the development and validation of satellite-based approaches for lake monitoring within the DiMark project.
The event also included the active participation of key stakeholders, including the Guardia di Finanza and the State Police, who joined the campaign with their nautical units and contributed to the technical briefing on the activities carried out.
Such cooperation between scientific institutions, environmental agencies and operational stakeholders is essential for improving the monitoring of freshwater ecosystems and supporting better-informed environmental management.
More information is available on the ARPAV website: https://www.arpa.veneto.it/notizie/in-primo-piano/progetto-dimark-campagna-di-monitoraggio-sul-lago-di-garda