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Giovanni Gigli

Giovanni Gigli

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Earth Science

D-Index
34
Citations
4819
World Ranking
7912
National Ranking
289

Overview

Giovanni Gigli is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and engineering, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as management, monitoring, policy and law, geology, space and planetary science, mechanics of materials, and safety, risk, reliability and quality.

Their work covers a range of topics directly related to landslides and related hazards, 3D surveying and cultural heritage, archaeological research and protection, rock mechanics and modeling, geotechnical engineering and analysis, cryospheric studies and observations, as well as remote sensing and LiDAR applications.

Giovanni Gigli has contributed to several recent publications, including:

  • Landslide detection, monitoring and prediction with remote-sensing techniques, 2023, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Combining InfraRed Thermography and UAV Digital Photogrammetry for the Protection and Conservation of Rupestrian Cultural Heritage Sites in Georgia: A Methodological Application, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Three-dimensional muon imaging of cavities inside the Temperino mine (Italy), 2022, Scientific Reports
  • A method for full three-dimensional kinematic analysis of steep rock walls based on high-resolution point cloud data, 2022, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Applying Close Range Non-Destructive Techniques for the Detection of Conservation Problems in Rock-Carved Cultural Heritage Sites, 2021, Remote Sensing

Their frequent co-authors include Nicola Casagli, Luca Lombardi, Tommaso Beni, Massimiliano Nocentini, and William Frodella. These collaborators have contributed to multiple projects reflecting overlapping research interests.

Giovanni Gigli's publications appear frequently in venues such as Landslides, Remote Sensing, Scientific Reports, Engineering Geology, and Geoheritage. These journals reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their research, spanning engineering, geosciences, and environmental topics.

Best Publications

  • Design and implementation of a landslide early warning system

    Emanuele Intrieri;Giovanni Gigli;Francesco Mugnai;Riccardo Fanti

  • Semi-automatic extraction of rock mass structural data from high resolution LIDAR point clouds

    Giovanni Gigli;Nicola Casagli

  • Forecasting the time of failure of landslides at slope-scale: A literature review

    Emanuele Intrieri;Tommaso Carlà;Giovanni Gigli

  • Guidelines on the use of inverse velocity method as a tool for setting alarm thresholds and forecasting landslides and structure collapses

    Tommaso Carlà;Emanuele Intrieri;Federico Di Traglia;Teresa Nolesini

  • Brief communication "Landslide Early Warning System: toolbox and general concepts"

    Emanuele Intrieri;Giovanni Gigli;Nicola Casagli;F. Nadim

  • Integrating radar and laser-based remote sensing techniques for monitoring structural deformation of archaeological monuments

    Deodato Tapete;Nicola Casagli;Guido Luzi;Riccardo Fanti

  • Integration between ground based and satellite SAR data in landslide mapping: The San Fratello case study

    Federica Bardi;William Frodella;Andrea Ciampalini;Silvia Bianchini

  • Sinkhole monitoring and early warning: An experimental and successful GB-InSAR application

    Emanuele Intrieri;Giovanni Gigli;Massimiliano Nocentini;Luca Lombardi

  • Terrestrial laser scanning for rockfall stability analysis in the cultural heritage site of Pitigliano (Italy).

    Riccardo Fanti;Giovanni Gigli;Luca Lombardi;Deodato Tapete

  • Exploitation of amplitude and phase of satellite SAR images for landslide mapping: The case of Montescaglioso (South Italy)

    Federico Raspini;Andrea Ciampalini;Sara Del Conte;Luca Lombardi

  • Terrestrial laser scanner and geomechanical surveys for the rapid evaluation of rock fall susceptibility scenarios

    Giovanni Gigli;Stefano Morelli;Simone Fornera;Nicola Casagli

  • A Robust Wireless Sensor Network for Landslide Risk Analysis: System Design, Deployment, and Field Testing

    Andrea Giorgetti;Matteo Lucchi;Emanuele Tavelli;Marco Barla

  • The ground-based InSAR monitoring system at Stromboli volcano: linking changes in displacement rate and intensity of persistent volcanic activity

    Federico Di Traglia;Federico Di Traglia;Emanuele Intrieri;Teresa Nolesini;Federica Bardi

  • Landslide inventory map for the Briga and the Giampilieri catchments, NE Sicily, Italy

    F. Ardizzone;G. Basile;M. Cardinali;N. Casagli

  • Flank instability of Stromboli volcano (Aeolian Islands, Southern Italy): Integration of GB-InSAR and geomorphological observations

    Emanuele Intrieri;Federico Di Traglia;Federico Di Traglia;Chiara Del Ventisette;Giovanni Gigli

  • Integration of advanced monitoring and numerical modeling techniques for the complete risk scenario analysis of rockslides: The case of Mt. Beni (Florence, Italy)

    Giovanni Gigli;Riccardo Fanti;Paolo Canuti;Nicola Casagli

  • Instability mechanisms affecting cultural heritage sites in the Maltese Archipelago

    Giovanni Gigli;William Frodella;Francesco Mugnai;Deodato Tapete

  • Landslide Mapping and Characterization through Infrared Thermography (IRT): Suggestions for a Methodological Approach from Some Case Studies

    William Frodella;Giovanni Gigli;Stefano Morelli;Luca Lombardi

  • 3-D geomechanical rock mass characterization for the evaluation of rockslide susceptibility scenarios

    G. Gigli;W. Frodella;F. Garfagnoli;S. Morelli

  • Synergic use of satellite and ground based remote sensing methods for monitoring the San Leo rock cliff (Northern Italy)

    William Frodella;Andrea Ciampalini;Giovanni Gigli;Luca Lombardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola Casagli
Nicola Casagli University of Florence
Federico Raspini
Federico Raspini University of Florence
Veronica Tofani
Veronica Tofani University of Florence
Massimiliano Favalli
Massimiliano Favalli National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Sandro Moretti
Sandro Moretti University of Florence
Paolo Frattini
Paolo Frattini University of Milano-Bicocca
Giovanni B. Crosta
Giovanni B. Crosta University of Milano-Bicocca
Gilberto Saccorotti
Gilberto Saccorotti National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Guido Luzi
Guido Luzi University of Florence
Andrea Giorgetti
Andrea Giorgetti University of Bologna

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