Daily Programme
05/10/2026 – Arrival in Nicolosi (CT), Italy
- Welcome and briefing on the upcoming activities.
- Icebreaker party (included in the fee).
06/10/2026 – DAY 1
- Introduction to Mount Etna.
- Overview of UAS (drone) and VR technology used during the school.
- UAS demonstration.
07/10/2026 – DAY 2
- UAS flight planning.
- Field trip to the E and NE Rift for imagery collection using UAS.
- GPS data collection for model referencing.
- Data processing.
- Dinner Citelli Mountain Hut (included in the fee).
08/10/2026 – DAY 3
- UAS flight planning.
- Field trip to the S Rift for imagery collection using UAS.
- GPS data collection for model referencing.
- Data processing.
09/10/2026 – DAY 4
- Photogrammetry processing.
- Working group activities.
- Data collection and visualization in VR.
10/10/2026 – DAY 5
- Photogrammetry processing.
- Data collection and visualization in VR.
- Group work sessions.
11/10/2026 – EXTRA (Morning & Afternoon)
- Morning: Visit to the INGV Monitoring Centre in Catania.
- Afternoon: Departure and return home (After 3 PM).