OGS is a public internationally oriented research Institute financed by the Italian Ministry of University and Research - MUR, which performs research studies turned to the knowledge about Earth and its resources in the fields of basic and applied research in Oceanography, Geophysics and Marine Geology, Applied Geophysics and exploration.
OGS applies its own expertise in Earth Sciences, and in Marine and Polar regions to contribute not only to the spreading and widening of the knowledge, but also to the practical solution of environmental, economical and social issues.
Counting on its own vessel, the icebreaker Laura Bassi an oceanographic research ship and other strategic infrastructures of excellence, OGS works for the safeguarding and enhancement of the environmental and natural resources in order to evaluate and prevent geological, environmental and climatic risks, with the aim of spreading scientific culture and knowledge. All these efforts are also made in collaboration wit...
