G. Di GIACOMO / G. SCARDOZZI
(Italian National Research Council – Institute for Archaeological and Monumental Heritage: Ancient Topography, Archaeology and Remote Sensing Lab, Italy)
Keywords: GIS, Cloud, cartography, urban archaeology, data sharing and management
Abstract:
The paper concerns an experimental system for the management of data related to cultural heritage (in particular archaeological) of the urban area of Lecce, developed by IBAM CNR within the project “DICET Smart Cities and Communities Social Innovation”. The system, based on the Cloud technology (SaaS), embeds in a dashboard, accessible from the web, some applications for the consultation of the archaeological map of Lecce and for the management of an eterogeneous dataset of ancient evidences of the Messapian, Roman and Medieval times, many of which are now “invisible” because of the obliteration by modern structures. The historic center of the city is a multilayered context, with a continuity of life since Proto-historic age until to Renaissance, Baroque and Modern times. The system manages also raster time-slices from GPR prospecting carried out in various contexts, offering the ability to read 3D subsurface anomalies at depths between 3 and 6 m.
The system is based on a suite of open source softwares modified according to the project purposes. The result is a web portal that, depending on the credentials of the users during login, offers an area for consultation/inserting/modifying alphanumeric and geospatial data and an area for consultation only.
This portal allows researchers and Public Administrations technicians to manage data, while other users (citizens, scholars, tourists) are able to query the data only. The GIScloud is an user friendly platform, but suitable for managing complex data across standardized procedures and optimized for fast and efficient data sharing over the web; this “smart tool” contains all the GIS features to the study of ancient evidence and offers all the opportunities of cloud systems for data sharing among research agencies and those dealing with the protection and management of cultural heritage, and also those dealing with urban planning.