Web-gis storico-archeologico della Val di Vara

The “Tra Monti” project concerns a set of Municipalities in “Val di Vara” (La Spezia, IT). The goal is to collect archeological and architectural data about the area of study, as well as to build a sort of “oral memory” in order to promote the cultural heritage of the area and for scientific purposes. The director of the project is the University of Pisa which has promoted a collaboration between historical, archeological and IT experts. A devasting flood just during the activity, which destroyed cultural goods documented some days before, stressed the goal of the project. We designed and build a web site to manage and publish the information we collected. The web site uses only OS and Free SW components; some web 2.0 functions are available and an important GIS part is present. The spirit of the project is sympathetic to the actual technological context, whose opportunities suggest to consider the territory as a mix of “objects” and “people”. Both experts in the universities and local people on the territory can give a contribution in enriching the DataBase with new data and a knowledge contribution with their different particular skills

Evaluating tourist and leisure flows in planning urban ecological integration

the impact of tourism activities on the environment and the use of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in order to reduce negative effects. Tourism is growing in number and the qualitative and quantitive negative effects of the natural and cultural heritage are evident. GIS can contribute to organize the tourist flows in order to better distribute them in time and spac

Cul­tura dell'informazione e gestione dell'ambiente

il volume costituisce uno dei risultati del Progetto Strategico del CNR su Mediterraneo, Ambiente e Sciluppo Economico (MEDASE)

Database, WebGIS, storia ed archeologia: riflessioni metodologiche dietro un progetto sulla Lunigiana medievale

The paper presents the work of a research team composed by scholars, researchers and graduates of the University of Pisa and CNR. The team aims to create a WebGIS of the Low Lunigiana (Tuscany) in the Middle Ages that could be useful for different users: local administrators, tourists, inhabitants and researchers. La relazione presenta il lavoro di un gruppo di ricerca composto da docenti, ricercatori e laureandi dell’Università di Pisa e del CNR. L’équipe ha come scopo la creazione di un WebGIS sulla Bassa Lunigiana medievale che possa risultare utile a diverse tipologie di utenti: l’amministratore, il turista e il singolo cittadino, il ricercatore

Artificial Intelligence Techniques in an environmental Geo DSS

The idea of the integration between GIS and Artificial Intelligence, two complimentary technologies, was proposed some years ago. This integration is promising since GIS is very efficient in heterogeneous data integration and geographical analysis, whereas AI, and expert systems in particular, are suitable for handling imperfect knowledge and non structured problems. Environmental problems are a good test bed. We describe the design an implementation of an Environmental Decision Support System to control the quality of water in the Arno river (Tuscany). The system integrates a knowledge base and an inference engine, a model base, a GIS (geo data and processing facility) and a User Interface. The system provides domain experts with information to evaluate the effectiveness and socio-environmental impact of one or more remedies against an abnormal environmental condition. It may be used in emergency conditions or as part of a long term strategy to enhance the quality of river water