“WINE CONSORTIA AND CARTOGRAPHY”

La cartografia costituisce uno strumento essenziale per la promozione del territorio e di tutte le risorse ad esso collegate grazie alla sua intrinseca capacità di comunicare l’identità del territorio stesso. La realizzazione di carte per i consorzi vinicoli rappresenta un’applicazione interessante di marketing territoriale.Identity of a geographical area can be defined through its main characteristics; a map is a fundamental instrument for the promotion of a territory and all its joined resources. Making wine consortium map can be a very interesting application of territorial marketing

Esperimento RTK1: verifica delle prestazioni del posizionamento NRTK (Cap. 4 app. 1)

Un libro bianco su: "I servizi di posizionamento satellitare per l'e-government

Multilobular tumor of the zygomatic bone in a dog

Multilobular tumor of bone (MTB) (also known as Multilobular Osteochondrosarcoma) is an uncommon bone tumor frequently located on the skull of dogs, rarely on the ribs or pelvis. These neoplasms are slow growing, locally invasive, and have the potential to compress and invade the brain. A 10-year-old mixed breed dog was presented with a history of approximately 4 months of progressive growth of a left zygomatic mass. Radiographic investigation revealed a finely granular or stippled non homogeneous radiopaque mass involving the zygomatic arch. After surgery, grossly the neoplasm consisted of multiple, variably sized, grayish-white to yellow nodules separated by collagenous septa of different thickness. Histologically, the tumor was characterized by the presence of multiple lobules containing osteoid and cartilage, separated by a net of fibrous septae. This neoplastic pattern was consistent with a typical multilobular tumor of bone and based on clinical, radiographical, gross and light microscopic findings the definitive diagnosis was made. While reviewing veterinary literature only few cases of MTB were found in dogs

Use of aerial multispectral images for spatial analysis of flooded riverbed-alluvial plain systems: the case study of the Paglia River (central Italy)

Image processing and classification techniques are widely used for land use definition. They can also provide interesting applications in fluvial geomorphology, for outlining morpho-sedimentary features (bars, channels, banks and floodplain) at various temporal stages, in order to monitor the evolution of river systems. Frequent monitoring is especially important for streams, in terms of flood risk in urban areas. This study shows how techniques of supervised analysis can be applied to river systems, also under particular conditions, like after flood events (when large portions of riverbed and alluvial plain are covered with mud). The procedure starts from the classical photogrammetric techniques, based on multispectral classification, and goes on with post processing operations of pixel aggregation and shadow treatment. The classification also uses the elevation information provided by Digital Surface Model produced by photogrammetry. This paper introduces a new technique of remote sensing in fluvial areas that allows for both the identification and classification of the fluvial features in a post flooding condition. Application of the procedure over time permits the evolution of the fluvial dynamics to be monitored in an accurate and inexpensive way, particularly for flood event conditions which lead to major changes in the dynamics of riverbeds

the tempio della consolazione in todi integrated geomatictechniques for a monument description including structuraldamage evolution in time

The Tempio della Consolazione in Todi (16th cent.) has always been one of the most significant symbols of the Umbrian landscape. Since the first times after its completion (1606) the structure has exhibited evidences of instability, due to foundation subsiding and/or seismic activity. Structural and geotechnical countermeasures have been undertaken on the Tempio and its surroundings from the 17th century until recent times. Until now a truly satisfactory analysis of the overall deformation and attitude of the building has not been performed, since the existing surveys record the overhangs of the pillars, the crack pattern or the subsidence over limited time spans. Describing the attitude of the whole church is in fact a complex operation due to the architectural character of the building, consisting of four apses (three polygonal and one semicircular) covered with half domes, which surround the central area with the large dome. The present research aims to fill the gap of knowledge with a global study based on geomatic techniques for an accurate 3D reconstruction of geometry and attitude, integrated with a historical research on damage and interventions and a geotechnical analysis. The geomatic survey results from the integration of different techniques: GPS-GNSS for global georeferencing, laser scanning and digital photogrammetry for an accurate 3D reconstruction, high precision total station and geometric leveling for a direct survey of deformations and cracks, and for the alignment of the laser scans. The above analysis allowed to assess the dynamics of the cracks occurred in the last 25 years by a comparison with a previous survey. From the photographic colour associated to the point cloud was also possible to map the damp patches showing on the domes intrados, mapping their evolution over the last years

Development of a stand-alone integrated MEA biochip system for chronic recordings

Stand-alone integrated MEA system were developed and tested to investigate the effect of toxic compounds on network neural activities during chronic recordings. The system, consisting of specifically designed MEA aim to receive microfluidic organic substances and to communicate using wireless technology with the computer device. The system has been tested with several types of 2D and 3D neuronal cultures. The electrophysiological data are processed by NeuroSpy, a modify version of SpyCode. The software developed is able to analyze the basal activity, drug and stimulation evoked response