M. SERLORENZI, A. DE TOMMASI, S.I.T.A.R. A repository of archaeological data for conservation of cultural heritage and town planning, in 15th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies, Vienna 2011, pp. 272-282. (original) (raw)
The Geographic Archaeological Information System of Rome (SITAR) is a project of the Special Superintendence for the archaeological heritage of Rome, a branch office of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and for Tourism. The project aims to open archaeological heritage data from urban and suburban areas of Rome to the general public (http://sitar.archeoroma.beniculturali.it/). The SITAR webGIS portal enables the online consultation of archaelogical data. For every record in the database, the topographic location is provided, along with a descriptive sheet containing general information about the research and scientific information. The information provided corresponds to a "minimum level of knowledge", which is adequate to allow for an aware re-use of data for academic purposes, conservation and urban planning. The design of such a project must take into account the inherent tension between the public interest of making archaeological data available to the public and the protection of personal data and intellectual property. In reaching its goal, SITAR also has to tackle a wide range of challenging issues, such as data quality and accessibility, long-term preservation and economic sustainability, which will only be possible by establishing a wide cooperation at European level, through a network of institutions concerned with cultural heritage data and services, as now suggested by European trends.
In 2008, the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma launched the SITAR (territorial archaeological information system of Rome) project for recording archaeological data. SITAR meets the primary needs of the Soprintendenza: protection, exploitation and preservation of the exceptionally rich archaeological heritage of Rome. The system is a unique tool for the organization of the data available for the entire urban area of Rome, and it provides invaluable support in the process of urban planning. The system brings together very different kind of data sets, ranging from large monumental contexts to single archaeological features found in rescue excavations; it also records all of the scientific data deriving from the entirety of the investigations (both salvage ones and planned ones) carried out in the territory of the Soprintendenza. In the future, the system will function as the information center and general repository for all results of the various research projects carried out by the different offices involved in the safeguard of the archaeological and historical heritage of Rome. Because of its modular logical architecture, the system is highly adaptable and will allow for interaction and exchange with new and up-to-date systems that will become available to the offices working in the territory. This, in turn, will lead to the mutual utilization of the archaeological data and the integrated management of the recorded archaeological resources.
http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-997/patch2013\_preface.pdf, 2013
"There is no scholar in the world, who in order to fully understand the current form of Rome hasn't wished to see it how it once was or to go through its monuments and the other places where the city life used to take place, mostly in its period of great splendour – the Roman age – but also in the times that came before and that followed. In order to give life and concreteness to what may seem just a fantasy, the Project SITAR suggests a study method that will be able to investigate with scientific rigour the evolution of the historical landscape from the first anthropization to our days by using the most upgraded technologies developed in the digital humanities field. For this reason from 2008, the SSBAR launched SITAR, a Project for recording, managing, archiving, using and exchanging archaeological territorial data. As a project and a system, created and developed by SSBAR itself, SITAR meets the primary needs of the Soprintendenza: study, protection, development and preservation of the exceptionally rich archaeological heritage of Rome. SITAR main goal is to provide invaluable support in the process of urban co-planning, shared with the other public Administrations. The SITAR will function as the main information centre and general repository for all the results of the various research projects carried out by all different offices involved in the study and preservation of the archaeological and historical heritage of Rome. "
Non-Intrusive methodologies for large area urban research Rome Transformed conference (1st – 2nd of July 2021)
SITAR (Sistema Informativo Territoriale Archeologico di Roma - Archaeological Territorial Information System of Rome) has been launched in 2008 by the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma in order to digitize and gather all the scientific data coming from the archaeological excavations and the geological researchsurveys carried out within the territ ory of Rome and Fiumicino. Its goal is to ensure the visibility, transparency, and dissemination of the scientific data on archaeological excavations in the city of Rome: a digital registry dedicated to Rome’s heritage, free for all to access and consult.
Archeologia e Calcolatori, 2015
The Office for the Archaeological Map of Italy was established by Royal Decree in 1889. In 1926, as an ideal continuation of the Archaeological Map, the first volume of the Forma Italiae was published. Subsequently, with the advent of information technology, a new era of archaeological mapping began, adjusting the Forma Italiae to the latest technological developments. Inheriting this solid methodological basis, and benefitting from the latest digital innovations, we present the Sardinian node of the national archaeological computer network. This is not the proposal for the creation of yet another archaeological information system, but a project for the creation of a tool aimed at data sharing and identification of archaeological heritage property. The project intends to be a point of reference for data exchange on a national and international scale and at different levels of detail.
Archeologia e Calcolatori, 2024
This contribution deals with the use of relational databases (RDB) and GIS for the spatial analysis of Iron Age funerary contexts in the Italian peninsula through two projects by the Chair of Etruscology at the University of Bologna. The two selected case studies of Bologna’s western necropolis and Spina’s Valle Trebba necropolis represent distinct phases of research and discuss the challenges in updating historic systems and creating dialogue between systems adopted at different times. The Bologna case provides the opportunity to discuss the quality of data from old excavations in reconstructing funerary landscapes using GIS. The case of Valle Trebba exemplifies the difficulties in planning and managing information on 1.215 tombs and over twelve thousand objects through an articulated relational archiving system. The iconography of Attic pottery allows us to understand the management of qualitative data. As far as spatial analysis in a GIS environment is concerned, we reassessed the solutions adopted for the Valle Trebba project, which are currently unsatisfactory, as they do not meet the principles of accessibility of such tools, nor Open Data Standards.
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLII-2/W15, 2019
The area of the "Foro Emiliano", the current "Piazza del Municipio" in the coastal town of Terracina in southern Latium, consists of an articulated group of building belonging to different historical moments. On the roman pavement of the forensic square stand out: a Roman theatre, the urban cathedral, medieval houses, a roman temple and recent buildings dating from the first half of the 20th century. Thanks to recent funding the "Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le province di Frosinone, Latina e Rieti" has undertaken the demolition of some modern houses insisting on the theatre's porticus post scaenam and began an excavation of the entirely preserved cavea of the Roman theatre building. These interventions of urban archaeology were taken as an opportunity to plan an impressive 3D survey of the historic center, aiming: on one side at monitoring demolition and excavation work, offering a cartographic base for valorization projects, and on the other at the investigation of a vast monumental area. This paper analyses in detail the phases of integration, alignment, filtering and post processing of the acquired data, showing with evidence how the integration of active and passive sensors is the best approach in similar scenario.
Journal of Earth Science and Engineering, 2015
This paper presents the research method applied to the "Archaeological Map of Italy-Forma Italiae" project, comprising to date the Ager Venusinus project (completed) and the Ager Lucerinus project (ongoing). The idea of an Archaeological Map of Italy dates back to 1889 when by Royal degree the "Bureau for an Archeological Map of Italy" was created. Many decades later, with the advent of information technology and satellite observing systems (GPS) a "new era" of archaeological mapping began and the "Forma Italiae", thanks to these technological developments, began to develop the first Territorial Information System of archaeological matter in Italy. Between 1989 and 1992, studies and experiments were carried out on automatic systems for the acquisition, calculation and management of archaeological data relating to the Carta Archeologica d'Italia (Forma Italiae). Our project sought to put together many experiences, including some from the past, as part of a ministerial initiative resulting in the establishment of a committee; furthermore, it sought to extend the discussion that for many years concerned primarily academic institutions to the sectors dealing with protection and archeological prevention. Though it has been designed for prevention and p otection, it simultaneously serves as the basic instrument for understanding and enhancement of the cultural resources of the territory. In discussions about preventive archaeology and about the so-called "archaeological risk", it is very useful to create a databank of the known archaeological heritage. For this purpose, a computerized system for data management was used, composed of a GIS platform associated with an alphanumeric archive and designed soon to become a web GIS.