The Classification Scheme of the Piemonte Geological Map and the OntoGeonous initiative

Lombardo, V.; Piana, Fabrizio; Fioraso, Gianfranco; Irace, Andrea; Mimmo, Dario; Mosca, Pietro; Tallone, Sergio; Barale, Luca; Morelli, Michele; Giardino, Marco

doi:10.3301/rol.2016.61

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“…At the regional scale, these distinctive morphological steps correspond roughly to the distribution areas of major geological complexes of the Western Alps, namely (from SE to NW): The Quaternary deposits of the Po plain and synorogenic Pliocene deposits, the sedimentary, magmatic, and metamorphic units of the South Alpine domain and the metamorphic units of the Austroalpine and Pennine domains ( Figure 2) [80,81].…”

Section: Lithostructural Constrains and Long-term Geomorphological Himentioning

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Fieldtrips and Virtual Tours as Geotourism Resources: Examples from the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (NW Italy)

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In the 20th anniversary year of the European Geopark Network, and 5 years on from the receipt of the UNESCO label for the geoparks, this research focuses on geotourism contents and solutions within one of the most recently designated geoparks, admitted for membership in 2013: the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (Western Italian Alps). The main aim of this paper is to corroborate the use of fieldtrips and virtual tours as resources for geotourism. The analysis is developed according to: i) geodiversity and geoheritage of the geopark territory; ii) different approaches for planning fieldtrip and virtual tours. The lists of 18 geotrails, 68 geosites and 13 off-site geoheritage elements (e.g., museums, geolabs) are provided. Then, seven trails were selected as a mirror of the geodiversity and as container of on-site and off-site geoheritage within the geopark. They were described to highlight the different approaches that were implemented for their valorization. Most of the geotrails are equipped with panels, and supported by the presence of thematic laboratories or sections in museums. A multidisciplinary approach (e.g., history, ecology) is applied to some geotrails, and a few of them are translated into virtual tours. The variety of geosciences contents of the geopark territory is hence viewed as richness, in term of high geodiversity, but also in term of diversification for its valorization.

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Section: Lithostructural Constrains and Long-term Geomorphological Himentioning

confidence: 78%

Fieldtrips and Virtual Tours as Geotourism Resources: Examples from the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (NW Italy)

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“…The Piemonte Geological Map is semantically constrained by controlled vocabularies and a dedicated ontology (Lombardo et al, 2016 Ontogeonous, https://www.di. unito.it/wikigeo/index.php?title=Pagina_principale).…”

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Geology of Piemonte region (NW Italy, Alps–Apennines interference zone)

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The geological map of Piemonte Region (Italy) is a graphic representation of the geology of the region, grounded on a large geodatabase, that can be also browsed as an interactive scalable map (GeoPiemonte Map) using a WebGIS application. The Map, produced at 1:250,000 scale, is the first original release of the 'GeoPiemonte Map' project. The geological data represented on the map derive from a thorough revision of available geological maps and literature, integrated with unpublished original data. The revision and harmonisation of existing and new data have been based on explicit criteria used for the classification of geologic units and their representation on the Map. These criteria firstly aimed at providing a lithostratigraphic, hierarchic subdivision of Piemonte geologic units and describing them using shared concepts and vocabularies, consistent with IUGS Descriptive Standards for the Geosciences. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…For developing our own protocol for improved geomorphosite mapping, we relied on the experiences of the GeoPiemonte Map [92]. Similarly to our goal, the GeoPiemonte Map perceives a common graphical representation of Earth Science contents from maps at different scales (from 1:250,000 to 1:50,000) based on a single geodatabase [93]. In particular, in order to realize a proposal for the representation of geosites on geomorphological maps, in-depth bibliographic research on the specificities of geosites and geomorphosites in particular were carried out.…”

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Advances in Geoheritage Mapping: Application to Iconic Geomorphological Examples from the Italian Landscape

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In the framework of geosite management, specific targeted symbols for geomorphological legends are still lacking. Concerning geosites of geomorphological interest, geomorphological mapping requires targeted symbols in relation to goals and applications, either concerning geomorphic hazards and risk detection or the enhancement of resources, in particular those related to cultural heritage and, hence, geoheritage. A new methodology for mapping geo(morpho)heritage on geomorphological maps is presented in this paper. Nine iconic examples from the Italian landscape, selected in different morphogenetic and morphoclimatic contexts, are proposed to test the methodology in relation to point, polyline and polygon features. Moreover, guidelines for mapping are suggested according to the importance of the site and to the complexity of processes characterizing each case study.

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The Classification Scheme of the Piemonte Geological Map and the OntoGeonous initiative

Cited by 8 publications

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Fieldtrips and Virtual Tours as Geotourism Resources: Examples from the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (NW Italy)

Fieldtrips and Virtual Tours as Geotourism Resources: Examples from the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (NW Italy)

Geology of Piemonte region (NW Italy, Alps–Apennines interference zone)

Advances in Geoheritage Mapping: Application to Iconic Geomorphological Examples from the Italian Landscape

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