Knowledge-based model for geomaterials in the Ancient Centre of Naples (Italy): towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage

An integrate approach, aimed at allowing the access to a large dataset, concerning Cultural Heritage, is proposed. The research, developed within Databenc-SNECS (High-Tech District for Cultural Heritage – Social Network of Historic Center Entities) project, aimed to represent and promote the knowledge of Campania historical centres through paradigms of technological intelligence. An innovative ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) architecture was designed to contain data concerning geomaterials (and relative decay) used in the historical site of Saints Marcellino and Festo (Naples, Italy), along with other ones from selected monuments of the Ancient Centre of Naples. Data, collected into a no-relational database, were processed to realize a 3D model whose prototype will be useful for preserving Cultural Heritage. A further interface, a geo-touristic application for mobile devices, NAppSTONES (Naples – Application – STONES), was developed. This latter, promoting the cultural heritage of the Ancient Centre of Naples, highlighted the close relationship between its geological and urban setting.