The course aims to show the potential of digital systems in organising and managing research, design and restoration work in the field of Cultural Heritage.
Digital technologies for three-dimensional surveying, GIS and BIM technologies applied in architectural and archaeological contexts as information management tools, and Artificial Intelligence systems applied to the conservation and valorisation of Cultural Heritage will be presented. Therefore, in this course we want to deepen all those applications of innovative technologies that can support the knowledge and restoration of cultural heritage even if they are not yet widely applied.

TOPIC 1 (3 HOURS)
Introduction to the course geared toward digital management and representation systems for cultural heritage preservation.
Hints of cartography
TOPIC 2 ( 2 HOURS)
Concept of coordinate system: absolute coordinate systems, local coordinate systems
TOPIC 3 ( 3 HOURS)
Concept of Point Cloud; Constituent elements of a point cloud
TOPIC 4 (2 HOURS)
Experimental coordinates: geometric, physical
TOPIC 5 ( 3 HOURS)
Derived coordinates: normal to the point and its implications. Color coordinates
TOPIC 6 (2 HOURS)
Information management systems: GIS and its applications in Cultural Heritage.
TOPIC 7 ( 3 HOURS)
Simple point cloud; Structured point cloud.
TOPIC 8 (2 HOURS)
Information management systems: the BIM and HBIM and its applications in Cultural Heritage
TOPIC 9 (3 HOURS)
Construction of a complex point cloud model from direct survey, critical analysis
TOPIC 10 (2 HOURS)
Tools of indirect survey: Principles of optics, Chambers , objectives
TOPIC 11 (3 HOURS)
Construction of a complex point cloud model from photomodeling, critical analysis
TOPIC 12 (2 HOURS)
Data extraction methods and their representation
In-depth seminar on GIS and Cultural Heritage (3 HOURS)
Seminar on Artificial Intelligence (4 HOURS)
EXERCISE 
Execution and graphic representation of the three-dimensional survey of a contemporary artwork within conventions with public and/or private institutions

There are no propaedeutic courses and it is recommended to have passed:
Drawing 1
Drawing 2
Computer Science

The student must acquire a good ability to use the dedicated software and be able to independently develop a project on the type of exercises carried out in the classroom.
The student must be able to draw up a report in electronic format (*.docx, *.pdf; *.pptx ) in which he/she communicates the results obtained from the development of the elaborated project.
During the oral examination, the student must explain, in appropriate language, the development of the project and the results achieved.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to the recommended texts (e.g. slides, handouts, exercises, bibliography) and the lecturer's communications specific to the course can be found on the Moodle platform ‘ blended.uniurb.it (http://blended.uniurb.it)

Teaching

The course is divided into a series of frontal lessons concerning the framework of the discipline and application examples. In addition to the lessons, there will be two practical exercises to develop an awareness of the form, the degree of visual education, the learning of and the ability to translate through the graphic medium the representation of a cultural asset in the plane and space.

Attendance

Recommended frequency of lessons.

The practical exercises are an integral part of the final preparation and must therefore be completed in all their parts (even for students who are not attending).

Course books

-Alessandro Seravalli “Gis Theories and Applications” Publisher La Mandragora - 2011
- Materials provided by the lecturer during the course.

Assessment

The final examination consists of:

- an interview on the topics included in the syllabus with a question for each topic that will be graded in 30ths: for each question (18-22 for sufficient answers; 23-27 for discrete answers with some shortcomings in the ownership of the topic; 28-30 for good answers that demonstrate ownership of the topic and technical language)

- oral presentation of the graphical dossier, including the exercises carried out during the course. The paper must present graphic coherence and correct graphic language according to the conventions. It will be part of the final evaluation (evaluated in 30ths according to the criteria of completeness of the exercise, correct execution, correct presentation).

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

The course is divided into a series of frontal lessons concerning the framework of the discipline and application examples. In addition to the lessons, there will be two practical exercises to develop an awareness of the form, the degree of visual education, the learning of and the ability to translate through the graphic medium the representation of a cultural asset in the plane and space.

Attendance

Recommended frequency of lessons.Please contact the teacher to agree on the exercises and study materials for further study.

The practical exercises are an integral part of the final preparation and must therefore be completed in all their parts (even for students who are not attending).

Course books

-Alessandro Seravalli “Gis Theories and Applications” Publisher La Mandragora - 2011
- Materials provided by the lecturer during the course.

Assessment

The final examination consists of:

- an interview on the topics included in the syllabus with a question for each topic that will be graded in 30ths: for each question (18-22 for sufficient answers; 23-27 for discrete answers with some shortcomings in the ownership of the topic; 28-30 for good answers that demonstrate ownership of the topic and technical language)

- oral presentation of the graphical dossier, including the exercises carried out during the course. The paper must present graphic coherence and correct graphic language according to the conventions. It will be part of the final evaluation (evaluated in 30ths according to the criteria of completeness of the exercise, correct execution, correct presentation).

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

For the computer part we recommend the use of a PC with Windows operating system in the latest versions.