Articles by Alessandro Asta

2016 Open Access Article Download PDF BibTeX

RAPTOR 1.5. Aggiornamenti e sperimentazione

Matteo Frassine, Giuseppe Naponiello, Stefania De Francesco, Alessandro Asta

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RAPTOR (Ricerca Archivi e Pratiche per la Tutela Operativa Regionale) is a geo-database developed in order to supply officials of the Italian Superintendency for Archaeological Heritage with a user-friendly instrument to handle those daily administrative practices that have an impact on the territory. The system, two years after it was presented for the first time during the 2012 ArcheoFOSS, has been tested and developed in order to refine the computer-supported procedure that now enables us to manage the whole variety of work carried out in every kind of geographical context, including urban and marine sites. The mapping of the archaeological results is also envisaged. Part of the computer procedure consists of a quick recording system, which allows the official archaeologist to register the basic data including geographic features of an archaeological site or of areas with no archaeological evidence. At the same time, a more detailed analysis is also possible. Geometries can be linked to the site information sources and the whole available scientific record can be uploaded. In this way, it is also possible to manage the most complex sites. Archaeological firms can log on to the system to upload the excavation reports drawn up in line with the standards outlined by the Superintendencies.

«Archeologia e Calcolatori» 2016, Supplemento 8, 61-71

2015 Open Access Article Download PDF BibTeX

Raptor 1.1. Archeologia nella pratica: dai progetti alla documentazione di scavo

Matteo Frassine, Giuseppe Naponiello, Stefania De Francesco, Alessandro Asta

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RAPTOR (Italian acronym for Ricerca Archivi e Pratiche per la Tutela Operativa Regionale) is a geodatabase specifically designed to manage the administrative procedures of the Italian archaeological superintendencies. The software was originally developed by the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici of Friuli Venezia Giulia and it is currently shared with the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici of Lombardy and Veneto, in order to define and support the use of common standards. The system does not require any particular skill in computer sciences and, given the lack of human and financial resources, it is intentionally structured to allow an autonomous approach for each user, in order to offer the possibility of a collaborative work. Currently the development has been focused on a suite of applications, which helps to redact those documents that are in direct relationship with the territory and cultural heritage protection. Thanks to a wizard, which guides the Superintendency officers through the compilation of few simple forms in the database, in combination with the use of a set of drawing tools, it is possible not only to map every single project carried out in the territory of jurisdiction, but also to have a general overview of the archaeological excavation’s outcome. For this reason, a specific section of the system is dedicated to professionals and private society, so that the documentation of their work, compiled in accordance with the given standard, can be directly uploaded in the archives of the Superintendency.

«Archeologia e Calcolatori» 2015, Supplemento 7, 169-178

2009 Open Access Article Download PDF BibTeX

Un’esperienza di didattica e lavoro con software libero in ambiente universitario: il caso di Montegrotto Terme (Padova)

Piergiovanna Grossi, Alessandro Asta, Simone Deola, Simone Pedron

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A new didactic approach in open-source software was applied during the latest archaeological excavations managed by the University of Padua at the site of Montegrotto Terme (Padova). A team of archaeologists and students conducted the surveying activities and obtained good results.

«Archeologia e Calcolatori» 2009, Supplemento 2, 287-300