Italy holds the world record for sites recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site. The historic centers of Rome, Florence and Venice are unique examples of entire cities recognized as extensive archaeological sites to be preserved and enhanced for future generations. The vulnerability of this heritage and the ever-increasing impact of natural disasters determine the importance of managing archaeological sites at risk. This sector has a fundamental importance in which engineering has the task of knowing the causes, studying the dynamics and propose design solutions aimed at the conservation of sites and archaeological heritage.
There are several archeological sites under these kinds of risk:
- hydraulic risk (floods and mudslides and debris);
- hydrogeological and geomorphological (subsidence, instability, landslides);
- seismic risk;
- chemical-environmental (acid rain, pollution, …).
IDRAN has advanced skills and tools for monitoring archaeological sites and in particular for:
- topographical detailed survey from the ground (GPS, laser scanner) and remotely (satellite remote sensing, Lidar and drones / UAVs);
- the acquisition, processing and analysis of digital data for 2D and 3D modeling of sites and monuments, both CAD and GIS;
- numerical modeling of physical processes for the knowledge and prevention of the phenomena that characterize the hydrogeological risk (software for the digital reconstruction of flood events, landslides, …).
IDRAN proposes itself as a specialized company for scientific studies and projects for the maintenance and protection of environmental-naturalistic and historical-cultural interest sites, especially when water is the main critical element, offering specialist solutions and skills for the design and the direction of interventions for the safety of sites and works of archaeological interest.