The IGCP 714 project “3GEO – Geoclimbing & Geotrekking in Geoparks” is financed by the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) and supported by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). In this paper, we report on the results of the first phase of the project focused on the criteria to be adopted to select geodiversity sites equipped for climbing or trekking. The selection of geoclimbing sites and geotrekking routes is aimed at combining multimedia tools and outdoor activities for Geosciences promotion and conservation in UNESCO Global Geoparks, aspiring geoparks or geoparks project, and also in protected areas featuring geoheritage sites. Indeed, both outdoor activities and multimedia tools favour the pursuing of many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (e.g., 3, 4, 8, 11). An international consortium of geoscientists from 12 different countries selected, through the proposed procedure, 22 geoclimbing sites, and then they also detected 30 geotrekking routes mirroring Earth geodiversity. At some test sites (geoclimbing and geotrekking) multimedia tools and digital outcrop models have been developed through different methodological approaches (e.g., Structure from Motion and Multi-View Stereo photogrammetry), to open the way to the second part of the project still in progress. These sites and the relative virtual models are herein also shown. The final aim of the IGCP 714 project is indeed to create an open data repository (digital outcrop models, videos, virtual tours, photos, scientific information, and interpretations) to upload data of the selected sites to mirror Earth geodiversity for different users including tourists and school groups.

The IGCP 714 Project “3GEO – Geoclimbing & Geotrekking in Geoparks” – Selection of Geodiversity Sites Equipped for Climbing for Combining Outdoor and Multimedia Activities / I.M. Bollati, A. Masseroli, M. Al Kindi, L. Cezar, A. Chrobak-Žuffová, A. Dongre, C. Fassoulas, E. Fazio, M. Garcia-Rodríguez, J. Knight, J.J. Matthews, R.G.F. de Araújo Pereira, C. Viani, M. Williams, G.M. Amato, T. Apuani, E. de Castro, E. Fernández-Escalante, M. Fernandes, M. Forzese, F. Gianotti, G. Goyanes, F. Loureiro, A. Kandekar, M. Koleandrianou, R. Maniscalco, E. Nikolakakis, M. Palomba, M. Pelfini, G. Tronti, E. Zanoletti, A. Zerboni, M. Zucali. - In: GEOHERITAGE. - ISSN 1867-2477. - 16:3(2024), pp. 79.1-79.27. [10.1007/s12371-024-00976-4]

The IGCP 714 Project “3GEO – Geoclimbing & Geotrekking in Geoparks” – Selection of Geodiversity Sites Equipped for Climbing for Combining Outdoor and Multimedia Activities

I.M. Bollati
Primo
;
A. Masseroli
Secondo
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T. Apuani;M. Pelfini;G. Tronti;A. Zerboni
Penultimo
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M. Zucali
Ultimo
2024

Abstract

The IGCP 714 project “3GEO – Geoclimbing & Geotrekking in Geoparks” is financed by the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) and supported by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). In this paper, we report on the results of the first phase of the project focused on the criteria to be adopted to select geodiversity sites equipped for climbing or trekking. The selection of geoclimbing sites and geotrekking routes is aimed at combining multimedia tools and outdoor activities for Geosciences promotion and conservation in UNESCO Global Geoparks, aspiring geoparks or geoparks project, and also in protected areas featuring geoheritage sites. Indeed, both outdoor activities and multimedia tools favour the pursuing of many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (e.g., 3, 4, 8, 11). An international consortium of geoscientists from 12 different countries selected, through the proposed procedure, 22 geoclimbing sites, and then they also detected 30 geotrekking routes mirroring Earth geodiversity. At some test sites (geoclimbing and geotrekking) multimedia tools and digital outcrop models have been developed through different methodological approaches (e.g., Structure from Motion and Multi-View Stereo photogrammetry), to open the way to the second part of the project still in progress. These sites and the relative virtual models are herein also shown. The final aim of the IGCP 714 project is indeed to create an open data repository (digital outcrop models, videos, virtual tours, photos, scientific information, and interpretations) to upload data of the selected sites to mirror Earth geodiversity for different users including tourists and school groups.
3D-modeling; Geoclimbing; Geoconservation; Geodiversity; Geotrekking; IGCP-UNESCO
Settore GEO/04 - Geografia Fisica e Geomorfologia
   3GEO – Geoclimbing & Geotrekking in Geoparks: methods and tools for enhancement, sustainable fruition and educational projects
   UNESCO
2024
19-lug-2024
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