Published February 28, 2026 | Version 1.0.0
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Carta nautica - Optimized Digital Cultural Heritage Object - Aldrovandi Digital Twin

  • 1. Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
  • 2. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Description

Optimized Digital Cultural Heritage Object of "Carta nautica" from the Aldrovandi Digital Twin. The original object is held by Biblioteca Universitaria di Bologna (Bologna). This dataset contains the version optimised for real-time online interaction. Includes metadata (meta.ttl) and provenance (prov.trig) files following the CHAD-AP ontology.

Methods

Acquisition and digitization followed the reproducible workflow documented in doi:10.46298/transformations.14773.

Data was acquired using digital photography (Nikkor 50mm, Nikon D7200).

Processing software: 3DF Zephyr, ATON, Blender, GIMP, Instant Meshes, Nextcloud.

Metadata follows the Cultural Heritage Acquisition and Digitisation Application Profile (CHAD-AP) based on CIDOC-CRM.

Notes

This dataset is part of the CHANGES project (Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Next-Gen Sustainable Society), Spoke 4, funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.3 (Project PE 0000020 - CUP B53C22003780006).

The Aldrovandi Digital Twin documents the temporary exhibition "The Other Renaissance: Ulisse Aldrovandi and the Wonders of the World" held at Palazzo Poggi Museum, Bologna (December 2022 - May 2023).

Notes

No copyright or related rights are claimed in these digital reproductions. The files are released under CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).

Please note that the original works may qualify as cultural heritage assets under Italian law (D. Lgs. 42/2004). Consequently, although the digital reproductions are released under CC0, certain uses — and in particular commercial uses — may be subject to specific authorisations, restrictions, or fees pursuant to the applicable provisions governing the reproduction and publication of cultural heritage assets. Users are therefore responsible for ensuring compliance with Italian cultural heritage regulations before undertaking any commercial exploitation of the images.

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Additional details

Related works

Is described by
Model: https://w3id.org/dharc/ontology/chad-ap (URL)
Is documented by
Journal article: 10.3724/2096-7004.di.2024.0061 (DOI)
Journal article: 10.46298/transformations.14773 (DOI)
Journal article: 10.1016/j.daach.2023.e00309 (DOI)

Funding

European Union - NextGenerationEU
CHANGES - Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Next-Gen Sustainable Society PE 0000020