Introduzione ad AtlasFor/en

AtlasFor is an online web-app created by the LandscapeFor cultural Association, where points of interest (POI) and their fact sheets are georeferenced.

Introduction to AtlasFor

The platform

AtlasFor is a free access platform for browsing on any type of device in a simple way, offering advanced research options dedicated to specialistic topics in the field of cultural and social heritage.

The AtlasFor atlas is fully accessible by using a free software on the user's device, which was developed with full support to LibreJS.

Useful images for the tour and points of interest factsheets

Thanks to the sorting of iconographic materials based on their georeferencing on the map, contents are accessible by mobile devices in the same area: an unprecedented service for curious visitors and students.

Every POI comes with a folder of images and short videos with short captions documenting its chapters with an innovative visual storytelling: history, projects, events, context, explanations, and stories.

The APPA programme on AtlasFor

Here are the parties of the Active Landscape of the centre of Turin

APPA - Atlas of the Heritage and the "Active landscape" (parties and initiatives aimed at enhancing and preserving tangible and intangible landscapes) - is AtlasFor populating programme dedicated to territories surrounding Italian UNESCO Sites.

AtlasFor editorial staff

Taking part in editing APPA and presenting your work

An example of participation to APPA: Caffè Elena

The LandscapeFor Associations offers the parties of the "Active Landscape" the chance to take part in APPA as authors: with AtlasFor you can draft POI factsheets with your own account, with the help of our tutors and the validation of the editorial committee.

The parties offering services or expression activities of the intangible landscape can use AtlasFor to showcase their initiatives through original iconographic materials.

Presenting your research with original materials

Researchers and parties of the "Active landscape" who want to promote heritage can use AtlasFor as an innovative tool to create, update and publish their studies using images or videos.

Sorting iconographic materials on a geographical basis is very useful for researchers, who can publish little-known content like photos, videos, interviews, grey literature and audio files in an easy and affordable way.

How to draft a POI factsheet

Drafting a POI factsheet is easy. From your "Dashboard" draft the POI identity card with its localization and general description and affiliate it to the "Categories" and "Archives".

To know more about how to draft a POI factsheet see How to draft a POI factsheet.

What's a Media

Media are illustrated pages making up the POI factsheet. They consist of photos, videos or GIFs. Files are conformed to a standard and added to the chapters of the POI story, with short descriptions and thematic tags.

To known more about how to draft a media, visit Media.

Authors and sources

Every media includes both the authors of the POI factsheet and the origins of the multimedia files, and the digital and physical sources of the materials.

Research editors

Writers and editorial staff

Every editor of the "Active landscape" is given a "Dashboard" to draft POI factsheets, media, draft reports, in an ongoing dialogue with AtlasFor editorial staff, who verifies and enables users to publish complete and correct factsheets.

Research and group editing

For shared research projects among different users, the editorial staff can create upon request a work group for users to share materials and work together.

The work group can have a "Tutor" who can remotely intervene on other participants' work, suggest necessary corrections and reference the models of the Editorial staff.

Services for AtlasFor editors

Training tutorial and wiki

The LandscapeFor association provides a 4-hour training, a series of tutorials and a wiki to introduce the complete use of AtlasFor operational tools to new editors.

Per i tutorial puoi visitare il nostro canale di YouTube

Review and translation

AtlasFor editorial staff, supported by the scientific committee and together with the local referents of every territory reviews the POI factsheets to publish and, if missing, the translation into English or French.

News

The ""News"" service is available to the parties of the "Active landscape" promoting events and initiatives, to automatically copy every future event on their POI factsheet.

Repository

Editors and groups are provided with a repository to upload rough iconographic material while waiting for the creation of a media. Access to the repository can be limited to the editor only, their group and other groups.

Output con report

Un insieme di POI e di media selezionati possono essere editati in formato .pdf per un uso didattico, personale o turistico.

Output con articolo su AtlasFor Magazine

AtlasFor Magazine è un periodico registrato che illustra gli avanzamenti del progetto APPA e delle altre iniziative di AtlasFor. È dotato di un comitato scientifico che definisce i criteri di ammissibilità di quanto si pubblica.

Un insieme selezionato di POI e di media può essere editato e presentato con un articolo dedicato su AtlasFor Magazine.

AtlasFor per la didattica

Didattica con AtlasFor

Utilizzando la formazione di gruppi seguiti dai tutor, insieme ai servizi per i redattori (formazione, revisione, depositi materiali, report etc.) AtlasFor è uno strumento facilmente utilizzabile per le ricerche sul campo previste da corsi universitari, tesi o progetti scolastici.

Formando dei gruppi separati i docenti hanno la possibilità di gestire, correggere e valutare il lavoro dei propri studenti nell’elaborare un dossier su uno specifico tema di ricerca, chiedendone poi la pubblicazione su APPA per le parti complete e adeguate.

Tirocini presso LandscapeFor

L’Associazione LandscapeFor attiva convenzioni con gli Atenei per tirocini curriculari dedicati alla metodologia di ricerca e di redazione per la digitalizzazione del patrimonio culturale, anche partecipando al progetto APPA con materiali resi disponibili dagli Atenei.