{"id":462,"date":"2018-11-20T06:32:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T06:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acarbio.org\/?p=462"},"modified":"2021-11-26T10:48:40","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T10:48:40","slug":"open-mapter-map-the-terraces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acarbio.org\/en\/open-mapter-map-the-terraces\/","title":{"rendered":"Open MAPTER – MAPPING THE TERRACES OF THE AMALFI COAST"},"content":{"rendered":"

An innovative crowd collaboration project
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THE PROJECT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

To map step by step parts of the terraces of the Amalfi Coast.<\/span> This means collecting GPS data about the presence of terraces, their state, their vegetation and cultivation, and objects related to terraced landscapes: dry stone walls, waterways, cisterns, and others.<\/p>\n

THE AIM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

To obtain a map, an overview and data about the current state of the terraces of the Amalfi Coast<\/span>, an idea about the quantity of dry stone walls and their maintainance state, and to understand the state of cultivation and vegetation. This will serve for landscape planning purposes<\/p>\n

THE METHOD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone with a smartphone can contribute.<\/span> Via the app maps.me you sign points, make descriptions and send the data to us. We will insert it in our map on Open Street Map OMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION and volunteers
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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! If you have time to make a nice walk throguh the terraces AND have a smartphone, YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The aim of this project is to collect more data about actual state of the terraces and develop a protection strategy. We aim to involve as many people as possible: local authorities, representatives of different organizations of the Amalfi Coast, as well as private individuals who would be interested in contributing to creation of the map. The very special thing about OPEN MAPTER is, that to be a part of it, you don’t need to have nor very specific knowledge neither equipment. What you need is a smartphone with app MAPS.ME, a little free time and good will.
\nIf you are interested in participating, write us a mail at staff@riservabiosferacostiera.org<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND ABOUT TERRACED LANDSCAPES<\/h3>\n

Terraces are horizontal fields established on steep slopes in order to be able to cultivate them and keep the water in the ground. With their different shapes, uses and made of different materials, terraces are a peculiar element of many European as well as global cultural landscapes. Terracing makes it possible to cultivate areas difficult to reach, but at the same time their maintenance and even cultivation itself requires a great deal of effort.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

For this reason, in recent decades we can observe a gradual deterioration of the terraces. Farmers’ desire to reduce costs has led them to use cultivation and reconstruction methods (such as use of chemical fertilizers and cement to rebuild walls) that are threatening the environment and destructing the terraces. <\/span><\/p>\n

We realize that the terraces, in addition to agricultural value, are a testimony of past times and traditional rural economy. Therefore, from the need to protect this extraordinary type of landscape, ACARBIO together with Amadeo di Marco and Antonia Gravagnuolo has started the project of collaborative mapping of terraces of the Amalfi Coast<\/strong> which will allow us to collect more data about their actual state.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Landscape mapping remains a fundamental tool for land management and planning. Collaborative mapping tools, based on \u201copen\u201d data sharing, can be effectively used for detailed mapping of terraced areas<\/strong>. Furthermore, presence of an extended network simplifies the management of any eventual problems in the use of the collaborative platform, thanks to the technical support they can be easily solved by the users themselves.<\/p>\n

The objectives of the course are to provide a preliminary overview of the motivations that lead to the use of Open Street Map (OSM); secondly, it enables to get to know the whole process of making a personalized map; a final goal of a collaborative mapping activity is to create a collaborative thematic map.<\/p>\n