San Leonardo in Arcetri: innovazione tecnologica per la gestione integrata dei beni culturali

The purpose of this work is the cataloging and appreciation of the cultural and artistic heritage of Florence through the use of new technologies (laser scanning, 3D modeling, virtual tours, web publishing). The research is aimed at creating innovative solutions that enable the use and management of specialist documents in a structured and interactive way within a shared environment and affordable for everyone. The Church of San Leonardo in Arcetri in Florence was identified as the first object of interest,. The church dates from the eleventh to the mid of the fourteenth century was associated with the church of San Pier Scheraggio, which has been incorporated into the structure of the Uffizi. Afte r the demolition of the church of San Pier Scheraggio, the pulpit from that church was rebuilt in San Leonardo. The church and the pulpit were subject to several measurement surveys: laser phase shift 3D scanning for the architectural and environment context, triangulation 3D scanning for the detailed context; photographic high resolution covering laser scanner surveys and photo graphic details for the documentation of works of art contained within the church; topographic for the definition in a local reference system. The surveys were supported by historical and artistic research, explaining the history of the church and the pulpit, and providing stylistic and iconographi c descriptions. The collaboration with the Visual Computing Lab of the Institute of Information Science and Technologies - National Research Council in Pisa led to the creation of a 3D web page that allows interactive manipulation of complex three-dimensional models from 3D scan data. The project can be considered as an example of the comprehensive and integrated acquisition of a site of interest, where the data collection is supported by an intuitive and complete presentation system.