Un sistema informativo al supporto dell'esplorazione subacquea e la localizzazione di nuovi siti archeologici = An informative system to support underwater exploration and the localization of new archaeological sites

In the frame of the THESAURUS project 2011-2013, financed by Regione Toscana (Italy) (framework of the FAS program 2007-2013, CIPE Deliberation, Italian government, 166/2007) an informative system has been developed in order to manage information retrieved during underwater campaigns and off-line elaborations as well as the historical-archival data: the database contains data regarding shipwrecks and carried materials, finds (such as amphorae, coins, etc.) and other contents (oil, wine, etc.), general goods and related sources. Due to the heterogeneity of the managed data, the developed system exploits, as database, an hybrid infrastructure which is composed of a relational unit, an XML unit and a semantic unit. In an automated way, using data mining algorithms, this system is queried in order to obtain information related to a probability map finalized to localize new archaeological sites. Informative system is accessible by different field research groups. A dissemination Web site is also freely accessible in order to retrieve general information stored into the system.