Geological heritage database - Point geosites

Vector data base, georeferenced, containing information on the location and characteristics of places of particular geological and geomorphological interest, whose value is mainly scientific and landscape. These places form a corpus that can be defined as Geosites of the Emilia-Romagna Region and represent a part of the geological heritage of local importance of the territory. They are represented through points, as their territorial extension is limited. The identification of the geological assets took place with the preliminary analysis of the geological cartography, the study of the terrain and the cataloguing of the geological object. The data collected and structured through the GIS provide information on the geographical location, geological characteristics, existing protections, in relation to all areas, points and routes of observation surveyed. The database also contains photographs, in-depth texts, possible possibilities of use, bibliographic indications and is continuously updated in relation to the evolution of knowledge, environmental dynamics and changes induced by human actions. The database of Geosites is the basic tool for the identification of places that have aspects of rarity and uniqueness, where there are important testimonies of the geological and geomorphological history of the regional territory. It is a catalog that collects data relating to outcrops, morphologies, caves and springs that during the surveys carried out by the Geological Service have returned particularly important and significant data from a scientific point of view.