International Conference Digital Speleology: Data, Technologies and Cadastres for the Protection of Underground Heritage

[Ferdinando Didonna]

Syphonia 2024 title deliberately chosen to recall the "siphons", characteristic features often present along the karst conduits in which water flows, just as in the case of the underground stretch of the Bussento river, located between the municipalities of Caselle in Pittari and Morigerati.

The meeting will focus on the driving themes of " Water, Caves, Future ".

International Conference - Digital Speleology: Data, Technologies and Cadastres for the Protection of Underground Heritage and Territory Management [https://www.tetide.org/syphonia2024/programma/]
Thursday 31 October 9.30am – 6.30pm

9.30 Greetings from the Authorities and partners

10:00 Grotto Center Platform Features: Frederic Urien and Ayub Nehili
In-depth analysis of the Grotto Center features and its role in promoting global collaboration and access to crucial speleological information.

10.45 Experiences with Wiki Cave: Emmanuel Ndiema
Experiences with Wiki Cave, the role of these platforms in connecting speleological communities globally.

11.30 Speleological Abstracts (SA/BBS) on Grottocenter: Frederik Urien
An overview of the Speleological Abstracts on Grottocenter, underlining the importance of sharing documents and information in the
speleological community.

12.15 Spreading the Culture of the Land Registry: Fabrizio Toso
A useful tool for speleologists and an indispensable reminder of the knowledge of the underground world

1.00pm Lunch break

2.30pm Natural caves and artificial cavities in territorial planning: sharing of some experiences: Mario Parise

3.15pm The CaveSurvey project: Aleksandar Stoev
An Open Source project, development and potential in the field of speleology.

16:00 A new approach to cave data and documentation management in Switzerland : Stefan Näff

4.45pm Mitigation of geological risk associated with artificial cavities: geodatabases as forecasting tools : Paolo Guarino

5.30pm SSI-ISPRA Convention – Giovanni Belvederi and Paolo Guarino
In-depth analysis of the SSI – ISPRA Convention, examining the current state and prospects of the National Registry of Artificial Cavities and the National Geodatabase of Artificial Cavities.

6.15pm Discussion and Conclusions