VISITING ARTISTIC AND VISITING ARTISTIC AND HISTORICAL SIGHTS - GIS/GPS HISTORICAL SIGHTS - GIS/GPS

EXPERIMENTS ON EXPERIMENTS ON MULTIMEDIA GUIDESMULTIMEDIA GUIDES

G. Adembri, I. Arezzini, M. Gherardelli, P. F. G. Adembri, I. Arezzini, M. Gherardelli, P. F. Pellegrini Pellegrini

University of Florence

Electronics & Telecommunications Department

Telecommunications Laboratory

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A portable system for planning A portable system for planning visits to artistic sightsvisits to artistic sights

Research included in:Research included in:

"Technologies for the protection, quality evaluation and "Technologies for the protection, quality evaluation and localization of multimedia content for Cultural Heritage“localization of multimedia content for Cultural Heritage“

Project:Project:

PRINPRIN 2004 - 2006 2004 - 2006

Co-financed by MIUR: Ministry of Education and ResearchCo-financed by MIUR: Ministry of Education and Research

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Main activity goalMain activity goalThe system includes:The system includes:

• Hand-held GPS navigation guide to Hand-held GPS navigation guide to monuments monuments

• Multimedia approachMultimedia approach • Database of historical monumentsDatabase of historical monuments

– Multi-language text descriptions (Italian/English)Multi-language text descriptions (Italian/English)– Multi-language audio descriptions (Italian/English)Multi-language audio descriptions (Italian/English)– ImagesImages

• Map database:Map database:– Raster map imagesRaster map images

– Georeferenced street intersections Georeferenced street intersections

– Georeferenced streetGeoreferenced street

• Interactive (touch screen feature)Interactive (touch screen feature)• Compatible with Galileo signals Compatible with Galileo signals

• Design of a portable system as a guide to Design of a portable system as a guide to artistic sightsartistic sights

• Realization of a prototype with original ‘ad hoc’ Realization of a prototype with original ‘ad hoc’ developed software (no commercial package)developed software (no commercial package)

• Test on real environment (city of Bologna)Test on real environment (city of Bologna)

Streets

Images

Texts

Audio

Monument database

Developed SWGPSmedia1.0.exe

Map database

Image maps

3D

GPS signal

Street intersections

Georeference data

TABLET PC

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4.4.Palazzo MagnaniPalazzo Magnani

3.3.Casa IsolaniCasa Isolani

2.2.San Giovanni in Monte ComplexSan Giovanni in Monte Complex

1.1.San Giacomo Maggiore ChurchSan Giacomo Maggiore Church

Case studyCase studyA portion of BOLOGNA’s city A portion of BOLOGNA’s city

centrecentre

Test site considered in cooperation with:Test site considered in cooperation with:

Prof. Francesca BocchiProf. Francesca Bocchi

Gina Fasoli Centre - University of BolognaGina Fasoli Centre - University of Bologna

Monuments consideredMonuments considered

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Map database realizationMap database realization

• Georeferenced map graph

• intersections: 519 intersections: 519 nodesnodes

• streets: 712 branchesstreets: 712 branches

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OperationsOperations• Viewing the Cultural Heritage map areaViewing the Cultural Heritage map area

• Visualizing a chart of a monument with:Visualizing a chart of a monument with:– imagesimages

– multi-language text (Italian/English)multi-language text (Italian/English)

• Listening to multi-language information Listening to multi-language information (Italian/English)(Italian/English)

• Navigating in real-time map area (GPS receiver) Navigating in real-time map area (GPS receiver)

• Tracking route from one point to any other Tracking route from one point to any other point on the map point on the map

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GPSmedia featuresGPSmedia features• Viewing the complete map

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GPSmedia featuresGPSmedia features• Visualizing chart of a monument

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GPSmedia featuresGPSmedia features• Visualizing a zoom (4:1) of a map portion

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GPSmedia featuresGPSmedia features• Listening to audio documentation

audio activated

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GPSmedia featuresGPSmedia features• Change type of map

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GPSmedia featuresGPSmedia features• Track route to any map point from GPS position

GPS activated

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GPSmedia featuresGPSmedia features• Visualizing position coordinates

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GPSmedia featuresGPSmedia features• Changing map database

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GPSmedia featuresGPSmedia features• Can be used on a Tablet PC

• or on a PDA device

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System TestSystem TestEquipment:

• Tablet PC with SW developed “GPSmedia” (vers 1.0)• Bluetooth GPS

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The 1st test was performed in september 2006 and the 2nd in march 2007 in Bologna

System TestSystem Test

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Future developmentsFuture developments• Integration of an odometer system based on

pedometer with digital compass

• Implementation for optimized planning circuit to visit a given number of monuments

• Implementation to match the characteristics of the future Galileo navigation system

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ContactsContactsDepartment of Electronics and Telecommunications

Telecommunications Laboratoryhttp://labtele.det.unifi.it/

University of Florencevia S. Marta, 3 50139 Firenze – Italy tel. +39 055 4796 267

People:

Prof. Pier Franco Pellegrini

pf.pellegrini@labtele.det.unifi.it

Prof. Monica Gherardelli

Ing. Maurizio Tommasini

Ing. Gabriele Poli

Ing. Giulia Adembri

Ing. Ivan Arezzini

Dott. Michelle Johnson

Dott. Renato Lucchesi