Un sistema informativo per l'Albergo dei Poveri di Genova

The field of cultural heritage benefits from the use of Information and Communications Technologies, which can optimize the knowledge process. This fact is crucial for the conservation and the development of the historical built heritage. The information about an architectural complex is heterogeneous and differs in disciplinary field and the degree of detail: the structured management of this information can support planning, decision-making and monitoring phases. This paper presents the practical example of an information system applied to the built heritage, in particular to the Albergo dei Poveri in Genoa. A huge number of data and information have been organized in one database, in order to provide a synthesis of the building, acquainted with its complexity, and at the same time allow an in-depth knowledge. The graphical visualization by means of GIS eases to query the database; the next publishing of the project as a web-GIS will allow to share and release the wide knowledge that different expertises have acquired on the building with a long-time research.