Translating urban history, research and sources, into interactive digital libraries

Many results of historical studies regarding Cultural Heritage assets are still recorded and stored into traditional books and reports. They quote essential documents, iconography and archival sources. The efforts done in the last years by digitizing libraries and archives contents represent just a first step towards a digital communication of historical research results. The challenge is in looking for a new digital access to outcomes linking also to the related sources. The use of GIS technology and 3D modelling allow a new way to share historical information among the specialists who need to access those information to document, preserve and manage Cultural Heritage assets. In particular basic historical information about urban centres can be archived and transmitted by using shape files, 3D models by using the most advanced 3Dpdf format and complex historical research results connected and presented by using hyper texts which can be easily published as websites. All these platforms produce critical readings linked to digital libraries where the users are able to access the data but also to integrate those data in digital platform.