Botanic Park

A map to make easier species recognition in a natural reserve

by Giuliano Vitali, Giulio Lazzerini (UniFI), Marco Vignudelli, Sergio Albertazzi, Gianfranco Fuzzi (Thesis 2008)

last version by Lorenzo Rocchi - Dic 2010.

Motivation to the study

Putting identible species pictures in a park guide to recognise them at a glance can increase interest into botany and didactical efficacy

 

Technology

Behind multiple excursions when almost every species have been identified multiple similarity methods have been adopted to put their photos on the back of a map. Photo size, resolution and location have been identified carefully. The map is available in a size to be sel-printed over 4 A4 or 2 A3 size paper sheets. The study area is the Centonara basin, within the Park of Gessi (near Bologna - Italy).

Problems Emerged

Not all pictures are optimal for recognition nor are them optimally placed and each year new species are also showing up

Acknoledgments

The project has been carried on with the collaboration of P.Rossi Pisa, A.Vicari, C.Ferrari, D.Bianco, Az.Dulcamara, Rosanna Epifani

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