ISPRS-Archives

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

ISPRS-Archives

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

2194-9034

Copernicus Publications

Göttingen, Germany

10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-5-W2-2023-37-2023

A BIM/GIS DIGITALIZATION PROCESS TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIAL OF DISUSED RAILWAYS IN ITALY

Garramone

¹ Scaioni

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4058-6176

Dept. of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, via Ponzio 31, 20133 Milano, Italy

13 06 2023

XLVIII-5/W2-2023 37 42

2023

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Digitization processes, i.e., the practice of converting physical assets into digital assets, are gradually transforming the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Owner Operators (AECOO) industry, and it concerns new and existing buildings and infrastructures. This study is about the management of disused railways and aims to present a BIM (Building Information Modelling) / GIS (Geographic Information Systems) workflow to identify and model disused railways buildings. The workflow was tested on the <i>‘Potenza Inferiore Scalo’ – ‘Laurenzara’</i> disused railway located in the South of Italy. The objective is the creation of a comprehensive digital database to help decision-makers give new utility to these existing infrastructures and buildings. And this is because the railway heritage can represent an essential factor in sustainable development processes and landscape regeneration.