Unlocking cultural heritage: leveraging georeferenced tools and open data for enhanced cultural tourism experiences

This article underscores the importance of digitally preserving and accessing Cultural Heritage through techniques like 3D modelling, WebGIS, and cloud storage. It explores collaborative efforts using crowdsourcing and Linked Data initiatives. The second part focuses on integrated digitisation strategies, advocating an integrated approach involving computer and human sciences, addressing tangible and intangible heritage, globalisation's impact, and UNESCO guidelines. The article shares insights from the research group's experiences in digitising Cultural Heritage, encompassing projects at territorial and urban scales. These initiatives encompass diverse documentation methods, 3D modeling, and innovative technologies for disseminating data and creating virtual experiences. Ultimately, the article concludes by underlining how digital technologies have the potential to enrich Cultural Heritage, for example fostering sustainable tourism.