GREAL took part in the “From Map to GIS” seminar, held on 28–29 October 2026 at the Department of Humanities, Roma Tre University, with a presentation on the design of a web-based historical geographic information system (Web-HGIS) for studying and enhancing access to documentation relating to the Arctic expedition led…
GREAL presents the Open Call for Pianeta Mare Film Lab! From December 7 to 11, 2026, at the Italian Institute of Germanic Studies, Villa Sciarra in Rome, videomakers and filmmakers under 30 are invited to take part in a week of creative research dedicated to the climatic, geographical, and cultural…
On Wednesday, 16 September, the Sala Elio Migliorini at the Società Geografica Italiana in Rome hosted a meeting dedicated to the presentation of the research on Gianni Albertini’s “Logbook” and the Heimen-SUCAI Arctic Expedition. The event, introduced by Claudio Cerreti, featured the participation of Roberta Rodelli and Gianluca Casagrande, the…
The volume by Roberta Rodelli and Gianluca Casagrande, dedicated to the logbook of the 1929 Arctic expedition of the Heimen-SUCAI, is now available in the Memorie della Società Geografica Italiana: Roberta Rodelli, Gianluca Casagrande, Gianni Albertini’s Logbook and the Expedition of the Heimen-SUCAI, Memorie della Società Geografica Italiana, XCVI, Rome,…
At the headquarters of the Italian Geographical Society, located in the historic Palazzetto Mattei within Villa Celimontana in Rome, a high-precision scientific documentation activity was carried out on an important Roman-era mosaic preserved in the library halls. The library represents one of the most significant geographical collections in Europe and…
In the afternoon and evening of 10 April 2026, an event was held at the headquarters of the Italian Geographical Society — Palazzetto Mattei in Villa Celimontana, Rome — as part of the 2026 edition of GeoNight, the European Night of Geography. The initiative, focused on scientific and cultural outreach,…
I pianeti sulla Terra: la 1ª Giornata di Studi Esogeografici all’Università Europea di Roma On 7 May 2026, at the Aula Master of the European University of Rome, the 1st Esogeographic Studies Day will take place, entitled “Planets on Earth. Analogy and Simulation for Travel and Human Activities on Other…
The in-classroom phase of the “Iter Ostiense” project has successfully come to an end. The initiative is an innovative educational pathway designed to introduce primary school pupils to the knowledge and appreciation of the historical and archaeological heritage of Ostia Antica. Developed in collaboration with the Ostia Antica Archaeological Park…
From October 1st to 3rd, 2025, GREAL worked at the private Albertini Family Archive in Milan to complete an important phase of the research project dedicated to the Arctic exploration of the vessel Heimen Sucai (1929). During the work sessions, the complete transcription of the expedition’s logbook was finalized, thanks…
The new issue of GEOGRAPHICA is now online:Representing the Dimensions of Landscape: GIS Analyses for the City of Trento by Tiziano Brunialti. Marking the 25th anniversary of the European Landscape Convention, the volume presents an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to analysing and sustainably managing urban and peri-urban landscapes. Through advanced Geographic…
The GREAL Laboratory of the European University of Rome has created an immersive virtual tour of the archaeological site of the Church of San Secondo on Polvese Island, in the heart of Lake Trasimeno. The tour allows users to digitally explore the area through 360° video spheres. Full screen View…
“La valle del fiume Amaseno. Fonti geostoriche per la conoscenza del territorio e per la sua valorizzazione” by Sara Carallo GREAL is pleased to announce the publication of a new volume in the Geographica series, published by IF Press. Titled “The Valley of the Amaseno River. Geohistorical Sources for Territorial…
From 2 to 4 July 2025, the city of Trento hosted the international conference Toponyms of Historical Linguistic Minorities in Italy, held at the headquarters of the Autonomous Region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The event was promoted by the Romano-Hellenic Division (RHD) of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical…
The Fourth Session of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN 2025) was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from April 28 to May 2, 2025, and was structured around nine thematic meetings. The central theme of the session was:“Advancing geographical names standardization through…
Iter Ostiense project, developed by GREAL in collaboration with the research centers WGSD and IRCIT, the Archaeological Park of Ostia Antica, and the DMO H2O Tevere Mare, has been officially launched in its final version for primary school activities. The first school to host the project was “Maestre Pie Filippini”…
The European University of Rome participated in the European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 (EGU2025), held in Vienna from April 27 to May 2, 2025. The EGU is the most important European scientific event dedicated to Earth, climate, and space sciences, attracting thousands of researchers from around the world. The…
On April 10th, 2025, a field trip to Sutri was organized by Professor Bizzarri with the involvement of the GREAL geographic research laboratory. Students from the Degree Program in Tourism and Territorial Development and the Degree Program in Primary Education Sciences took part in the activity. The itinerary included a…
The GREAL Laboratory of the European University of Rome has developed a 3D model of the architectural complex consisting of the Church of San Secondo, of medieval origin, and the building of the former Olivetan Monastery, located on Polvese Island, in the heart of Lake Trasimeno. The initiative is part…
On Tuesday, September 24th, the second seminar of the ProSiMo Project will take place. The event can be attended in person at the GREAL laboratory, located on the -1 floor of the European University of Rome, or remotely via a dedicated link. The second seminar of Project ProSiMo II presents the final results of the international collaboration…
From Tuesday, June 11 to Friday, June 28, the exhibition titled ” Il Grande Viaggio dell’Ingegner Albertini. La “Heimen Sucai” nei Mari Artici. Maggio-Settembre 1929″ will be held in the atrium of the European University of Rome.
On May 31, 2024, the “Guido Fanti” Multipurpose Hall of the Regione Emilia Romagna headquarters in Bologna will host the presentation of the “Dieci e Lode” project.
GREAL took part in a scientific workshop hosted by the University of Jaén, Spain, from May 6 to 9, 2024. The initiative was held within the framework of the collaboration entitled “Tools for researching and documenting historical landscape: historical text mining, remote sensing, HGIS and virtualization”, established between LabE2 at…
GREAL participated in a scientific workshop from May 6 to 9, 2024, at the University of Jaén, Spain. The event took place within the framework of the collaboration titled “Tools for researching and documenting historical landscapes: historical text mining, remote sensing, HGIS, and virtualization,” established between the LabE2 of the…
On March 13, 2024, the European University of Rome hosted a conference on the theme of “Climate Justice”, held in the university’s Aula Master and organized by the Degree Program in Law, with the participation of distinguished speakers from other institutions. The rationale behind this scientific event was summarized by…
The Geographic Research and Application Laboratory (GREAL) of the European University of Rome is pleased to announce the public presentation of the PRIN 2022 project “Island 4 Future”, on February 7, 2024, starting at 11:00 AM, at the “Sala del Consiglio”, Università Roma Tre, Via Ostiense 234-236, Rome. The PRIN…
Between November 9th and 11th, an international workshop took place at the Universidad de Jaén (UJA), Spain. The title of the initiative was “ Multidisciplinary Actions to Add Value to the project ‘Archaeological and Environmental Risk Chart and Digital Actions for Smart Tourism of tumbledown Historica-Cultural Heritage in Natural Landscapes of the province of Jaén (DIGITALESCAPE)”.
On Friday, October 27, 2023, at 10:00 AM, the Aula Magna of the European University of Rome will host the presentation of the book “80th Parallel. An Adventure Through Science and Ice” by Paola Catapano, project manager of the PolarQuest2018 expedition and science communicator at CERN in Geneva. The book…
A study was recently published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology entitled “Different types of virtual natural environments enhance subjective vitality through restorativeness”. by an interdisciplinary team consisting of Annalisa Theodorou, Luciano Romano, Gregory N. Bratman, Giuseppe A. Carbone, Roberta Rodelli, Gianluca Casagrande and Angelo Panno. The study investigated…
Within the framework of the LabGeoNet collaboration network among Italy’s scientific geographic laboratories, GREAL has released its free geoservice system for GIS data processing. The system was developed by the IT office of the European University of Rome under Eng. Marco Spanu: testing was completed on January 23rd and normal operation…
This 1:1 scale 3D model of the Norge airship was created as part of the Shadow Of Norge project, aiming to digitally reconstruct the historical dirigible in its original shape and size. The model was developed using 3DStudio Max, a professional tool for 3D modeling and animation. The reconstruction is…