GREAL promotes interdisciplinary research activities focused on various themes in historical and applied geography, addressing issues related to territory, environment, and society. The current fields of study include:
- Historical Geography
- Exogeography
- Island Studies
- Toponymy
- Geotechnologies and Citizen Science
Each area represents a field of scientific and operational experimentation, supported by national and international collaborations. Through these research lines, the laboratory contributes to the advancement of geographic knowledge and technological innovation.isce allo sviluppo della conoscenza geografica e all’innovazione tecnologica.
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GREAL at the “From Map to GIS” Seminar: A Web-HGIS for Gianni Albertini’s Arctic Expedition
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…
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Volume Dedicated to Gianni Albertini’s “Logbook” and the Heimen-SUCAI Arctic Expedition Presented in Rome
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,…
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Gianni Albertini’s Logbook: the volume on the Heimen-SUCAI has been published
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…
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The UNGEGN International Symposium on Toponomastics and the Sustainable Development Goals held in Rome
From 3 to 5 June 2026, the Italian Geographical Society hosted, at its headquarters in Villa Celimontana — Palazzetto Mattei, the 5th International Scientific Symposium of the Romano-Hellenic Division of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names —…
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Documentazione aerofotogrammetica di un mosaico romano presso la Società Geografica Italiana
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…
