Contaminated soil remediation: a novel cartographic model for the representation of technical maps

In the projects of remediation of contaminated site is necessary to produce several technical and cartographic maps that must describe the plan of characterization of the area, the level of the contamination, the sources and the possible techniques for its remediation. Generally, each project uses different ways for the representation of the variables causing an extraordinary effort by technicians of the Institutions that need to use these projects. In this context, one important challenge is the definition of a unifying language in order to communicate the main technical and specific indications in an effective way. The aim of this work is the proposition of a graphic model useful for the cartographic representation of all documents needed in the field of contaminated sites remediation. According a standardized graphic code was created which signs and symbols that represent the different variables detected in the analysed issue compose. In order to be able to define this model, it was fundamental to reach a great level of synthesis, identifying the relevant information necessary to communicate technical information in a graphical way, trying to produce an effective and clear univocal message. The proposition was implemented in a case study localized in South Italy. This implementation will be used for the improvement of the developed graphic model and to show its functionality.