DATA SHEET FOR ANALYSIS OF TERRACED AREAS
Project ALPTER- Interreg Programme IIIB Alpine Space
Territorial scale - 1:25000
A – Identification and location
State:
Region:
Municipalities:
Pilot area:
Geographic Coordinates
centre of the area, Gauss-Boaga W (or UTM VGS 84)
Cartography with perimeter of terracements:
(attachment: )
Longitude:
Latitude:
Total surface (Km2) :
Average Altitude :
Cartographic Reference
Type of map:
Scale:
Sheet N.:
Denomination:
B – General Dimensional Characters
Terraced surface (Km2)
Terraced cultivated
surface (%):
Min and Max altitude of
cultivated terraces:
Terraced uncultivated
surface (%):
Min and Max altitude of
uncultivated terraces:
C – Geological characters
Position of geological strata:
Structural geological setting:
Lithology of rocks:
Emerging surface of the rock
substratum (in %):
Notes:
D – Climate
Solar exposition
N
(more than one possible)
NE
E
SE
S
SO
O
NO
Average precipitation for year (mm)
Max rain precipitation in a month (mm and month)
Min rain precipitation in a month (mm and month)
Recurrence time for critical events
and precipitation in last critical event
Attachments (climate graph, …):
E – Access to the area (actual)
Accessibility level:
Low
Medium
High
(only by local road)
(by road of regional level)
(by high flow route)
Notes:
F – Specific features of the area
Scientific/cultural (if notable)
Geographical:
Features:
Geologic:
Features:
Natural:
Features:
Landscape:
Features:
Historic/ethnographic:
Features:
Economic/production (if notable)
Agriculture:
Features:
Tourism:
Features:
…
Features:
…
Features:
G – Available iconographic documentation
Typology
Digital Aerial Orto-photos
Aerial images
Typology
Digital geographic maps
(specify)
Paper geographic maps
(specify)
Photographs
Satellite images
Digital photographs
DTM (Digital Topographic Model)
Slides
Aerial rectified photos
Other
(specify)
X
X
H – Studies and researches in progress
Research
I – Bibliography
Author
DATA SHEET FOR ANALYSIS OF TERRACED AREAS
Project ALPTER- Interreg Programme IIIB Alpine Space
Detailed scale - 1:5000
A – Identification and cartography
Pilot area:
Cartography with perimeter of terracements:
(attachment …)
Terraced surface (Km2):
Min altitude:
Max altitude:
Average slope:
Notes:
B – Characters of terraced area
B1 – Typology of terracements
Tipology of terraces:
Dry stone
Concrete
Other (specify)
Foundation laid on:
Typical wall section
With wood
Solid wall
substratum
rock
terrain
Mixed
Used materials:
Height of walls (aver.):
Linear length of walls :
Slope of walls:
Width of stripes:
Slope of stripes:
Aver.:
Min:
Aver.:
Min:
Aver.:
Min:
Aver.:
Min:
Aver.:
Min:
Max:
Scheme of the terraced slope
Max:
Max:
Max:
Max:
Number of stripes:
Vertical links:
Fixed
ramp
stairs, parallel to wall
stairs, perpendicular to wall
stairs, suspended
Movable
Mixed
Number of stripes in height range (50 m)
Min:
Max:
Notes:
B3 – Hydrologic characters
Water channel system
Perpendicular channels
Parallel channels
External channels
Overlapping with paths:
Yes
No
Slope direction of stripes:
Downward
Upward
Irrigation system:
Sprinkling
Dripping
Flooding
subterranean
no irrigation system
Other (specify)
Notes:
B4 – Access to the area (actual)
Accessibility level:
Access Modalities:
Internal linking level:
Access Modalities:
Low
(by path/forest road)
Foot
Car
Low
(large part not
accessible)
Foot
Car
Medium
(by local road)
Cableway Rack railway Other:
Medium
(some part not
accessible )
B5 – Other structures
NUMBER
Dwelling structures:
Shelters:
Other structures (specify):
Notes:
C – Land use (actual)
Soil characters
(reference to FAO soil classification)
Main cultivation:
Other cultivations (if present):
Agricultural technique:
Vegetation cover (abandoned
terrain):
trees
bushes
grass
mixed
High
(fully accessible)
Cableway Rack railway Other:
Notes:
TIPOLOGY
High
(road of regional level)
Notes:
D – State of decay
Level of decay of the walls:
All damaged
In part damaged
In good shape
Level of efficiency of water
collection system:
Totally damaged
Partially damaged
Functioning
Diffusion of cultivation:
Uncultivated
Partially cultivated
Totally cultivated
Vegetation cover:
Not present
Partial
Total
D1 – Causes of the decay (if detectable, more than one possible)
Cause
NATURAL
wild animals
vegetation growth (bush/trees/…) - at top, in the centre or at foot of the walls
fall of trees
hydrostatic push
other (specify)
X
ANTHROPIC
grazing animals
wood cut
materials damaged by ice
Crossino of heavy machines
other (specify)
MIXED
reduction of water drainage (obstruction)
ruin of walls of upper terracements
erosion
other (specify)
E – Property and land protection
Property:
Number of lots:
Number of owners:
Network connection:
Notes:
Land protection bonds
(Park, Reserve, Natura2000 Zone, …):
Other bonds (planning bonds, etc.) :
Public
Private
Notes:
F – Historical Data
Sources:
Sample from historical land register
Year:
Evolution of agricultural land use:
Historical notes:
G – Iconographic documentation
Type of image:
Photo
Slide
Digital image
Other :
Author:
Notes: