A web-based geospatial service promoting landscape, cultural and economic assets of Amatrice after the devastating 2016-2017 central Italy earthquake

In this case study, the authors illustrate a prototype web GIS solution for the relaunch of economic activities and tourism development in the city of Amatrice (Central Italy) following the earthquake events of 2016-2017. The peculiar characteristics of the economy and the local landscape make Amatrice a suitable example for strategies of regeneration and development of small towns in rural inland areas. The development of a web GIS prototype for the relaunch of economic and tourist activities in Amatrice has the purpose, therefore, to make available location intelligence tools and services to provide basic mapping to public administrations and decision-makers in the exercise of the functions of land use management and governance, with particular regard to the rehabilitation and connection of rural inland areas. Secondly, the web GIS performs tourist promotion functions aimed at a general user (citizens, tourists) to support user experience in the local landscape. In fact, the prototype is equipped with tools for data query, visualization and export of results. At the theoretical and methodological level, the contribution offers a model of data and GIS functions that can be replicated in other geographical contexts characterized by rurality and marginality.