Magma Geopark updates on projects! This time stories of Geovisual Horizon2020 application, geoVR video and information about GEOfood final meeting in Norway in May.
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Horizon 2020 GEOVISUAL: Virtual museum within the European geological heritage The Norwegian Research Council has financed Magma Geopark to apply for the competitive Horizon 2020 application on the themes of “Virtual museums and social platform on European digital heritage, memory, identity and cultural interaction”. Magma Geopark together with ACTISA Spanish consultant has delivered the application in the beginning of February. The feedback from the application process will be delivered on May 2016. The project aims to the integration of multifunctional digital technologies to be used in the European Geopaleontological Heritage. It focuses to utilise digital technologies in Geo-paleontological and Nature spaces, Museums and Monumental Areas. The core idea is to package these technologies in an easy way without requiring knowledge in software development or other computer skills in the receiving institute by facilitating an easy access to use emerging technologies. These steps are to create a new concept of Virtual Geopaleontological Museums. The leader of the future to come project is Diputación Provincial de GranadaSpain, together with following partners The Doublethink ICT Company (Norway) The Stiftinga Jærmuseet (Norway) PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS ( Greece)
The German Research The Spanish Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL) The Portugese ASSOCIACAO CCG/zgdv-CENTRO DE COMPUTACAO GRAFICA The Neurodigital technologies (Spain) Inglobe Technologies srl (Italy) Idrija Municipal Museum ( Slovenia)
Horizon2020 information video
Geofood project continues until June 2016 The GEOfood brand was born with a local food project developed by the partners Magma Geopark (Norway), Odsherred Geopark (Denmark), Rokua Geopark (Finland) and Reykjanes Geopark (Iceland). The project is financed by Kreanord. The aim of the project is to combine local food with geo-tourism activities. The project wants to boost local food as a unique geopark experience, promote the local chefs, restaurants and food-producers. It also aim to provide the Global Geoparks Network with a common standard for local food menus development. The final meeting in Geofood will be hosted by Magma Geopark in Norway in 24-25 of May. The invitation for the seminar will be sent out to the international and local partners.
Magma Geopark promotion in the Apennine
Geopark project Magma UNESCO Geopark will be promoted in the new Apennine Geopark project info center in Italy, close to Bologna. Together with Naturtejo UNESCO Geopark, Magma Geopark will promote its tourist offer and the local GEOfood products in the info center of the Apennine Geopark project in Italy, together with other local products and local initiatives of the local association: Apennine Geopark. The opening of the location will be in March 2016, stay tuned!
Take a look at geoVR video
geoVR The project explores a new approach for the sharing the geological heritage. The virtual exhibition has been developed with the support of several fund sources since 2013. The technology provides a new way to share sceneries which are not accessible due to safety or physical challenge and offers an option especially for educational purposes. Magma Geopark is cooperating with private company Doublethink in order to use new technological devices to explore Magma Geopark and several other locations with unique natural or cultural heritage.
Are you interested to see your geopark/UNESCO heritage site included in geoVR virtual realm? We are happy to give more information of our geoVR project and welcome new partners to join the unique platform. See the project webpage http://www.geovr.no or contact Pål Thjømøe (post@magmageopark.com)
Magma Geopark AS is an innovative and educative tourism
development
company
aiming
to
organise, communicate, and strengthen the region based on our unique geology and cultural history.
We are proud of the exceptional geology and wilderness in the Geopark, and the traditional lifestyle in the region as well as the cultural landscape making Magma Geopark unique. Our vision is to bring together the public sector, industry and landowners of Magma Geopark and together create sustainable ways to enjoy the Geopark.
The membership in the UNESCO Global Geoparks certified that the Magma area is characterized by: outstanding
geological
heritage,
sustainable
development practices, and education activities that increase the awareness of people on Geo hazard practices.
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