A multidisciplinary and interoperable dataset to understanding the dialogue between humans and the environment in Southern Umbria, emphasising sustainable management and valorisation of cultural and landscape heritage

This article presents an integrated digital tool for the documentation, reconstruction, and interpretation of ancient Umbrian landscapes, developed within Spoke 8 (Sustainability and Resilience of Tangible Cultural Heritage) of the CHANGES Partnership (Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Next-Gen Sustainable Society). The research aims to create a system of interoperable datasets that connect archaeological, cartographic, topographical, geo-environmental and documentary sources within a unified CAD-GIS environment. The proposed system is structured into multiple, interrelated datasets that organize complementary information: geospatial and documentary sources, historical cartography, archaeological and topographical records, georeferenced graphical data, and thematic deliverables. Together, these components form a scalable digital infrastructure that ensures metadata standardization, interoperability, and adherence to FAIR principles. Applied to the Valnerina area, with a focus on the Municipality of Arrone (Terni, Umbria) as a pilot case study, the framework supports the reconstruction of the cultural landscape and the analysis of relationships between human settlement, environment, and territorial transformations. The resulting model provides both a methodological reference and an operational tool for managing Tangible Cultural Heritage, promoting sustainable data integration, reproducibility, and open access. It establishes a transferable approach for future regional studies, combining scientific rigor, spatial analysis, and heritage conservation within an interoperable digital ecosystem. In summary, the study proposes a shared, interoperable, and sustainable model for the knowledge and enhancement of Umbria's cultural-historical landscapes, providing a methodological framework applicable to other territorial and research contexts.