A parametric model to manage archaeological data

The paper focuses on the work carried out in the insula 4-6 of Paestum (Italy), in the framework of a collaboration between the Archaeological Park of Paestum and the University of Naples “L’Orientale”; the contribution shows the “drone to BIM” solution applied for the study of the insula and the related methodological approach. The combination of the digital survey with the parametric reconstruction of the structures, which characterizes the so-called ABIM (Archaeological Building Information Modelling), provides a complete information system useful for different purposes, from documentation to interpretation and management. To systematize the incomplete archive documentation of the insula and to integrate the dwg file supplied by the Park, an aerial digital survey has been carried out to provide a detailed map of all the structures still visible on the area. The threedimensional information, derived from the UAV, constitutes the basis for the construction of the BIM model.