---
title: "Digital Paths"
type: challenge
locale: en
url: https://liminalfutures.com/challenges/digital-paths
date: "2023-08-14"
summary: "Digital Paths was a 2023 participatory mapping Challenge that trained local youth and international students to capture 360° street imagery of four Monti Prenestini historic centers and publish it on Google Maps."
---

# Digital Paths

Type: challenge
Status: complete
Dates: 2023-07-10 – 2023-08-14
People: Carmelo Ignaccolo; Gabriele Pizzi; Loris Pergolini; Adriana Giorgis; Samantha Zhuang; Juan Walker; Stefano Rossi; Bella Carriker; Emily Zhang; Agnese Mattogno; Diana Puce; Enrica Mariani; Anastasia Zourou; Finn Alessandro Lindstedt; Alessandro Di Patrizio; Elia Pergolini; Libero Middei; Nicoletta Mattogno
Organizations: Comune di Castel San Pietro Romano; Comune di Capranica Prenestina; Comune di Rocca di Cave; Ministero della Cultura; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Miami; GAL Castelli Romani e Monti Prenestini; Liminal
Places: Castel San Pietro Romano; Capranica Prenestina; Guadagnolo; Rocca di Cave
Commentaries: Liminal nei Monti Prenestini 2022–2023: dalla raccolta dei dati a una nuova identità territoriale; Liminal, “Mappare l’ignoto per colmare i divari digitali”

## Summary

Digital Paths was a 2023 participatory mapping Challenge that trained local youth and international students to capture 360° street imagery of four Monti Prenestini historic centers and publish it on Google Maps.

## Work

Digital Paths trained local young people and international students in digital mapping with 360° cameras. A free workshop led by Carmelo Ignaccolo, then a doctoral candidate at MIT, ran from July 17 to 19, 2023 in Capranica Prenestina and Guadagnolo; the group then mapped the historic centers of Castel San Pietro Romano, Capranica Prenestina, Guadagnolo and Rocca di Cave.

The Challenge mapped more than 10.5 km of streets that Google Maps and Street View did not yet cover, and the uploaded imagery passed 200,000 views within three months. Street geometries and high-resolution orthophotos of the four centers were updated on Google Maps, giving the towns a navigable digital presence and the participants practical skills in digital mapping and data handling.

## Sources

- legacy-site: [/challenges-eng](/challenges-eng)

## Outputs

- Produced Liminal nei Monti Prenestini 2022–2023: dalla raccolta dei dati a una nuova identità territoriale
- Discussed in Liminal, “Mappare l’ignoto per colmare i divari digitali”

## Related

- Led by [Carmelo Ignaccolo](/people/carmelo-ignaccolo)
- Participant [Gabriele Pizzi](/people/gabriele-pizzi)
- Participant [Loris Pergolini](/people/loris-pergolini)
- Participant [Adriana Giorgis](/people/adriana-giorgis)
- Participant [Samantha Zhuang](/people/samantha-zhuang)
- Participant [Juan Walker](/people/juan-walker)
- Participant [Stefano Rossi](/people/stefano-rossi)
- Participant [Bella Carriker](/people/bella-carriker)
- Participant [Emily Zhang](/people/emily-zhang)
- Participant [Agnese Mattogno](/people/agnese-mattogno)
- Participant [Diana Puce](/people/diana-puce)
- Participant [Enrica Mariani](/people/enrica-mariani)
- Participant [Anastasia Zourou](/people/anastasia-zourou)
- Participant [Finn Alessandro Lindstedt](/people/finn-lindstedt)
- Participant [Alessandro Di Patrizio](/people/alessandro-di-patrizio)
- Participant [Elia Pergolini](/people/elia-pergolini)
- Participant [Libero Middei](/people/libero-middei)
- Participant [Nicoletta Mattogno](/people/nicoletta-mattogno)
- Financing partner [Comune di Castel San Pietro Romano](/organizations/comune-di-castel-san-pietro-romano)
- Financing partner [Comune di Capranica Prenestina](/organizations/comune-di-capranica-prenestina)
- Financing partner [Comune di Rocca di Cave](/organizations/comune-di-rocca-di-cave)
- Financing partner [Ministero della Cultura](/organizations/ministero-della-cultura)
- Financing partner [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](/organizations/massachusetts-institute-of-technology)
- Operative partner [University of Miami](/organizations/university-of-miami)
- Engaged actor [GAL Castelli Romani e Monti Prenestini](/organizations/gal-castelli-romani-e-monti-prenestini)
- Authored by [Liminal](/organizations/liminal)
- Located in [Castel San Pietro Romano](/places/castel-san-pietro-romano)
- Located in [Capranica Prenestina](/places/capranica-prenestina)
- Located in [Guadagnolo](/places/guadagnolo)
- Located in [Rocca di Cave](/places/rocca-di-cave)