LabGeoNet, Network of Italian Geo-cartographic Laboratories

The experience gained in recent years within the community of Italian academic geographers has shown how and to what extent research and teaching of geography (M-GGR/01 and M-GGR/02) in national universities are increasingly linked to the presence of laboratory facilities, which support these activities at every level of education (bachelor’s and master’s degrees, doctorates, etc.). The wide-ranging discussion resulting from numerous scientific comparisons has highlighted the laboratories’ function as ‘training devices’. They are structures that combine teaching activities with those of internships, integrate knowledge with skills, promote the improvement of methodologies dedicated to Cultural Heritage, develop Digital Humanities, produce research in theoretical and applied geography and cartography, and carry out actions related to the Third Mission. The laboratories also articulate and support funding applications at various scales: local, national and international.