Tourist valorisation of the Natural Riserve of the Salse di Nirano through a multimedia gallery on CD-Rom

he natural reserve of Salse di Nirano custodies the widest \u201csalse\u201d complex of the region and one of the most important in Italy and in Europe. The Salse di Nirano was the first natural reserve to be recognized by the Emilia-Romagna region, in 1982. Besides the peculiar geological phenomenon this Natural Reserve represents an important ecosystem. Year 2007 is the 25th anniversary of the Reserve and, for this occasion, a digital multimedia gallery, in a CD-Rom format, has been realized.The aim of the CD-Rom was to valorise the Natural Reserve of the Salse through detailed scientific studies undertaken on all naturalistic and anthropic aspects of the Reserve. The CD-Rom language is Italian, but also a short English version is present.The output of the work was a renewed and up-to-date research organized in one CD-Rom that can be browsed like a web page. A brief introduction is followed by the description of the Reserve. The core of the CD-Rom is represented by the scientific aspects which include: the details on the Salse phenomenon, the geology and the geomorphology of the area, its flora and vegetation, its fauna, its fossils and its climate. Each scientific chapter is an autonomous page with a central text and side pictures that can be enlarged by directly clicking on them or by clicking on their respective hyperlink in the text. Words that are too specific of each scientific jargon have been left as they are in the text, but an hyperlink on them may guide the reader to better understand their meaning thanks to pop-up windows.A part of the CD-Rom is dedicated to tourist aspects. The core of it is represented by the Geo-tourist map which gives a complete and accurate overview of all the current attractions present. This map, like all the other maps present in the CD-Rom, can be also viewed and downloaded as PDF file.The last part is a multimedia gallery that groups sound recordings, short movies and photos capturing glimpses of the everyday\u2019s natural life of the Reserve, plus a virtual flight. A bibliographical gallery contains references and PDF files of the main scientific papers on the Reserve area