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4. CONCLUSIONS 
The data base developed has confronted the monument and the 
related pieces of information in a unique way. Its design and 
realization are an initial attempt to this important issue. It is 
believed that, although a lot of considerations and analyses took 
place, thorough investigation of all parameters is still needed. 
The rational data base design is unquestionably of utmost 
importance. At the same time special care has been given to the 
kind, the hierarchy and, of course, the interrelations of the 
contained pieces of information. 
The realization of such a data base with these specifications 
leads to the possibility of recovering information and properties 
about the monument with speed and also with the ability to 
relate them to the space of the monument and to themselves. It 
is up to the users to make good use of these possibilities, but 
also to re-specify the data base design according to their needs. 
For the finalization of the data base structure, it should be put to 
thorough practical tests for some time. In this way, the 
necessary feedback for completing the information fields will 
take place. 
Smars, P., 2001. Layered Geometric Information System. In: 
The CIPA International Archives for Documentation of Cultural 
Heritage, Vol. XVIII, pp. 462-468. 
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