Potential WWII shelter location pertaining to the Birżebbuġa Church - spatial information analysis

Abstract

This document reports the findings pertaining to the spatial analysis of the site under study as related the potential entrance locations of a WWII shelter located . The spatial analysis reviews the points of interest related to the case and creates a map of the area. The latter was particularly crucial due to the fact that the area is still in societal memory and the combination of new technology and personal recall would help identify the potential locations of the shelter entrances. As the area has been covered over the decades, the identification of the entrances and potential structure boundaries renders any filming and in-situ analysis as difficult or impossible to access, unless Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is employed. The use of GPR technology and GIS generation helps the investigators to revist the site in a digital format.