**6. Conclusions**

Cartography is experiencing an important change with the introduction of computer systems and digital images (GIS, satellite images). In particular in the Earth Sciences, geomorphological mapping begins to benefit from the digitalization of information.

From a graphical point of view, given the complexity of symbology, geomorphological maps interpretation is often difficult, especially for non-experts.

The potential offered by GIS can solve this problem. In addition, the input of satellite data allows integrating additional information to better understand the mechanisms that regulate the morphogenetic processes.

The remote spatial data acquisition techniques are also moving important steps. Therefore, the availability of data with high accuracy allows having a progressively more accurate information on the topographic attributes evaluation and for 3D observations of landforms.

Statistical distribution of landforms, morphogenetic processes and numerical calculation of quantitative indices (Melelli & Floris, 2011; Serrano & Ruiz-Flaño 2007a,b) benefit significantly from these new techniques. Today is possible to merge the information collected by traditional techniques (aerial photo-interpretation or field survey) with numerical data, obtaining final documents completely different from traditional cartography. The data can be updated, queried and displayed in various ways. They can also, with the help of statistical analysis, offer new research methods to build advanced models for morphogenetic processes of landscape evolution.
