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Nevertheless, reducing the uncertainty regarding the structural vulnerability of the existing building stock (mostly for small and\/or isolated human settlements) is key for risk assessment and management. The present work proposes a novel approach based on the integration of a series of open-source tools for assembling a vulnerability-oriented database that is linked to a series of external services for increasing its capabilities. The database was implemented in a Geographical Information System (GIS) environment and contains the survey of a seismic vulnerability index for masonry constructions based on an adapted version of the GNDT-II approach. A customised Python-based software for reading, managing and editing the database is herein presented. This program allows the execution of the most typical operations with no assistance from the GIS environment, facilitating user interaction. Furthermore, the calculations regarding the vulnerability index and levels of damage have been implemented in this program. Alternatives for distributing the database are implemented and discussed, such as cloud-based distribution and the use of the Transactional Web Feature Service (WFS-T) protocol for its virtual publishing. The entire framework herein presented is a replicable and feasible workflow that can be set even with reduced infrastructure, allowing a progressive enlargement.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/buildings13020540","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,16]],"date-time":"2023-02-16T05:11:29Z","timestamp":1676524289000},"page":"540","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Implementing Open-Source Information Systems for Assessing and Managing the Seismic Vulnerability of Historical Constructions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0733-6685","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rafael","family":"Ram\u00edrez Eudave","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ISISE, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade do Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4729-8225","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daniel","family":"Rodrigues","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CTAC, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade do Minho, 4800-058 Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6454-7927","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tiago Miguel","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Arts, Technology and Environment, University of the West of England, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5456-1642","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Romeu","family":"Vicente","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"RISCO, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"597","article-title":"Implementing open-source information systems for assessing and managing the seismic vulnerability of historical constructions","volume":"1","author":"Rodrigues","year":"2022","journal-title":"X ReUSO Doc. 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