A geological 3D modeling of the Crotone basin (Calabria, southern Italy): Integrated Python and GIS processing.

3D modeling of geological data is largely used since, thanks to the new technologies, allow to realize intui-tive and advanced representations of numerous geological aspects, such as relief morphology, tectonic set-ting, and diverse stratigraphic structures. In this study, we applied an integrated approach based on the linear and KNN interpolation of geodata (performed via open-source Python library for machine learning) and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS), with the aim to provide an interactive 3D output of the key properties in sedimentary basins. In particular, in this study we focused on the Crotone area (onshore and offshore), by using the stratigraphic dataset available, obtained from core drilling and seismic profiles pre-viously performed for hydrocarbon exploration. Several HTML 3D models were realized with, defining three simplified stratigraphic units (Pre-Messinian, Messinian and Post-Messinian) that allowed the inter-pretation of structural architecture, and syn-sedimentary fault kinematics. Moreover, three main sets of faults were interpreted: N-S; NNW-SSE, and ENE-WSW sets. These inferred fault systems, of which most are strike-slip faults, noticeably fits with the structural architecture and faults defined in previous works.