Coordinated Funding Initiative for the Further Development of Optical Character Recognition Processes

协调项目（=第1阶段）旨在制定程序和制定准则，以建立一个高效的工作流程，并对与光符识别有关的程序和元数据进行广泛的标准化。此外，它还建议制定一项计划，最终将整个书面德国文化遗产转换为机器可读形式（结构化全文）。在此背景下，申请人将建立一个合适的基础设施，以协调和策划DFG第二阶段（实现阶段）的项目，并在六个月内向DFG提交该呼吁的草案。这将确保在短期内可望取得良好成果的领域迅速取得进展。此外，该项目将从这些项目中获得的经验中受益，能够根据实际适用性对程序和标准进行评价和记录。具体而言，协调项目将努力实现以下目标：a）描述OCR过程的基本特征和模块，B）开发用于设置OCR过程工作的指南、建议和概念，c）根据德语区的印记清单，制定全文转换的总体计划，并为第二阶段和最后阶段的项目组提供建议与项目咨询委员会和该领域的专家密切合作，为这些项目提供咨询和协调。整个项目（包括第二阶段的项目）将形成一个统一的过程，使16至19世纪德国书面文化遗产的所有数字项目都能按照既定的OCR标准进行转换。此外，它还将提供一份全面的文件，处理与这一进程有关的所有技术、信息科学和组织问题和挑战。

The coordination project (= phase 1) aims to develop processes and create guidelines to establish a highly efficient workflow for as well as a far-reaching standardization of OCR related processes and metadata. In addition, it proposes to draw up a plan for the eventual conversion of the entire written German cultural heritage into machine-readable form (structured full text). Against this background the applicants will establish a suitable infrastructure to coordinate and curate projects in the second phase of the DFG call for proposals (realization phase) and submit drafts for this call to the DFG within six months. This will ensure that in areas where good results can be expected in the short term, progress will be made swiftly. Furthermore, the project will benefit from experience gained in these projects by being able to evaluate and document processes and standards in view of their practical applicability. In detail the following objectives will be pursued in the coordination project: a) describing basic features and modules of OCR processes, b) developing guidelines, recommendations and concepts for setting OCR processes to work, c) drawing up a master plan for full-text conversion that is based on the inventories of imprints of the German speaking area and providing recommendations for project clusters in phase two and finally d) giving advice to and coordinating these projects in close cooperation with the advisory board of the project and experts in the field.The overall project (including the projects in phase two) will result in a consolidated process that will permit conversion of all digital items of written German cultural heritage from the 16th up to the 19th century according to established OCR standards. In addition, it will provide a comprehensive documentation that addresses all technical, information science and organizational issues and challenges related to this very process.