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

协调项目(=第1阶段)的目的是制定流程和制定指导方针，为光学字符识别相关流程和元数据建立一个高效的工作流程以及影响深远的标准化。此外，它还提议制定一项计划，最终将整个书面德国文化遗产转化为机器可读的形式(结构化全文)。在此背景下，申请者将建立适当的基础设施，以协调和策划DFG征求建议书第二阶段(实现阶段)的项目，并在六个月内向DFG提交这次征集的草案。这将确保在短期内有望取得良好结果的领域迅速取得进展。此外，该项目将受益于从这些项目中获得的经验，因为它能够评估和记录程序和标准的实际适用性。具体而言，协调项目将实现以下目标：a)描述OCR过程的基本特征和模块，b)制定使OCR过程发挥作用的准则、建议和概念，C)根据德语地区的印迹清单，拟定全文转换总计划，并为第二阶段的项目群提供建议，最后d)与项目顾问委员会和该领域的专家密切合作，向这些项目提供建议并进行协调。整个项目(包括第二阶段的项目)将形成一个综合进程，允许根据既定的OCR标准转换从16世纪到19世纪的所有书面德国文化遗产的数字项目。此外，它还将提供一份全面的文件，解决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.