Scoping a Data Service for Complex 3D Data in the Arts and Humanities

该项目将解决现有的差距，以支持研究人员和从业者社区处理复杂的3D数据，包括与物质和数字文化相关的数据，以加强国家艺术和人文数据服务。随着数字化硬件和工具越来越容易为艺术和人文研究人员在研究过程中使用，现有的差距正在迅速扩大。数据的例子包括三维（3D）数据，这些数据来自数字材料和系统（即虚拟现实环境），以及诸如3D建模、运动结构（也称为摄影测量）、3D扫描等过程。它还包括来自非侵入性数字成像的其他图像，例如计算机断层扫描（CT），多光谱和高光谱图像，色素分析和光学显微镜。因此，迫切需要提供社区主导的服务，而不是私营行业的工具，供研究人员使用。该研究将采用协作和跨学科的方法来调查和解决当前和未来研究人员的需求。因此，该项目将由社区领导，由跨学科学者和从业人员领导各种活动。参与的机构包括布莱顿大学、伦敦国王学院、伦敦大学学院、西英格兰大学、剑桥大学、爱丁堡大学、邓迪大学、杜克大学（美国）、国家档案馆、苏格兰历史环境、大英图书馆、维多利亚和阿尔伯特（V&A）博物馆、和国际图像互操作性框架（IIIF）-3D社区。该团队将共同开发五项活动，包括建立用户需求，评估现有解决方案，特别是MorphoSource 3D存储库，财务规划、制定规格以及与利益攸关方沟通和传播各种项目活动和产出。研究成果将是一份已公布的完全成本规范，用于设计和开发一个创新的可互操作的可信数据存储库和服务（TDRS），该服务将为使用复杂3D数据的研究提供增强的能力，并将研究成果在各个部门（包括GLAM和创意产业）中付诸实践。该项目还将确定社区所需的技能和能力建设。

This project will address an existing gap to support researchers and practitioners communities working with complex 3D data, including data related to material and digital cultures, to enhance the national data services for arts and humanities. This existing gap is rapidly growing as digitisation hardware and tools become more accessible for arts and humanities researchers to use within the research process. Examples of data include 3-dimensional (3D) data resulting from born-digital materials and systems (i.e. Virtual Reality environments), as well as processes such as 3D modelling, structure from motion, (also known as photogrammetry), 3D scanning. It also includes other imagery resulting from non-invasive digital imaging such as computerised tomography (CT), multi and hyperspectral imagery, pigment analysis, and optical microscopy. As such, there is an urgent need to provide community-led services, as opposed to private industry tools, for researchers to use. The research will use a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to investigate and address the needs of current and future researchers. Hence, the project will be community-led with interdisciplinary academics and practitioners leading the various activities. Institutions involved include the University of Brighton, Kings College London, University College London, University of the West of England, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Dundee, Duke University (US), The National Archives, Historic Environment Scotland, British Library, Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, and the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)-3D community.Five activities will be co-developed by this team including establishing user requirements, evaluating existing solutions, in particular the MorphoSource 3D repository, financial planning, developing of the specification as well as communicating and disseminating with stakeholders the various projects activities and outputs. The outcome of the research will be a published fully costed specification for design and develop an innovative interoperable Trusted Data Repository and Service (TDRS) that will provide enhanced capabilities for research using complex 3D data and for putting research outputs into practice within various sectors, including the GLAM and creative industries. The project will also identify skills and capacity building required by the community.