WORK PACKAGE Nr. 1100     TASK Nr. 3

Workpackage Leader: DISET   Start Month: T0   End Month: T0+1

Objectives and approach: SURVEY on the STATE of the ART

Activities Information retrieval from sites from sites where information are collected in a structured manner, basing selection criteria on user needs. Entry level technological status for large distributed home services. Study of publications in public databases, in the Internet, in journals, in projects of research institutes etc. All information will cover a wide range of cultural heritage sector to generate a state of the art description of application technologies in Europe. Define recommendation and guidelines for the system.

Responsible Partner of activity: DISET JRC ARENOTHEC

Participants Man Months DISET 0.5 JRC 0.5 ARENOTHEC 0.5 ZGDV 0.2 Total Man Months: 1.7

MONITORING Physical Indicators: Technological and interoperability guidelines Financial Indicators:

Deliverables:

• State of the art technical note
• Recommendation for the architecture

Preface

Executive Summary

Applied Methodology

Main Results
   Introduction the state of Italian art
      A New Approach to the Cultural Heritage
      About Virtual Archaeology
   Education Entertainment Applications
   Technologies and applications useful for MOSAIC
      Telecommunications
      Hardware
      Software
   Research and Projects useful for MOSAIC
      EU Research, Technology Development and Demonstration Projects related to Multi-Media Access to Cultural
      Heritage useful for MOSAIC :
      Other Projects related to Multi-Media Access to Cultural Heritage
   Similar Applications and Projects:
   Interesting sites in the world

Recommendation and Guidelines

 

 

 

ANNEX I - Scenarios

G7 Multimedia Access to World Cultural Heritage
   World Access to Cultural Heritage: an Integrating Strategy
   G7 Meeting on "Multimedia Access to World Cultural Heritage" Pilot Project (Roma Sept 30th Oct 1st 1996)
   Comment on G7 Meeting 30 September - 1 October 1996

UNESCO & OCCAM

EC Multimedia Access to Europe's Cultural Heritage
   Memorandum of Understanding (Multi-Media Access to Europe's Cultural Heritage)

About Virtual Archaeology

Education Entertainment Applications

The Malaysian Esperiment

ANNEX II - Technologies and applications useful for MOSAIC

Telecommunication technologies
   Satellite communication
   Mobile communication
   Comparison of others telecommunication technologies
      ATM
      ADSL Access Network
      NORTEL Broadband communications over electricity power lins
      Internet & Basic Services Evolution
      EURO ISDN
   Cross media technology

Hardware - State of the art
   Data Acquisition, Digitalisation
      Cyberware 3D scanner
      Catco Digital Scanner
      Hyscan 3Dscanner
      Laser Camera (Remote Access and Display of 3D Colour Images)
      VASARI Scanner
      Imation RAPTOR
   Data Storage
      CD-ROMs
      Imation Data Storage Products
       DVDs
   Data Navigation
       Fakespace BOOM
   Data Visualisation
       Fakespace BOOM
       Stereo Video Beams
       CAVE
       IMAX Theater
      Easy Guide

Software - State of art
    Databases
      Oracle
      Ms SQL Server
      X-WORLD
      Jasmine
      ObjectStore
      O2 Fujitsu
   Hypertexts & Hypermedia
      Hypertext Markup Language Today
      Introduction to Dynamic HTML
      Cascading Style Sheets, level 1 (CSS1)
      IEAK
      ActiveX and ASP
      Java
      JavaScript
   Graphics for Internet
      Image Format Standards
      MPEG-2
      Imaging for Internet - Flashpix
      DICOM - Digital Imaging & COMmunications in medicine
      Lightscape
      Macromedia Flash 2
      Macromedia Shockwawe
      VRML
      form·Z : The 3D form synthesizer
      MultiGen Creator Brings Realtime 3D Modeling to Windows NT
      Interactive Virtual Reality
   Interoperability
      Digital Audio Visual Council
      Z39 protocol
      CORBA
      Bibliographic Description Standards
      Archive Description Standards
   Interoperability of Payment and Access Systems
      Interoperability of Payment and Access Systems
      Enabling technologies for the commercial distribution of cultural content
      Secure transaction protocols
      Secure payment methods
      The emerging standard for credit cards: SET
      Transaction Security Systems
   Protection of Intellectual Property

ANNEX III - Research and Projects useful for MOSAIC

EU Research, Technology Development and Demonstration Projects related to Multi-Media Access to Cultural Heritage:

Hardware, Software Esprit Project 2649 – VASARI
Esprit Project 6937 – MARC
Esprit Project 20642 - VIP
ACTS - AC021 - RESOLV
ACTS AC074 VANGUARD
IPR ESPRIT 20676 IMPRIMATUR
ACTS AC019 TALISMAN
Interoperability ACTS AC087 - DAM
ACTS AC220 GINA
Teledidactic ACTS AC042 - AVANTI
ACTS AC109 LEVERAGE
Teleworking ACTS AC222 - DIPLOMAT
ACTS AC223 - ETD
ACTS ACS064 TECODIS
Other useful applications Esprit Project 25024 - VRSHOP
ACTS. AC010 - MUSUST
ACTS 30087 - OCEANS
ACTS AC099 TELE-SHOPPE

Other Projects related to Multi-Media Access to Cultural Heritage

The ARCTOS project: Archaeology, GIS and Desktop Virtual Reality
T_Vision 1 - An earth visualization project

ANNEX IV - Similar Projects

Similar applications or projects

Esprit Project 22127 - 3DMSC3D
Esprit Project 9213 - ARCHATOUR
Esprit Project 21671 - EVA-CLUSTER
Esprit Project 9604 - MAPECH
Esprit Project 7519/7523 – MUSA
Esprit Project 20638 – VENIVA
Programme TAP AQUAREL
Programme TAP - C.I.C.E.R.O.
Programme TAP - INFOSOUND
Programme TAP - MAGNETS
Programme TAP - REGIONET
Programme TAP - MAGNETS
ACTS AC023 IMMP
AC030 - KIMSAC
ACTS 10111 - VISEUM
Museum Computer Network
CHIO - Cultural Heritage Information Online
AMICO - Art Museum Image Consortium
CHIN - Canadian Heritage Information Network
Perspective Unit - University of Toronto Other Projects to be analysed

ANNEX V - INTERESTING SITES IN THE WORLD

Other interesting sites in Europe and in the world

BELGIUM
FRANCE
ITALY
NETHERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM Non EU Countries CANADA
JAPAN
EGYPT
RUSSIA
USA