1. Executive Summary

2. Applied Methodology

3. Main Results

3.1 MOSAIC logical decomposition
3.2 Mosaic Network
3.3 CSC
3.4 Services
3.5 Tools
3.6 Infrastructures

4. Recommendation and Guidelines

4.1 Network Infrastructure, Inter-operability and Distributed Database Requirements
4.2 Cultural On-line Browser Requirements
4.3 Meta-database, Search Engine & Agent Requirements
4.4 Multilingual Inter-operability Requirements
4.5 Services Requirements
4.6 Basic Services Requirements
4.7 Tools Requirements
4.8 Applications & Market Products Requirements
4.9 Infrastructures Requirements
4.10 Promotion and Advertising Requirements
4.11 CSC Organisation Requirements

ANNEX.1. REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION DOCUMENT (WP1500)

Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations

This section should provide the definitions of all terms, acronyms and abbreviations.

Acronyms and Abbreviations:

ADSL		Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line
ATM		Asynchronous Transfer Mode
CBT		Computer Based Training
CD		Compact Disk
CHIN		Canadian Heritage Information Network
CHIO		Cultural Heritage Information On-line
CIMI		Computer Interchange of Museum Information
CSC		Cultural Service Centre
DFD		Data Flow Diagram
DNS		Domain Name Service
EU		European Union
EPS		Encapsulated PostScript Files
FDDI		Fibre Distributed Data Interface
HDM		Head Mounted Display
HTML		Hyper-Text Mark-up Language
HW		Hardware
IEEE		Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IP		Internet Protocol
ISDN		Integrated Service Digital Network
ISO		International Standards Organisation
ISV		Immersive Stereo Viewer
LAN		Local Area Network
LEO		Low Earth Orbit
MAN		Metropolitan Area Network
MARC		Machine Readable Catalogue Format
MIME		Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MOSAIC		Museum Over States and vIrtual Culture
N/A		Not Applicable
PDF		Portable Document Format
SMTP		Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SW		Software
TBD		To Be Defined
TBW		To Be Written
URL		Universal Resource Locator
VR		Virtual Reality
VRML		Virtual Reality Modelling Language
WWW		World Wide Web

I. Executive Summary

The scope of this document is to define the MOSAIC system requirements. In the "Target User Profile Definition" document [WORK PACKAGE 1400 : Target User Profile Specification], the Mosaic potential users identification and their needs overview have been done. The system requirements definition is the project phase in which the user needs are analysed and converted in a set of sentences, complete, consistent and correct as possible (requirements).

The main objectives of the document are the following :

• Inter-operability and efficient information exchange amongst different related organisation in Europe ; create a multimedia trans-european distribution data base : propose methods and tools in cultural heritage information management by using existing standards
• Development of a trans-european framework for 'virtual' access to museums, art galleries and similar ; tutorial tours in digital museums ;
• Network features and standard to access information both from museum and directly from home : Euro-ISDN configuration to create a trans-European network of "cultural Heritage Information Providers" in order to sell high quality documents of objects (high quality colour prints, 3d digital or solid models)
• Interface or mechanism to obtain a geographical or historical path or map related to an author or movement : network minimal configuration to offers not only 2d low and high resolution images but also movie-maps, 3d models, VR experiences, digital animation and reconstruction (archaeology, not yet completed, totally or partially destroyed work of art)
• User interface in order to create a 'virtual' exhibition not related to the real one (collection of disseminated work of art, etc) hypermedia navigation and surfing through different kind of work of art and information, architecture, sculpture, painting, frescos etc)

The contents of the following chapters are:

Chapter 2 - Applied Methodology: In this chapter is presented the Mosaic decomposition method by DFD technique

Chapter 3 - Results Description: In this chapter are presented the diagrams of the Mosaic decomposition, the data flows and the data dictionary

Chapter 4 - Recommendation and Guidelines: in this chapter it is contained the list of all the requirements of Mosaic system

2. Applied Methodology

The Software Requirements phase can be called the 'problem analysis phase' of the Mosaic system life cycle. The main goal of this phase is to analyse the Mosaic user profile stated in the "Target Users Profile Specifications" (Work Package 1400 output) and using the guidelines stated in the "Survey on the State of the Art" (Work Package1100 output) produce a set of System Requirements.

The professional resources involved in this phase are: users, system engineers and operations personnel. The output of this phase is the Software Requirements Documents defining 'what' the system shall do. It this document is presented an implementation-independent model of what is needed by the user. This is called a 'logical model'. The logical model could be constructed by top-down decomposition of the main functions into a hierarchy of functions.

To achieve this result, the analysis of the MOSAIC system has been done using the tool case/4/0. The design method follows the Yourdon approach. This approach consists in a top-down decomposition of DFDs (Data Flows Diagram). The diagrams show the hierarchical dependencies between the system components and the data flow.

The tool case/4/0 manages the implementation of three nodes:

• processing functions: these functions represent the system functionality. They are represented by light yellow balls
• dialog functions: these functions represent the possibilities of the users to monitor the system by control menus. These are represented by green balls
• control functions: these functions represent the processing and control functions and they reacts to the events system. These functions are identified by dark yellow balls

Each function has an identifier (for example: (3.2.2.2)). The number of digits indicates the decomposition level. The sequence of digits indicates the hierarchical dependencies between the functions components : the first digit indicates the function of the first level, the second digit indicates the function in the second level ...

The tool case/4/0 enables also to represent  external interfaces and storage on permanent memory:

• external interfaces: they are identified by rectangles without one vertical side. They are represented by rectangles in pink colour
• storage on permanent memory: they are identified by rectangles without the two vertical sides. They are represented by rectangles in dark green colour

The several system components are connected by mono and bi-directional arrows. They indicate the data flows and controls. Each arrow has associated the name of the exchanged data (in a white box data and in a yellow box controls). A Data Dictionary contains the meaning of each data used in the DFDs.

The requirements that shall be considered in this document for the Mosaic components are: functional requirements, interface requirements, operational requirements, copyrights requirements, security requirements, service requirements, infrastructures requirements, profiles requirements, standard requirements:

To guaranty the software requirements traceability (e.g. their tracing through subsequent phases) each requirements is univocally located by a proper identifier.

Each requirement identifier is in the form xxn.yyy where : xx is an acronym to individuate the system component (VE Virtual Exhibitor, VT Virtual Theatre ...), n is a progressive number, yyy individuate the requirement type (FUN functional requirement, OPE operational requirement, COP copyrights requirement, SEC security requirement, SER service requirement, INF infrastructure requirement, STD standard requirement).

3. Main Results

The MOSAIC project introduces a new approach in the organisation, maintenance and international promotion of cultural wealth and museums, based on new advanced technologies : multimedia and telecommunication applied to museums, art galleries, architecture and other piece of arts.

The main target of MOSAIC is to increase the visibility of the cultural wealth collected in the European museums, diffusing the knowledge and increasing the cultural exchanges between the European countries and their co-operation.

Figure 1 - Mosaic Context Diagram

Mosaic shall have two main data sources :

• Cultural databases on network from which are retrieved both data in CIMI standard and other formats
• other sources Information on Network from other services different from Cultural context that use information like Television Networks, Publishers, News ...

The users shall interact with Mosaic :

• to activate Thematic queries to retrieve Organised data in standard structures (like CIMI standards and so on ...)
• to activate Services & Tools to access their features and the CSC Infrastructures
• to be informed about the Mosaic activities, programs or to retrieve promotional material by the Advertising & Promotion outputs
• to exchange mails, feedback with the Mosaic organisation or with the CSC Publishers Team or to fill forms by the Users feedback data

	Data Dictionary
3D Environment data	3D model that reconstruct physical spaceto use in VR
Access rights	Parameters/procedures to enter in the system accounts to enable/forbid user access
Advertising & Promotion	Data and materials to promote the CSC activity
CD-ROMs	Compact Disks produced by Authoring tool
Data from heterogeneous Databases	Data from databases on network both in CIMI standard and other formats
Data in standard CIMI	Data in standard CIMI
Data to translate	Query in natural language to translate in independent form
Derived products	Application and Market Product outputs
Heterogeneous data	Data retrieved from the network in several formats (structured data, raw data, off-line data in different media as CD-ROM,VIDEOTAPE,... ....)
Multimedia data	Video, audio, images, sound, text data
Multimedia Documents	Multimedia documents produced by Authoring tools
New links to Cultural Heritage	New links to the cultural databases retrieved by the Agents activities
Organised Data	Structured data retrieved from the Databases on network organised in a known standard (CIMI ...)
Permanent Interactive Exhibition data	Data used in the Virtual exhibitor for permanent interactive exhibition
Retrieved data	Data from a site on the network located by the links obtained after a thematic query
Retrieved links	Retrieved links to the Cultural sites on network related with to the thematic query
Services & Tools	Data to activate the CSC services & tools and their outputs
Statistics	Statistics on the services, users and topics in the CSC Thematic Forum
Synonyms	Thesaurus output to translate queries from natural language in independent form
Temporary interactive Exhibition data	Data used in the Virtual exhibitor for temporary interactive exhibition
Thematic queries	Data to activate a thematic query using the Cultural on-line Browser
Translated data	Query translated in independent form
Updated links to Cultural Heritage	Updated links to the Cultural Heritage retrieved by the Agent activity
Users feedback	mails & feedback exchanged between Mosaic and their users
	Control Data Dictionary
Basic services activation	data & actions to activate the basic services
Directives	Guidelines from the Mosaic organisation to the CSCs
Infrastructures Management	directives fro the CSC organisation to manage and maintain the CSC infrastructures
Network Services activation	data & controls to activate the network services (ISDN, ATM, ADSL, satellites ...)
Progress Report	progress status report to inform Mosaic organisation of problems, risks analysis, statistical data and business plan
Query Request	data & controls from a thematic query to activate the search engine
User access permission	Directives to enable/forbid the system access to a single user or a class of users

Main user list:

Users A	Users B	Users C	Uses D	Users E
Museums, Universities, Professors, Researchers, Students, Scholars	Art Restorators Cultural Associations, Local Entities for the Protection of the Community, Linguistic Reasons, Thematic Museums Photographers, Scenographers, Directors and/or TV Producers Curators, Authors, Scenographers, etc Manufacturing Companies, Advertising Agencies, Sponsors, Public Relations Children of ages 3-5 Toddlers and Teenagers Artists, Technicians, Advertisements Sponsors Image Agencies Merchandise Producers Art Brokers	Archive Managers (Libraries, Museums, Music-tech, Historical Register Office, State Archives)	Cultural Tourist Disabled Cultural Tourists Tourist Operators/ Agencies	Interpol/ Police Force

3.1 MOSAIC logical decomposition

The following figure illustrates the MOSAIC logical decomposition:

Figure 2 - Mosaic Diagram

Mosaic system shall be constituted of three main functionality:

• Network Services shall have in charge to implement the Cultural on-line Browser to perform Thematic queries consulting an updated Mosaic catalogue to the existing Cultural Heritage links and the meta-database. The Network Services shall manage the system inter-operability and the Network activities in order to support the related Services & Tools and Organised data.
• network of Cultural Service Centres (CSC). Each CSC shall have in charge to supply the users with:
  • Services & Tools outputs
  • Organised data with added value requested by the users
  • Advertising & Promotion info/materials
  and exchange User feedback with Users.
  The CSC shall supply the Mosaic organisation of significant Feed-backs and Services Statistics to individuates which are the user interest and their trend. The CSC shall receive from the Mosaic organisation the Directives and shall give the Access rights for the Cultural on-line browser utilisation
• Mosaic organisation shall be constituted of specialists that send Directives (about Consulting, Marketing, Quality...)

3.2 Mosaic Network

The diagram illustrates the Mosaic CSC functional decomposition:

Figure 3 - Network Services Diagram

Network services shall be constituted by four functionality:

• Inter-operability gateway shall manage the access to Cultural databases on network and to Other sources Information on Network retrieving Heterogeneus data and Data in standard CIMI
• Cultural on-line Browser shall allow Thematic queries to the Users. The Cultural on-line browser shall have a graphic human interface in a map-like way where to find information
• Meta-database Search Engine shall consult the Mosaic catalogue and Meta-database returning Retrieved links to the Cultural on-line Browser. The Agent part shall have in charge a continuously update of Mosaic catalogue making it available to the search browser.
• Multilingual inter-operability shall manage the query request in natural language to and independent form consulting a suitable thesaurus

3.3 CSC

The diagram illustrates the Mosaic CSC logical and functional decomposition.

Figure 4 - Cultural Service Center (CSC) Diagram

The cultural service centre (CSC) shall be constituted of four functionality:

• CSC organisation shall manage the CSC Infrastructures, it shall receive Directives from Mosaic organisation and Users feedback from users. It shall actuate the User access control and shall give Directives of Promotion to the Promotion and Advertising functionality
• Infrastructures shall be constituted of Training room, Video Conference, Multimedia Room, children Playroom, Virtual Theatre, Workshop room, Cybercafe & Marketing area room
• Promotion and advertising shall have in charge to disseminate the CSC activity, the organised events, to produce advertising materials (gadgets, posters, images, documents ...) ...
• Services shall have in charge to supply the Users of s/w Tools (Archiving tools, Application & Market products, Virtual Exhibitor, Authoring tool), Thematic forum and Basic services

3.4 Services

The following diagram illustrates the functional decomposition of CSC's services:

Figure 5 - Service Diagram

The Services of a CSC shall be constituted of four functionality :

• Thematic Forum shall collect all the users e-mail about a specific topic to activate and manage public internet debates
• Basic Services shall supply the CSC of elementary service (Multimedia data manipulation, set the access rights, production of standard HTML pages ...)
• Tools shall be constituted of s/w programs like : Archiving tool, Applications & Market products, Virtual Exhibitor, Authoring tool
• Publishing Team shall be constituted by an internal operative team that shall have in charge to select the User access control, to analyse organised data in local storage (research activity ...), deliver useful organised data to the Promotion & Advertising functionality, send the Services statistics to the MOSAIC organisation, analyse Thematic forum debates and generate statistics, maintain the CSC activities.

3.5 Tools

Figure 6 - Tools Diagram

Tools of a CSC shall be constituted of the following applications:

• Archiving tool shall allow to create and maintain a local data storage in CIMI standard
• Applications & Market products shall be constituted of 3D modelling tools on the market, CD-ROM players ...
• Virtual Exhibitor shall allow to show Virtual Exhibition of real environments
• Authoring tool shall allow the creation of simple Multimedia and Virtual Reality application by skilled and not skilled user

3.6 Infrastructures

The following diagram illustrates the logical decomposition of CSC's Infrastructures:

Figure 7 - Infrastructures Diagram

The Infrastructures of a CSC shall be constituted of :

• Training Room shall allow to organise training courses
• Video Conference shall allow remote audio and video connection between separate geographic sites to facilitate meetings between agent entities and users
• Multimedia Room shall allow the fruition of multimedia titles (bibliomedioteca)
• Playroom shall allow entertainment of children following parents in museums
• Virtual Theatre shall allow group of peoples to assist, into a large equipped room, a navigation in a virtual environment
• Workshop shall allow to organise meetings, conference with cultural operators
• Cybercafè & Marketing Area shall allow a free internet connection to the CSC guests. Marketing area shall manages the book-shop and the selling of all derived product

4. Recommendation and Guidelines

The table summarises the main Requirements that should be taken into account during the Architectural Design Phase.

4.1 Network Infrastructure, Inter-operability and Distributed Database Requirements

Network Infrastructure, Inter-operability and Distributed Database

NE1.INF Distributed co-operative applications shall be defined using different services useful for network communication. Specific context dependent services shall be based upon a set of different generic services like: X.400 This is the CCITT recommendation for message handling system proposed in the OSI reference model. In essence X.400 mimics the postal system in that a message consists of an address and a letter. The letter is mailed using the address, or group of FTP File Transfer Protocol defines how to transfer files from one computer to another WWW Hypertext based system for finding and accessing Internet resources. Telnet is a "terminal emulation" protocol that allows you to log in to other computer systems. Telnet is also an application program that allows you to log into another computer system using the telnet protocol. DNS Domain Name Server is a distributed database system for translating computer names into numeric Internet addresses and vice-versa. SMTP servers are able to route and to forward e-mail messages MIME is a standard defined in 1992 that allows any user to employ the communications protocol SMTP to create and read multimedia messages using well known standards for media and with independence of the coding/decoding procedures of the content message NE2.INF Distributed applications shall use different transport protocols ...: X.25 is the CCITT protocol recommendation for point to point packet switched communications IP Internet Protocol allows packets to traverse multiple networks on the way to its final destination. ... and physical standards: Integrated digital services network (ISDN) is the provision of an end-to-end digital connection for the support of a wide range of services, such as voice, video, data, facsimile and so on. The primary aim is to provide a uniform set of standards for the transmission of digital information between networks. ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode is a fast packet switching service. It can be seen as a low level bearer service upon which higher layers of protocol must be used to support the appropriate services. Fibre distributed data interface (FDDI) is the emerging standard for the LAN/MAN backbone. It is based upon a 100 Mbps fibre optic contra-rotating Token Ring (IEEE 802.5) system with both synchronous classes of traffic. Frame relay is a temporary bearer system, based upon the current ISDN standards, which is being used to provide a faster X.25 service. It is used for data rates in the range of 2-45 Mbps and achieves a greater end-to-end throughput because it does not provide an error correction facility (cf. HDLC). Error recovery is left to the higher layer protocols. ADSLor asymmetrical digital subscriber line, is a type of technology that uses existing copper phone lines to transmit data at high speeds. To use ADSL, phone companies must have special electronic cards installed at central switches, and users must have special ADSL modems installed in their PCs. ADSL, which can transmit data 10 times faster than ISDN and 50 times faster than conventional modems, could compete with cable modems in popularity. ADSL modems split data signals into three separate channels, one for voice and two for data, with data traveling to the user at up to 6.144 Mbps and from the user at 500 Kbps. NE3.INF The infrastructure network shall support and use: Satellite communication Low Earth Orbital (LEO) services are designed to make use of high-power non-geostationary satellites to provide voice and data services which can be sent and received on small, low-cost, portable user terminals. LEO satellites use orbits between 660 and 1200 km above the earth. These orbits enable low-power handsets to be used, but the footprint of the satellite is limited, and so a dozen or more LEO satellites are needed to provide global coverage. The costs of setting up these services are very substantial, typically between 3 and 6 billion ECU, and all the LEO services are still in the process of developing business plans and financial backing. The aim of all these services is to be able to provide global voice and data services over a single network, in particular being able to provide services to countries and regions of the world that currently have a poor Telecommunications infrastructure. By using modern Frame-Relay-Techniques it is possible to set-up meshed satellite networks. Mobile communication Within the coverage of the cellular network, the vision of information access for everyone, anytime, anywhere has become reality. However, because of lack of the low bandwidth of wireless narrow-band wide-area networks (such as the 9.6 Kbit/s of GSM, DCS-1800) and the limited resources of mobile hardware in comparison to stationary systems, the handling of distributed multimedia applications and services faces severe problems. A step backwards in interactivity would cause a serious acceptance problem. Therefore the overall objective of the ACTS-project MOMENTS is to demonstrate the technical feasibility and business viability of a wireless media highway for the distribution of advanced multimedia products. The results of the user trials carried out within the scope of the project can be very interesting for the establishment of new mobile services within the cultural heritage market. NE4.IN The infrastructure network shall support and use basic services as: Internet telephony (for reducing costs between researchers) as a simple version of teleconferencing Teleconferencing For teleconferencing three forms of connection among participants are possible: Point-to-Point, the direct communication between two users Point-to-Multi-point, the direct communication between one user and different partners Multi-point, the direct communication between different users. Within a teleconferencing system following service can be offered for communication: Audio, video and data transfer and for co-operation: Joint-viewing, transparent-sketching, joint-editing and application-sharing. WWW and Internet Concerning Internet and WWW besides the presentation of multimedia information via WWW servers, Many researcher are developing new tools (Java applets, Plug-Ins, CGI-scripts, VRML-applications, etc.) and have profound knowledge in the usage of the MBone technology (Vat, Vic, NV), which enables teleconferencing via the Internet. Mbone Mbone permits „IP multitasking". IP multitasking tools allows packets of information to be „broadcast" to anyone who is listening rather to a single specific individual or computer. Video, audio and a shared training white-board are the principal applications. Basic services in co-operative work: improving teleco-operative work by using work-group facilities via Internet and improving the usage of simple Internet services NE5.INF Infrastructure, equipment, machinery and communication facilities shall contain: sharing system capable of running a parallel server typically has the following characteristics: * High performance multiple processors have access to the same disks and other resources support many users high-priority users can run on a faster node * High availability continuous access to data using single-node failure hardware redundancy * Functional partitioning nodes dedicated to applications or activities *Adaptability flexible allocation of nodes incremental growth NE6.INF Information stored in the data base will be managed by RDBMS with parallel server, functions shall be supported for Information Retrieval in all European languages. DD1.FUN The Distributed Database shall establish a common framework for searching DD2.FUN The Distributed Database shall manage the co-ordination of distributed databases DS1.FUN The meta-search engine shall relay the query to several other information sources DS2.FUN The meta-search engine shall select relevant archives DS3.FUN The meta-search engine shall select folder servers DS4.FUN The meta-search engine shall integrate the results DS5.FUN The meta-search engine shall present the results DS6.FUN The field searches shall be supported DS7.FUN The search shall locate web documents DS8.FUN The search shall locate real objects DS1.SER Advertisements shall be carried along with content DD1.SER The Distributed Databases shall provide a central search utility DD2.SER The Distributed Databases shall provide browsing facilities DD3.SER The Distributed Databases shall support query broadcast DD4.SER The Distributed Databases shall provide access to several collection data DD5.SER The Distributed Databases shall provide direct connection to collections databases DD6.SER The Distributed Databases shall provide a common thesaurus DD7.SER The Distributed Databases shall provide query term translation DD8.SER The Distributed Databases shall support authoring of query results DD9.SER The Distributed Databases shall support editing of query result DD10.SER The Distributed Databases shall support link management DD11.SER The Distributed Databases shall support existing standards (CIMI ...)

4.2 Cultural On-line Browser Requirements

Cultural On-line Browser

CB1.FUN The cultural on line Browser shall have an easy and low-cost navigational access, which allows the interchange of information among educational and art institutions and the hyper-media navigation in different kind of work of art and history. CB2.FUN The cultural on line Browser shall have a trans-European framework for 'virtual' access to museums, art galleries and similar joined with geographical or historical paths or maps; access information directly from home and free access from universities and schools. A large number of catalogued objects, specialised information and easy reusability of data for research shall be demanded. (They must find contextual information for educational purposes, obtaining extensive and detailed information at a scientific level such as all historical photographs and reconstruction, modelling, rendering and animating of objects, high-resolution images, digital animation, virtual reconstruction and other services taken for whatever reason needed). CB3.FUN The cultural on line Browser shall provide an access by appropriate links to other works of the same author that are under technical studies and bibliographical data on techniques with research engines. (Researchers and restorers needs a list of restorations done, images of the "maps" of art work with topographical indications of the conservation status and of the interventions done. Conservation measures taken and reports of all restorations must be available, furnished with n Multimedia discussion on different topics: this kind of user needs also platforms for international research co-operation and co-ordination as well as multimedia discussion forums on specific themes for research projects normal images, x-ray images, ultraviolet rays images, grazing light images, etc.) CB4.FUN The cultural on-line Browser shall allow multimedia debates on different topics: this kind of user needs also platforms for international research co-operation and co-ordination as well as multimedia discussion forums on specific themes for research projects. CB5.FUN The cultural on-line Browser shall be able to retrieve administrative data such as opening hours, costs and accessibility to museums, archaeological areas, etc, and information about the collection (e.g. leaflets, digital animation). Up-to-date information on the museums' collection and on organisational matters (e.g. events, tickets, opening hours) and having previews of what is possible to see in museums, in exhibits and how much time is necessary for the visit. Have multimedia materials with good texts/images for blind peoples or multimedia material with good sound for deaf peoples. CB6.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall be able to perform hyper-media navigation and surfing directly from home providing basic information; selected multimedia topics at cultural heritage sites (possibility to create individual guidebook - receiving copies only for the topics on which one is especially interested) and have a dedicated browser for cultural heritage with plug-in support, etc. Access to services and guide supports of remote experts. CB7.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall be able to access from home to prepare a guided tour. Retrieve information to create a tourist route and thematic itineraries on a different temporal basis and link them to cultural events and manifestations; access to images, catalogues, etc. to illustrate to the tourists the organised itinerary and with special features. Create new travelling packages dealing on the basis of novelties or important cultural events, creating appropriate advertising material (including the preparation of a MM booklet in electronic or paper form for the tour). Basic multimedia information for tourists right. CB8.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall have the ability to buy products highly informative to illustrate the contents in detail, the history, the reports, the additional information and the other related places which could be visited. Be able to buy multimedia products with high informative contents small cumbersome, for travelling or moving from one site to the next. Possibility to buy high quality products, to give a detailed description of the art materials already seen or to permit at other times and ways a more precise, detailed virtual visit, not in cataloguing terms but adequately comprehensible and interesting for the visitor. CB9.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall have a national and trans-European platform for presentation, promotion and advertising, a multimedia guide with value added information for museum objects divulging and promoting the cultural initiatives that regard all the themes treated. Set up of electronic calendars for several topics with value added information and possibility to prepare virtual exhibition. Creation of brochures with texts and images on cultural themes and use of the services to diffuse their activities and image. All these organisations are interested in a navigational access to organisational background information (e.g. for museums or other institution: history, size, visitor profile; for sponsors: essential business information on the company and on the art institutions assigned to it). Knowledge of forthcoming cultural events in order to add one's name or some communication. CB10.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall allow the data retrieve without damage the material filed while maintaining a high consultation level. Reduce the research time and allow a free hyper-textual CB11.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall manage the remote services requested of the duplication and research type CB12.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall support in structured electronic indexing of different media types (books, off-line media - like CD-ROM, on-line media - like URLs, data bases). Education in the usage of indexing tools and structuring of index material CB13.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall allow comprehensive interchange and co-operation between libraries and cultural heritage centres (e.g. information on books on exhibition or collection topics) CB14.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall be to acquire high quality images, retrieve historical environmental information on the theme treated and retrieving works and knowing their technical-administrative characteristics in order to produce material for advertising or presenting ideas or for the commercialisation of catalogues, videos, etc. Providing some basic information on various art objects (location, 'virtual' images). Easy selection of those held adequate for their use, aim. Sophisticated authoring tools supporting structuring and linking of contents. Access to images of the cultural heritage and buy images to associate with own products; acquire images, collections or others for associating one's own business and line of communication onto the image. CB1.COP The Cultural on-line Browser shall have complete information on juridical and organisational matters and copyrights and ownership (IPR) management/accounting. Watermarking of images CB15.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall have the possibility to advertise their products (through a multi-media database) and electronic sales CB16.FUN The Cultural on-line Browser shall be able to find interlocutors for deepening themes and information interchange among art institutions and merchandise producers (coming exhibitions, events, offering merchandise products within the 'virtual' exhibitions); management of cultural wealth images and of economical information. CB17.FUN All the examples of graphic user interfaces for distributed search shall be based on the layout presented in the ongoing work of the CIMI Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed. These interfaces will have to be adapted to MOSAIC needs. CB18.FUN The user interface shall allow thematic search. The main mandatory fields that must be managed are : time period, location,. Meta-data kind (type of artwork, author,..). CB19.FUN After a successful query a list of matching records shall be displayed. The related images are shown in thumbnail format, the local number is given and a short description of the retrieved object is attached to it. A mouse click on the underlined record number allows the user to retrieve more information on this record. CB20.FUN This screen shot shall show the mask presenting more detailed information on the retrieved record. On the bottom of the screen shall be found the URLs linking to the display of the different rendition sizes of the image. CB21.FUN The retrieved image might, as well, be viewed in full screen size. CB22.FUN Support of different data structures for presenting and exchanging information

4.3 Meta-database, Search Engine & Agent Requirements

Meta-database, Search Engine & Agent

MD1.FUN The meta-database shall maintain records for multiple agencies MD2.FUN Input into meta-database shall be enabled MD3.FUN The meta-database shall admit management of records MD4.FUN The meta-database shall have functions as middleware between user client and distributed servers MD5.FUN The meta-database shall use of Z39.50 MD6.FUN The meta-database shall able to retrieve information, hours, costs and accessibility to museums, archaeological areas, etc... MD7.FUN The meta-database shall able to give a complete set of information about museums and galleries, on the administrative as well as on a very specialised scientific level MD8.FUN The meta-database shall have a Work arts catalogue MD9.FUN The meta-database shall able to Locate artwork MD10.FUN The meta-database shall to retrieve works and know their technical-administrative characteristics MD11.FUN The meta-database shall be a multimedia trans-European database to manage and locate artwork; creation of digital museums MD12.FUN The meta-database shall have images of art-works in high-resolution mode in the most compatible and efficient way (from the point of view of speed and cost) MD13.FUN The meta-database shall have the possibility to correlate information from more data base or images of different historical ages (evolution in time) or in space (pictorial schools, imitations, attributions, etc...) MD14.FUN The meta-database shall have data on the "recent" work (eg., when did the institution obtain it) MD15.FUN The meta-database shall have File-types, historical data availability: these information should be furnished: site contents eventually, photographic image (for antique documents to be examined directly on the original) bibliographic data: publications made with references to the art work and to the author MD16.FUN The meta-database shall correct linguistic references and multilingual access D17.FUN The meta-database shall have high level search facilities - Keyword searching separated for different MM types MD18.FUN The meta-database shall have easy reusability of data for research MD19.FUN The meta-database shall be able to update of catalogues MD20.FUN The meta-database shall guarantee authenticity MD21.FUN The meta-database shall have the possibility to advertise merchandise products through a multi-media database MD22.FUN The meta-database shall display basic information on property rights and acquisition modalities (e.g. auction dates) MD23.FUN The meta-database shall allow for simultaneous parallel searching of diverse servers MD24.FUN A knowledgebase co-ordinates distributed search of diverse servers MD25.FUN The knowledgebase recognises the relevant servers MD1.COP The meta-database shall transmit intellectual property fairly MD2.COP The meta-database shall transmit intellectual property securely MD3.COP The meta-database shall apply a standards system for sales modalities MD4.COP The meta-database shall support licensing transactions MD5.COP The meta-database shall support Inter-operability with unrelated IPR databases MD6.COP The meta-database shall support Inter-operability with new security-based technologies MD7.COP Creator shall load the work on to the server MD8.COP Creator shall add the name to the work loaded on to the server MD9.COP Creator shall add the identity to the work loaded on to the server MD10.COP Creator shall add the price per copy to the work loaded on to the server MD11.COP The client server will can download the work from the server MD12.COP The client server shall provide an e-cash account for the work MD13.COP The relevant databases for the search shall have to be selected. The window on the left hand side of the mask shall show all the different databases that can be searched and selected into the window on the left. MD14.COP The search criteria shall be determined in the following screen. The search attributes that shall be selected depend on the definitions laid down in the metadata databases. In the Attributes list box the user shall find the different definitions. These attributes can then be combined using Boolean logic in order to make the query more precise. MD15.COP After a successful query the user shall view a list of results. Here short descriptions of the queried cultural objects are given. The window on the bottom of the interface shows the number of records found in each selected database. MD16.COP The electronic image of the queried object shall be viewed in different renditions MD17.COP This interface shall show how the descriptions of the objects might change according to the various types of objects searched MD18.COP The user shall have the possibility to view the retrieved object in full screen size. MD19.COP This screen shot depicts the starting of a new search using a subject heading term for the query ('Gotik'). The small window appearing in the near centre of the screen shows that the display of records resulting from the query should be restricted in number (4) and that not more than 50 corresponding GRS (Generic Record Syntax) elements should be displayed MD20.COP Again a list of resulting records, this time limited to the pre-determined amount, together with a short object description will be displayed. MD21.COP These records shall be viewed in different renditions, as well

4.4 Multilingual Inter-operability Requirements

Multilingual Inter-operability

MI1.FUN The Multilingual Inter-operability shall have the possibility to query any information world-wide independent of language knowledge MI2.FUN The Multilingual Inter-operability shall get results in the user's native language MI3.FUN Have multimedia products in a multi-lingual format and in addition derived products which are linguistically correct MI4.FUN The Multilingual inter-operability shall have : multilingual presentation individual archives and catalogues standardisation correct linguistic references MI5.FUN The multilingual inter-operability shall use standards for Computer Interchange of Museum Information (see http://www.cni.org/pub/CIMI) MI6.FUN The multilingual inter-operability shall manage the Cultural heritage information by using existing standards MI7.FUN The multilingual inter-operability shall have the following features : Information on charging protection and efficient control of intellectual property rights and copyright Education in cross media publishing Support in cross media publishing Conversion facilities for different MM types Compression and decompression tools Services of the "Cultural Heritage Information Provider" (high quality colour prints, 3d digital or solid models) ; an international data interchange on special technical problems and devices (e.g. light, humidity) ;... MI8.FUN The multilingual query shall pre-process the user's query MI9.FUN The multilingual query shall receive a list of matching terms in the source language MI10.FUN The multilingual query shall translate the list of matching terms into a list of terms in the user's language MI11.FUN The multilingual query shall display the list on the user's interface MI12.FUN The system shall allow a thesaurus matching MI13.FUN The system shall allow a thesaurus translation MI14.FUN The system shall use a multilingual thesaurus

4.5 Services Requirements

Services

TF1.FUN The Forum shall have a number of active topics to guarantee several parallel debates TF2.FUN For each topic the Forum shall shown the list of messages with the newest on top TF3.FUN The Forum shall have the possibility to create new topics, sent message, reply to a message. Each user could be use its native language TF4.FUN The Forum shall have a browsing functionality TF1.OPE The Forum shall be created and managed by special users with the administrative tools PT1.FUN The Publishing Team shall maintains the CSC operativity PT2.FUN The Publishing Team shall analyse the users access permission to the services of the CSC PT3.FUN The Publishing Team shall analyse the Tools, Services and Forum access to produce statistics PT4.FUN The Publishing Team shall acquire and elaborate raw multimedia data as images from scanner, sounds, video, text. PT5.FUN The Publishing Team shall manage the selling of images via on-line sale service in respect of current regulations and within agreements of IPR PT6.FUN The Publishing Team shall manage the home page for institutions, museums ... linked to the CSC or hosted by the CSC PT7.FUN The Publishing Team shall manage the use of CSC infrastructures and workshop organisation PT8.FUN The Publishing Team shall manage the production and diffusion of promotion and advertising materials PT9.FUN The Publishing Team shall create new products to be introduced in the market PT10.FUN The Publishing Team shall support the curator during the creation of new exhibitions

4.6 Basic Services Requirements

Basic Services

BS1.ACM The accounting shall be managed by specific tools to control the user access permission. A secure electronic payment service shall be guaranteed by society enabled to interact electronically with the banking system BS2.ACM The virtual shop shall be managed. The image below illustrates the a flow example of this management. In this case from the shop holder point of view, to became a TELEpay user it is necessary to sign a contract with CREDIT which informs CINECA to create the virtual shop, then CINECA informs the Sì (Visa-Mastercard) society which assigns the POS code and, finally, the SSB entitles the shop to start. SE1.FUN A tool for encryption of pix-maps shall be provided. Infact, it allows the scrambling of arbitrary areas of a picture. This method is also known as the marking of a picture with a digital scar. It is able to scramble arbitrary areas while leaving the image in a format which can still be imported by common viewers. The original data of the scrambled regions is appended to the image file. It can be restored using a software key which serve as a password. The tool has to provide several alternatives for substituting the scrambled area in the picture. They range from simple substitution with a black rectangle to more complex techniques SE2.FUN The tool shall be designed for use in distributed environments in order to allow hierarchical access to image data SE3.FUN The scrambled areas are embedded in the image file through the use of so called application extension blocks of the image format. To provide confident security, the substituted data will be DES-encrypted before being stored in the extension block. This allows the user to chose a key among 256 possible keys. SE4.FUN The tool shall run under several O.S. using standard GIF and JPEG. CP1.FUN The copyright label shall be perceptually invisible CP2.FUN There shall not be loss of relevant information of the original data CP3.FUN The retrieval of embedded copyright labels shall not need the original data CP4.FUN It shall be compatible with JPEG/MPEG standards and shall be efficiently implemented in codecs at real-time CP5.FUN the copyright label shall only be read by using a secret key CP6.FUN the copyright label shall be robust against lossy compression, format conversions, low-pass filtering, colour reduction, and cropping CP7.FUN It shall be repeated (redundant) labelling (to increase the robustness of the embedded label) CP8.FUN hierarchical labelling (to track and identify copyright transaction chain) CP9.FUN regional labelling (i.e. a label can be embedded within or outside a specific region of multimedia data) CP10.FUN public copyright labelling (i.e. a label is embedded in such a way that anybody can read it without secret key) CP11.FUN flexible adjustment between robustness, perceptual noticeability, and copyright label size CP12.FUN various easy-to-use interfaces, including graphical user interfaces, (batching-oriented) commands, a simplified API, and a Wide World Web service CP13.FUN an easy secret key management CS1.FUN access control to prevent distribution of images to users without authorisation CS2.FUN a system for copyright protection that protects the images from illegal copying after they have been received by the customer. A secure protocol to transfer data from the distributor to the user CS3.FUN A secure access system shall use the WWW for image distribution, the reference client used will be a navigator plug-in. Available services for the customer shall be: decryption, saving and printing of an image. CS4.FUN For all services the client shall send a request to allow the server to register user's activity. The public key has to be distributed to the server to establish an user account. All the messages from the security service plug-in to the server shall be signed with the private key of the user to accomplish irrefutability. Key exchange from the server to the client is secured by the encryption module with the user's public key. Printing and saving of the picture by Browser Navigator itself shall be disabled by the plug-in. Every action of the user can only be performed by using the control panel of the plug-in. TR1.FUN The training system shall use the World Wide Web technology for transmission and presentation of and interaction with sophisticated CBT courses. The CSC network will facilitate on-line access to training-courses, provide on and off line support for authoring and training as well as administration TR2.FUN Training system shall support authors to produce cost-effective courseware of quality by co-operative editing of courseware between different authors, multiple use and re-use of proved material or templates and flexible configuration of courses. Through the intelligent success control the course could be adapted individually dependent on the user behaviour. Learners will have access to remote experts for consulting TR3.FUN Each CSC shall offer its training facilities to registered users, it administrates access rights to courseware, assigns experts for consultation and helps the formation of virtual learning group. The CSC will be responsible for guaranteeing the quality of new courseware made available to the entire CSC by their local authors and it is the owner of a distinct subset of the distributed courseware domain. TR4.FUN The training system shall combine the up to date CBT features with Internet technology to satisfy the important pedagogical and didactic demands with its concepts of modularity and adaptability. The quality of courseware production has to be improved by using small, self contained, easy to update courseware components

4.7 Tools Requirements

Tools

VE1.FUN The VE shall give the possibility to construct and simulate in 3D, through VR technology, an exhibit space VE2.FUN The VE shall have at least two main functionality : design and show VE3.FUN The 3D modeler shall be able to edit simple 3D representation of the exhibition environment to be showed VE4.FUN The 3D modeler shall be able to insert in the 3D representation lights, doors, windows, floors, walls, ceiling, objects ... VE5.FUN The 3D modeler shall have an user friendly human/computer interface to create the 3D room representation VE6.FUN The human/computer interface of the 3D modeler shall have a window with a milli-meter grid on which it is possible to draw the 2D map of the room. The 2D map shall be scaled respect the real room VE7.FUN The 3D modeler shall have the Load command to load a previously created exhibition environment (by the use of more sophisticated 3D Modelling tools like Multigen, Alias ...) VE8.FUN The 3D modeler shall have the Import Object function to load previously created 2D representation (to be used in the map) and 3D representation for the objects preview VE9.FUN The 3D Picture Module shall be able to create the frames and pictures inserted in the 3D representation VE10.FUN The 3D Picture Module shall automatically generates the whole information necessary to implement the infinite resolution technique, starting from an high resolution image VE11.FUN The 3D Picture Module shall accept images in standard formats like (tiff, jpeg, gif ...) VE12.FUN The 3D Picture Module shall be able to define the picture frame VE13.FUN The 3D Picture Module shall be able to define for each frame some attributes like size, number of level of resolution, multimedia information (audio description) ... VE14.FUN The 3D Picture Module shall have the possibility to associate the multimedia information to each frame VE15.FUN The Virtual Exhibitor Authoring System shall have the possibility to use all the data created by the 3D modeler module and the 3D picture module and to check their interaction VE16.FUN The Virtual Exhibitor Authoring System shall be able to load the 3D room representation previously created and all the frames that to be placed VE17.FUN The Virtual Exhibitor Authoring System shall be able to render high realism by inserting and switching-on and orient many lights on a single picture VE18.FUN The Virtual Exhibitor Authoring System shall be able to render high realism applying the infinite resolution technique for the pictures visualisation VE19.FUN The Virtual Exhibitor Show System shall be able to load a 3D representation previously created by the Authoring System VE20.FUN The Virtual Exhibitor Show System shall be able to freely navigate inside the 3D representation and to use the multimedia associated to each picture VE21.FUN The Virtual Exhibitor Show System  shall be able to correct manage the texture memory to optimise the performances. AV1.FUN The archiving tool should support documentation AV2.FUN The archiving tool shall support administration AV3.FUN The archiving tool shall speed up administration and documentation AV4.FUN The archiving tool shall allow for parallel electronic documentation AV5.FUN The archiving tool shall allow for simultaneous scientific preparation AV6.FUN The archiving tool shall be adaptable to museum size

The archiving tool shall have the following functions in administration:

AV7.FUN Registration AV8.FUN Inventory AV9.FUN Deposit AV10.FUN Taking Stock AV11.FUN Conservation AV12.FUN Assessment AV13.FUN Insurance AV14.FUN Packing AV15.FUN Exhibition AV16.FUN Loan AV17.FUN Data Exchange

The archiving tool shall have the following functions in documentation:

AV18.FUN Cataloguing AV19.FUN Thesaurus AV20.FUN Subject Cataloguing AV21.FUN Literature AV22.FUN AV-Media

The archiving tool shall have the following functions for co-operation with other standard application:

AV23.FUN Processing of sound AV24.FUN Processing of images AV25.FUN Processing of films AV26.FUN Scanning of diverse material AV27.FUN Geographical Information Systems AV28.FUN Work Flow Systems (document movement) AV29.FUN Processing of Documents GP1.FUN The graphic product shall be able to operate on images acquired from a large variety of devices such scanners and digital cameras (supporting the TWAIN interface) GP2.FUN The graphic product shall have an enhanced user interface (easy zooming and scrolling of big images, continuous zooming… GP3.FUN The graphic product shall have multiple layers management to allow the overlay of images, texts, graphics to add and remove views and eventually hide particulars GP4.FUN The graphic product shall have a set of filters (at least image sharpening, distortions, colour correction ...) GP5.FUN The graphic product shall allow digital watermarking (possibility to insert a not easy to see copyright signature detected and displayed by the tool) GP6.FUN The graphic product shall be able to manage a large variety of images formats (at least gif, jpg, tiff, bmp, eps, pdf, png, pcx , ...) GP1.OPE The graphic product shall be able to run on the most diffused operating systems like McIntosh platform and Apple system software, Pentium platform and Windows/Windows-NT system software. VP1.FUN video product shall have an editing functionality to display filmstrip with variable zooming and also showing single-frames. VP2.FUN The video product shall have an intuitive interface with folders to organise materials, icons .. VP3.FUN The video product shall have special effect (al least : twisting, zooming, rotation ... VP4.FUN The video product shall have the possibily to support Apple QuickTime and Microsoft Video for Windows format or third-party compression format VP5.FUN The video product shall have links to high end video equipment and it should support high quality audio (16-bit and 44 kHz) and shall support several frame/second editing (at least from 24 to 30 frame/second) DA1.FUN The system shall acquire and manage complex data set coming from special acquisition equipment's like HiRes color scanners, 3D scanners, aero & satellite images, etc in order to provide images and models. DA2.FUN The system shall exploit advanced stereoscopic techniques, in order to recover the 3-D shape of the imaged scene. Image features are localized on the available views and then a stereo-matching procedure is carried out, taking into account for the optical and geometrical parameters of the cameras. AT1.FUN the Authoring Tool shall be able to construct multimedia documents in a structured form AT2.FUN the Authoring Tool shall be able possibility to store those documents on a database AT3.FUN the Authoring Tool shall be able to publish those documents on Web, CD-ROM and print media. AT4.FUN The module shall be able to edit simple text documents AT5.FUN The module shall be able to insert on them multimedia files. AT6.FUN The module shall be able to of designing a structure for the document AT7.FUN The module shall be able to stores the documents in a object-oriented manner AT8.FUN The module shall be able to permit to different users to access and modify the documents AT9.FUN The module shall be able to answer queries for a specific item AT10.FUN The module shall be able to access to the local database with the archiving tool in CIMI standard AT11.FUN the module shall be able to publish the multimedia documents on different media

4.8 Applications & Market Products Requirements

Applications & Market Products

AP1.FUN The application area shall support the following activities and services related to the museums needs :  archives management authority building catalog access cataloguing and description collections management communications/terminal emulation conservation management contacts management database building, management decision support event management exhibition management exhibition design file management fund raising management fund accounting image management image retrieval image processing information retrieval inventory control invoicing library management list management loans processing location control mail order sales maintenance scheduling movement control material management name list management office automation personal research information management personnel management point of sale project accounting project management public access publishing record management remote access research support system reservations security subscription fulfilment ticketing tour management volunteer management

AP2.FUN Database Building for creating records, editing, deleting (Union catalogues, co-operative cataloguing, scope of collections, authority files, directories) AP3.FUN Information retrieval for accessing stored information (public access catalogues, bibliographic databases, full text, directories, reference databases) AP4.FUN Business Transactions for electronic data interchange (purchasing, order fulfilment, loans processing, financial transactions, exhibition management) AP5.FUN Messaging for messaging services (e-mail, conferencing, document exchange) AP6.FUN File Transfer for binary transfer (exchange of scientific data, data migration, media exchange) AP7.FUN Document Handling for document processing (correspondence, co-operative publishing, research) AP8.FUN Real-time Links machine-to-machine (interactive training, interactive exhibits, monitoring) SH1.FUN In case there is no home page the consortium will provide one and introduce it in the on-line culture browser. With this action the museum improves its world visibility PC1.FUN The multiple use of information needs to be supported by cross media publishing for the media print, CD-ROM, WWW, digital TV. Two labs are available, one for prepress and new media, the other for multimedia publishing. Videoconferencing is supported on large projection screens by using the VTel-System and ProShare for application sharing. Virtual Reality technologies from simple stereo projection, via interactive technologies, like head-mounted display and data glove, as well as a 3-wall cave and in the near future a 5-wall cave are given. For the dissemination and navigation through virtual museums in regard to home-support the Internet and WWW with its technologies can be used. CM1.FUN good readability of print media, CM2.FUN good archiving and printing capabilities of PDF and SGML CM3.FUN actuality and interactivity of HTML and XML documents CM4.FUN good presentation quality of CD-ROM based multimedia applications (including embedded sound, video, and animation). MU1.FUN The CD-Rom titles applications shall satisfy the existing industrial 'de facto' standards MU2.FUN The CD-Rom titles applications shall satisfy the standard requirements as stated in [WORK PACKAGE 1400: Target User Profile Specification] MU3.FUN The main quality requirement for a good multimedia product, are Easy consultation Richness of functionality's Multi-lingual and correct lingual speaking Quality of images, sounds and texts Quality of scenario Richness of materials Guarantee the correctness of the multimedia information Respect the IPR rules and copyright law Balancing the multimedia information by emphasising the hyper-textual technologies Clearly define the sources of the materials (images, text, video,..) and the related date Subsets of a catalogue, showing only highlights might also be offered Credits clearly mentioned ID1.FUN The Web site should have features of versatility and flexibility for an easy approach and a quick upgrade ID2.FUN it should be multi-lingual supports to read or retrieve information, not only in English but also in other languages. ID3.FUN Create a virtual catalogue or show of the new event (temporary exhibition, workshops, cultural events,..) ID4.FUN Guarantee the correctness of the information ID5.FUN One current trend is to sell space on home-page to others companies ID6.FUN The search should not work only on the texts, but mainly by means of graphical interfaces in order to have an easy and interactive approach VR1.FUN The CSC shall support the production of VR Museums, Exposition in immerse environment, Virtual reality Universities for education on Cultural Heritage VR2.FUN The main quality requirement for a good Virtual Reality application, are Viewers can examine objects in the same ways as in the real world: by walking around and moving relative to the objects and also by manipulating objects to get a better look at them. Objects can be selected and then acted upon. Depending on the current mode, the selected object can be: Manipulated (e.g. rotated and moved) Mutated Mated another object (also known as crossover) Saved to a file for future reference Refined (re-rendered much larger and with higher grid resolution) Make the shapes comprehensible (the two sides of each surface are differently coloured ...) Create an higher resolution application able to represent and reconstruct a cultural theme: application that bring together rare pieces, which one could not move: e.g. the complete works of major artists such as Raphael for that sites which are too sensitive to sustain large crowds of visitors such as the Tomb of Nefertari or the cave at Lascaux. for the sites and objects which have become ruins such as the Roman Forum, concerning the original state of which there are a series of competing theories. Having the supervision and the certification of a scientific commission with a proven knowledge into the specific theme. Use of infinite resolution techniques in order to increase the scientific value of the application VD1.FUN The Video applications shall satisfy the existing industrial 'de facto' standards VD2.FUN The Video applications shall satisfy the standard requirements as stated in [WORK PACKAGE 1400: Target User Profile Specification] VS1.FUN The production of virtual set for thematic television network channel VS2.FUN The production of virtual set for publicity on TV network DP1.FUN Production of posters, brochure, T-shirt for cultural heritage events or workshop DP2.FUN Production of catalogues related to temporary or permanent expositions CA1.FUN Management and selling of cultural heritage objects present into the catalogues linked to Mosaic

4.9 Infrastructures Requirements

Infrastructures

IN1.INF The number of users that the infrastructure room shall be able to contain IN2.INF The possibility to offer the service fruition also to disabled users IN3.INF The number of working stations consistent with the number of foreseen users IN4.INF The method to collect the fees from the users (ticket, cash, credit cards, renting ...) IN5.INF The security rules to satisfy the existing laws of the country in which the CSC exists IN6.INF The performances of a suitable air-conditioning system IN7.INF The power supply and security specifications in agreement with the existing laws TR1.INF The Training room shall be equipped of suitable furniture (chairs, desk ...) TR2.INF The Training room shall be equipped of white-board and screen and data projector TR3.INF The Training room shall be equipped of a suitable computer stations for multimedia applications TR4.INF The Training room courses shall be done by a Tutor or by Video-Conference TR5.INF The Training room shall be guarantee a simultaneous language translation services VC1.INF The system shall meet the needs of education, learning, workshop and training VC2.INF The Video Conference system shall be able to connect several sites at the same time (multi-conference, point-to-point, point-to-multi-point) VC3.INF The Video Conference shall guarantee TV and ISDN connection VC4.INF The Video Conference shall be managed by a technical staff to control the direction and recording of the video-conference VC5.INF The Video Conference organisation shall manage the booking and accounting service for the teleconference resources usage VC6.INF The Video Conference shall be guarantee a simultaneous language translation and the services to support public VC7.INF The Video Conference shall supply equipment to present documents, video and slides VC8.INF The Video Conference shall be used also for remote teaching MR1.INF The multimedia room shall be equipped by working stations able to run multimedia application MR2.INF The multimedia room shall support the vision of multimedia application developed in the world and not easily accessible in the market MR3.INF The multimedia room shall support student to study and print dossier and high quality publications (thesis, articles …) MR4.INF The multimedia room shall give to the students the possibility to use tools not easily accessible on the market and to do training on the job introducing itself in the work market MR5.INF The multimedia infrastructures shall be rental to little company with the target to develop innovative products in cultural wealth field MR6.INF The multimedia infrastructures shall be rental to profit company for training of professional profiles MR7.INF The multimedia room shall have an help desk service to assure the use of new multimedia products MR8.INF The multimedia room shall have access to the local multimedia archive by a local area network PL1.INF The playroom shall offer opportunities to entertain child and teenagers PL2.INF The playroom shall be managed by a specific operator that shall entertain boys, teenagers and shall assure their security PL3.INF The playroom shall offer the availability of computers, educational toys, jokes, lectures PL4.INF The playroom's computer application shall have a simple human interface with large coloured buttons, big text and easy to see hypertext links PL5.INF The topics in the HTML pages shall contain arguments of general interest for children and teenagers PL6.INF The playroom's internet services shall be equipped of special protection that operates quietly in background between Internet and children and shall carefully screening out user defined 'Words', 'Phrases' and content that are determined as inappropriate PL7.INF The Playroom shall have a simultaneous language translation service VT1.INF The Virtual Theatre shall have a large screen (several meters) VT2.INF The Virtual Theatre shall have some projectors to cover the whole screen surface VT3.INF The Virtual Theatre shall have projector able to support the graphic resolution and the output frequencies of the workstation VT4.INF The Virtual Theatre shall have an interface device used to create a physical connection between users and the computer through which they interact with the images displayed VT5.INF The interface device shall be easy to be used also by not skilled people present in the theatre VT6.INF The Virtual Theatre shall have a workstation able to reproduce the virtual environment movements at least at a speed of 15-20 frame/s VT7.INF The Virtual Theatre room shall have an audio reproduction system able to integrate the graphic reproduction with sound VT8.INF The Virtual Theatre shall have a workstation with a specific tool to realise virtual exhibitions VT9.INF The Virtual Theatre shall have a simultaneous language translation service WS1.FUN The CSC shall guarantee sites for academic debates on thematic topics WS2.FUN The support services shall guarantee: advertising reception and secretariat support materials (phones, PCs, Audio support, videos …) restoration service transports service public relations support publication of workshop abstract simultaneous language translation service CC1.INF The Cybercafé room shall be equipped with N computer stations from which is possible access to Internet and E-mail service. The computer stations shall be equipped with the most diffused software Netscape, Explorer, FTP, Telnet ... CC2.INF The Cybercafé room shall have a restoration service to enjoy foods and drinks CC3.INF The Cybercafé access shall be allow to peoples that use restoration services CC4.INF The Cybercafé room shall be equipped with a telephone service CC5.INF The starting web site on a Cybercafé computer station shall be the CSC home page containing at least introductory information about the CSC activities, the partners and sponsors logo, their internet links ... CC6.INF The Cybercafé room shall have computer stations connected to a Network Concentrator CC7.INF The Network Concentrator shall be linked to a Router and a Modem shall be used if the telephonic line is not digital CC8.INF The Marketing area shall support the management of the promotion (show room, marketing exposition, advertising space,...). CC9.INF The Marketing area shall manage the selling of the derived products CC10.INF The Marketing area shall manage the advertising space renting and the promotion of new events. CC11.INF The Marketing area shall present the Mosaic project and the features of all the CSCs.

4.10 Promotion and Advertising Requirements

Promotion and Advertising

PA1.FUN The Promotion and Advertising shall promote events to publicise the Mosaic activities and its CSCs PA2.FUN The Promotion and Advertising shall prepare sites to present Mosaic and its activities PA3.FUN The Promotion and Advertising shall prepare advertising materials to promote Mosaic activities and the CSCs PA4.FUN The promotion and Advertising activity shall be based on a marketing approach with the main goal to assure services to a well defined list of clients. The promotion activities shall use both traditional and technological approach PA5.FUN The promotion and Advertising activity shall promote initiatives prevalently on the network using tool able to stimulate the audience of a large public. The network shall assure the primaries services for the advertising (virtual show in VRML and documents on internet)

4.11 CSC Organisation Requirements

CSC Organisation

CO1.INF The CSC organisation shall foreseen the following profiles: CSC director Marketing Director Curator Operative staff (system administrator, network manager, multimedia operator, tutor ,VR navigator, publishing team, ....) CO2.INF The CSC organisation shall foreseen three directive profiles : the CSC director, the Marketing Director and the Curator CO3.INF The CSC director shall be responsible of all the CSC activity CO4.INF The Marketing Director that has in charge to increase the number of users and the supplied services of the CSC CO5.INF The Curator that shall have in charge the two following tasks : manage the temporary and permanent aspects to better answer to the user requests and their needs assure the respect of the local laws for the public fruition of the services and the infrastructures CO6.INF The Operative staff shall have in charge to perform all the CSC activities CO7.INF It shall be produced a status progress report to inform the Mosaic organisation of problems, risks analysis and business plan CO8.INF The CSC management shall guarantee the utilisation of CSC profits to promote the cultural wealth CO9.INF The CSC management shall guarantee the management of the rental contract, the clients relationships, the fees gathering from the sites open to the public CO10.INF The CSC management shall guarantee the Mosaic agreements in the area of responsibilities

Legenda :

AP = Application & Market Product Requirements AT = Authoring Tool Requirements AV = Archiving Tools Requirements BS = Basic Services Requirements CB = Cultural On-Line Browser Requirements CC = CyberCafé Requirements CM = Cross Media Requirements CO = CSC organisation CP = Copyright Requirements DA = Digital Acquisition Requirements DD = Distributed Database Requirements GP = Graphic Product Requirements IN = Infrastructure Requirements MD = Meta-database, Search Engine & Agent Requirements MI = Multilingual Inter-Operability Requirements MR = Multimedia Room Requirements MU = Multimedia Requirements

NE = Network Infrastructure & Inter-Operability Requirements PA = Promotion & Advertising Requirements PC = Presentation & Communication Requirements PL = Playroom Requirements PT = Publishing Team Requirements SE = Security Requirements SH = Standard HTML Requirements TF = Thematic Forum Requirements TR = Training Room Requirements VC = Video Conference Requirements VD = Video Application Requirements VE = Virtual Exhibitor Requirements VP = Video Product Requirements VR = Virtual Reality Requirements VS = Virtual Set Requirements VT = Virtual Theatre Requirements WS = WorkShops Requirements

ANNEX.1.Requirements Definition Document (WP1500)

Refer to: Requirements Definition Document WorkPackage 1500 (delivered on 29/11/1997 and accessible on http://mosaic.infobyte.it/project/project.html)