[Nhcoll-l] [Non-DoD Source] developing standards, metadata needs, and best practices for 3D object digitization

Wed Jun 21 12:34:16 EDT 2017

I, too, won't be at the meeting, but am very interested in joining discussions on standards, metadata and best practices. We ran a major project that included laser scanning a couple of thousand type fossils in the UK. The results are available for download from https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.3d-2Dfossils.ac.uk_&d=DwIGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=v_LXtYF-etABKu4_Mr5CNGxjZs8NtJepVXrX4rhDpCc&s=ZphhQtKSh7OQBszp4W9qw87odXrrrP3fTa0KqErlGas&e=  - free for academic and personal use. See https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gb3dtypefossils.blogspot.co.uk_2013_08_launching-2Dgb3d-2Dfossil-2Dtypes-2Dvirtual.html&d=DwIGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=v_LXtYF-etABKu4_Mr5CNGxjZs8NtJepVXrX4rhDpCc&s=hxyjiV7zU2srJkvsoR3-MsK4-hPzbOItqoQlOhrKTao&e=  for more information.

We are in the process of buying an X-ray CT scanner suitable for borehole core samples (cylinders of rock, typically 1 metre long by 10cm in diameter) and are currently contemplating how to deal with GB's of data - including how to make it available over the web.

Regards,

Mike

Dr Mike Howe
Chief Curator
Head of the National Geological Repository

Phone: 0115 9363105  Email: mhowe at bgs.ac.uk
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Thanks for posting this. I will not be at the meeting, but would appreciate hearing form others who are working on similar projects. We are in the very early stages of developing our internal standards for 3D digitization using microCT, CT and surface for human pathological skeletal samples. Right now we are having the setbacks with processing microCT data, particularly due to sheer size of the files and seeming idiosyncratic or proprietary issues with the data output from the Northstar x5000 system.  If there is anyone else on this list with applicable experience I would really appreciate discussing this more.

Brian Spatola
Curator, National Museum of Health and Medicine

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Hello!

Are you engaged in the digital capture of 3D collection objects using photogrammetry, surface scanning (structured light or laser-based), or volumetric scanning (e.g. microCT, synchrotron, or MRI)? Are you wondering how best to describe the digitization process in such a fashion as to promote the long-term digital permanence, ease of access on the web, and maximize the discoverability and reproducibility of your digital 3D data?

Especially since the cost required to produce 3D models is so high in terms of financial investment, computational resources, and human-effort, it would be great to build a community of practice by which we can share workflows, minimum metadata requirements, preservation standards, and more to ensure that museum professionals actively engaged in the digitization of 3D collection objects can do so with confidence that best practices are being adhered to for these born-digital objects. We have the opportunity to ensure that we’re doing things the “right way” from the outset.

For those of you present at the SPNHC meeting in Denver this week, please join us at the Polished Tavern (1501 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colorado 80202) at 8pm on Wednesday evening for an informal conversation and organization of a community of practice for the 3D digitization of natural history specimens.

Cheers,
Gary

Paleontology Collections Manager
Department of Geological Sciences

Project Coordinator for Digitization Activities Center for Biological Research Collections

Indiana University - Bloomington Campus
1001 E. 10th St. Bloomington, IN 47405
Office:  Geological Sciences Room 519
Phone:  (812) 856-3500 (6-3500)
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