[Nhcoll-l] iDigBio Webinar Tomorrow 14 April 2026, 3-5 p.m. ET

[Nelson,Gil]

iDigBio is pleased to announce this week’s edition of our Sustaining Collections Digitization webinar series, highlighting new advances and emerging opportunities in 3D digitization for biodiversity collections. As 3D modeling technologies continue to evolve, these approaches are opening new possibilities for how collections are documented, analyzed, and shared.
Register here:
https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-series-importance-sustaining-biodiversity-specimen-collections-digitization-absence

For past recordings and upcoming events, visit the series Wiki page:
https://www.idigbio.org/wiki/index.php/Sustaining_Collections_Digitization_Beyond_NSF_Funding:_A_Webinar_Series
April 14, 2026: New advances and opportunities in 3D Digitization in the field and in the collection (3:00-5:00pm ET)
Speakers:
Genevieve Rios (Yale Peabody Museum)
Duncan Irschick (University of Massachusetts - Amherst)
Alex Adkinson (Florida State University)
Mark Smith (Macroscopic Solutions)

Abstract: Techniques for 3D modeling are advancing rapidly, and the biodiversity collections community will benefit from keeping abreast of the latest advances and thinking strategically about the new opportunities that 3D modeling offers.  Here, we will present experimentation with recently developed methods (e.g., Neural Radiance Fields and 3D Gaussian Splatting), advances in robotics and macrophotography that provide scaling opportunities for model generation, and new analyses made possible with 3D modeling. These approaches have the potential to dramatically reduce digitization time while increasing fidelity and throughput across a wide range of specimen types. We will also discuss practical considerations for adoption, including infrastructure requirements, workflow integration, and sustainability.
Gil


Gil Nelson PhD, Director

Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio)

Immediate Past President, Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSCA)

Florida Museum of Natural History

University of Florida

gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu<mailto:gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu>

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