A web information system for the management and the dissemination of Cultural Heritage data

Abstract

Safeguarding and exploiting Cultural Heritage induce the production of numerous and heterogeneous data. The management of these data is an essential task for the use and the diffusion of the information gathered on the field. Previously, the data handling was a hand-made task done thanks to efficient and experienced methods. Until the growth of computer science, other methods have been carried out for the digital preservation and treatment of Cultural Heritage information. The development of computerized data management systems to store and make use of archaeological datasets is then a significant task nowadays. Especially for sites that have been excavated and worked without computerized means, it is now necessary to put all the data produced onto computer. This allows preservation of the information digitally (in addition with the paper documents) and offers new exploitation possibilities, like the immediate connection of different kinds of data for analyses, or the digital documentation of the site for its improvement. Geographical Information Systems have proved their potentialities in this scope, but they are not always adapted to the management of features at the scale of a particular archaeological site. Therefore this paper aims to present the development of a Virtual Research Environment dedicated to the exploitation of intra-site Cultural Heritage data. The Information System produced is based on open-source software modules dedicated to the Internet, so users can avoid being software driven and can register and consult data from different computers. The system gives the opportunity to do exploratory analyses of the data, especially at spatial and temporal levels. The system is compliant to every kind of Cultural Heritage site and allows management of diverse types of data. Some experimentation has been done on sites managed by the Service of the National Sites and Monuments of Luxembourg.

Evaluation of Gis and Bim Roles for the Information Management of Historical Buildings

“…corresponding both to scientific and educational aspects. There are also researches investigating different information systems (De Luca et al, 2011;Pecchioli et al, 2011), and focused at urban and archeological scale (Meyer et al, 2007;Agugiaro et al, 2011). Each one of these studies is invaluable in the subject but they are not offering a general approach which architect-restorers can easily apply and widely use for managing information related to historical buildings.…”

Sharing on Web 3d Models of Ancient Theatres. a Methodological Workflow

“…In this perspective, the Web represents the ideal mean for accessing information, managing documentation and dissemination of CH values (Di Benedetto et al, 2014). All this is supported by the developments in visual computing that have opened new possibilities about documenting CH through the integration of geospatial data, graphical representations, multimedia contents and semantic metadata (Meyer et al, 2002;Noh et al, 2009;Remondino and Rizzi, 2010;Scianna and Sciortino, 2013;Gomes et al 2014;Siotto et al, 2014). Beside the possibility of creating high-detailed models, the central question that arises is how to make these threedimensional models accessible and usable by the community (Di Benedetto et al, 2014).…”

Towards A Knowledge Model Bridging Technologies And Applications In Cultural Heritage Documentation

“…In addition, color information should be present, but it is not required to be of such high density as in the previous case. Moreover, the output data type may be different (sparse 3D point clouds are not well suited for visualization purposes) (Meyer, 2007) and even 2D images can be sufficient. Finally, from a cost perspective, the system for creating Internet content should be low-cost, easy and fast to operate and possibly portable to allow for digitization of wide range of objects, including this one outdoors.…”