Image libraries and their scholarly use in the field of art and architectural history

Münster, Sander; Kamposiori, Christina; Friedrichs, Kristina; Kröber, Cindy

doi:10.1007/s00799-018-0250-1

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“…An important task of the HistStadt4D project was to investigate how art and architectural scholars perform research and how current repositories of historical images are utilized within this process. In the following, we present outlines of two studies on (a) the information behavior of art and architectural students (Kröber, 2021) and (b) image repositories and their matching with requirements of art and architectural scholars (Münster et al, 2018).…”

Section: User Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The database consists of about 230 000 digitized historical photographs and plans of Dresden from the Deutsche Fotothek (German photographic collection). In previous articles we highlighted the prospected research agenda as well as technological venues (Niebling et al, 2018a;Niebling et al, 2018b), and the information habits and requirements of art and architectural historians as scholarly image repository users (Friedrichs et al, 2018;Münster et al, 2018;. The main purpose of this article is to outline (1) the current state of research, (2) lessons learned and implications, and (3) the questions and research issues left open.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Where Are We Now on the Road to 4d Urban History Research and Discovery?

Münster

Maiwald

Bruschke

et al. 2021

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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Abstract. From 2016 to 2021 the research group HistStadt4D investigated and developed methods and technologies to transfer extensive repositories of historical photographs and their contextual information into a 3D spatial model, with an additional temporal component. The aim was to make content accessible to researchers and the public, via a 4D browser and location-dependent augmented reality representation. Against this background, in this article we present the achievements of the project, lessons learned, and current state of 4D urban history research and discovery based on historical photographs.

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Section: User Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Where Are We Now on the Road to 4d Urban History Research and Discovery?

Münster

Maiwald

Bruschke

et al. 2021

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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“…can be applied. Nonetheless, challenges such as low data quality, difficult access, usability problems, and poor availability of information in certain areas of interest still persist today (Münster, Kamposiori, Friedrichs, & Kröber, 2018).…”

Section: Virtual Access Using Online Collectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, different types of users are following diverse search strategies and for most of the users, Google is still the main entrance for search queries (Beaudoin & Brady, 2011). It has been investigated by different research groups that a beginner uses far more simple terms than an expert for metadata-based search queries and that online data retrieval and access is still a challenge for many people (Beaudoin & Brady, 2011;Fleming-May & Green, 2016;Münster et al, 2018;Yoon & Chung, 2011). In the presented research, access to historical images is granted via the photo library of the SLUB, where similar issues are present.…”

Section: Virtual Access Using Online Collectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A 4D information system for the exploration of multitemporal images and maps using photogrammetry, web technologies and VR/AR

Maiwald

Bruschke²,

Lehmann

et al. 2019

Virtual archaeol. rev.

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This contribution shows the comparison, investigation, and implementation of different access strategies on multimodal data. The first part of the research is structured as a theoretical part opposing and explaining the terms of conventional access, virtual archival access, and virtual museums while additionally referencing related work. Especially, issues that still persist in repositories like the ambiguity or missing of metadata is pointed out. The second part explains the practical implementation of a workflow from a large image repository to various four-dimensional applications. Mainly, the filtering of images and in the following, the orientation of images is explained. Selection of the relevant images is partly done manually but also with the use of deep convolutional neural networks for image classification. In the following, photogrammetric methods are used for finding the relative orientation between image pairs in a projective frame. For this purpose, an adapted Structure from Motion (SfM) workflow is presented, in which the step of feature detection and matching is replaced by the Radiant-Invariant Feature Transform (RIFT) and Matching On Demand with View Synthesis (MODS). Both methods have been evaluated on a benchmark dataset and performed superior than other approaches. Subsequently, the oriented images are placed interactively and in the future automatically in a 4D browser application showing images, maps, and building models Further usage scenarios are presented in several Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) applications. The new representation of the archival data enables spatial and temporal browsing of repositories allowing the research of innovative perspectives and the uncovering of historical details.Highlights:<ul><li>Strategies for a completely automated workflow from image repositories to four-dimensional (4D) access approaches.</li><li>The orientation of historical images using adapted and evaluated feature matching methods.</li><li>4D access methods for historical images and 3D models using web technologies and Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR).</li></ul>

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“…Those lead to a ) can be applied. Nonetheless, challenges such as a low data quality, difficult access, usability problems and poor availability of information in certain areas of interest still persist today (Münster et al, 2018). Considering the search bar, metadata plays an important role in finding the relevant object or data file but also limits the search possibilities.…”

Section: Virtual Access Using Online Collectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Geo-Information Technologies for a Multimodal Access on Historical Photographs and Maps for Research and Communication in Urban History

Maiwald¹,

Henze²,

Bruschke³

et al. 2019

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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Abstract. This contribution shows ongoing interdisciplinary research of the project HistStadt4D, concerning the investigation and development of different multimodal access strategies on large image repositories. The first part of the presented research introduces different methods of access, where classical analogue access stands in contrast to digital access strategies such as online collections, Web3D, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). We discuss the main persisting issues of libraries, advantages of digital methods, and different access tools. The second part shows technologies and workflows used to create various access possibilities. The photogrammetric and geo-informational work serves as a technical basis for a 3D WebGIS as well as multiple AR/VR applications, which require spatial oriented images, object coordinates, and further spatial data. We introduce a research environment that allows art historians spatial access to historical photography, integrating 3D/4D models with photographic documents of the respective architecture. For dissemination of research results in installations and museums, we present fully immersive VR as well as handheld AR applications allowing users a free exploration of historical photography in a spatial setting.

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Image libraries and their scholarly use in the field of art and architectural history

Cited by 27 publications

References 35 publications

Where Are We Now on the Road to 4d Urban History Research and Discovery?

Where Are We Now on the Road to 4d Urban History Research and Discovery?

A 4D information system for the exploration of multitemporal images and maps using photogrammetry, web technologies and VR/AR

Geo-Information Technologies for a Multimodal Access on Historical Photographs and Maps for Research and Communication in Urban History

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