Post on 28-Dec-2015
iSpheres Project
iSpheres Project
• Project Overview
• iSpheresCore
• iSpheresImage• Demonstration
• References
iSpheres Project
• “ISpheres provide a distributed interoperable solution to serving a range of data - from images, sound, video and text to databases and GIS datasets.”
iSpheres Project
• “Any ISphere can search and retrieve data from any other ISphere (subject to authorisation) and present the results in an integrated list of resources, as well as serving data on-demand to client applications. Communication with an iSphere is through SOAP/XML. “
iSpheresProject
• SORRT Development test bed• Sustainable Object Repositories for Research and
Teaching
• Collaboration between:• Archeological Computing Labs• CIPHE – Center for Innovation in Professional
Health Education
• Funded by • APSR – Australian Partnership for Sustainable
Repositories
iSpheres Project
• Project work is maintained through sourceforge.net which provides: • Code and solutions available for download• CVS for version control iSpheres is an open source
solution
• Current versions of the software • iSpheresCore 0.1• iSpheresImage 0.1.2
iSpheres Project
• Funding by APSR
• OS independent solution comprising of 3 components:• iSpheresCore written in Java• JDBC, XML, xBase database environments
• Web Client written in PHP (iSpheresPHPClient)• (connectivity between Web interface and iSpheresCore
• iSpheresImage written in PHP • MySQL, XML, iSphereCore database environments
iSpheresCore - Overview
• Middleware solution which is able to • Transform multiple object types, images, movies,
audio, and complex metadata• Act as a backend for multiple front ends• Perform distributed searches • Plug into multiple databases and data stores such
as DSpace
• Provides connectivity to collections of objects and data for front ends like iSpheresImage.
iSpheresCore - Development
• Currently:• Distributed search• Image Transformations• MySQL Connectivity
• Development Priorities: • Authentication of collections to protect the content• Looking to work with MAMS (Meta Access Management
System) Shibboleth software.
• Connector to DSpace which will point to collections within DSpace
iSphereCore - Projects
• Projects implementing iSpheresCore include: • Wilson Museum • Collection of anatomy specimen images
• Oliver version 2 (veterinary science Image Bank)• Provide a backend to an e-Learning management tool.
• Pathology Museum• Slide collection containing microscopic images of cells.
• Each iSphereImage project will have an iSpheresCore setup
iSpheresImage Overview
• Web Application utilising• PHP and MySQL
• Provides end users a facility to • Manage large collections of Images and associated
metadata. • Manipulate and use images without affecting the
source image.
iSpheresImage - Overview
• Provides administers with the ability to
• Control accessibility • Manage metadata• Manage copyright and ownership control
iSpheresImage - Development
• Current features include:• Bulk import of images• Bulk import and update of metadata• Presentations created on the fly in HTML and Flash • GoogleMap linking images to location.
• Demo: ACL - Archimage
ISpheresImage - Development
• Recent improvements (still in beta)• Added new functions • Automated file updating, record duplication, and
added sorting options.• Improved accessibility
iSphereImage - Development
• iSpheresCore Connectivity • Merging in the existing PHP Client
• Improved usability • enhancing workflow through feedback
• Increase ease of customization
• Continue to incorporate functions into the main stream from client requests
iSphereImage Projects
• Archeology Computing Lab • Active and maintained
• Image Bank - Faculty of Architecture • Final Stages
• Ebot - School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science• Due February 2006
• Wilson Museum (anatomy museum)• Rolling out with iSpheresCore
• Pathology Museum
iSpheres and Related Links
• www.ispheres.org• Project Overview
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/ispheres/• iSpheresCore and iSpheresImage
• http://www.ispheres.org/ISphereDoc/• Online documentation for developers.
• http://acl.arts.usyd.edu.au/archimage/• Archeology Computing Labs iSpheres Image site.
iSpheres and Related Links
• www.dspace.org• DSpace digital repository home page
• http://www.melcoe.mq.edu.au/projects/MAMS/• MAMS Project Overview