Lessons learned within international collaboration in the

area of digital preservation of cultural heritage

Gábor KAPOSI – MTA SZTAKITibor SZKALICZKI – MTA SZTAKI

Zsolt László MÁRKUS – MTA SZTAKIDesislava I. PANEVA-MARINOVA – IMI-BAS

Detelin LUCHEV – IMI-BAS

Table of Contents• Bilateral Cooperation between BAS and HAS• Introduction

o Bulgarian Iconographical Digital Library (BIDL) o GUIDE@HAND

• BIDL – GUIDE@HAND integration• Results and further steps

Bilateral Cooperation between BAS-HAS

• 2006-2009• 2010-2012 „Development of software systems for multimedia and

language technologies”• 2013-2015

„Development of software systems for multimedia and language technologies” – continuation of the project

• 2011 – 1st DiPP Conference• 2012 – 2nd DiPP Conference• 2012 – project proposal (AdIstrum)• 2013 – BIDL – GUIDE@HAND integration • 2013 – 3rd DiPP Conference

Bulgarian Iconographical Digital Library• Internet-based environment• Content: Orthodox iconographical objects of

different kinds and origins • Documenting, classifying, and exhibiting the objects• Target group: Both professional researchers and the

public

BIDL - History• 2005 national project “Digital Libraries with Multimedia Content

and its Application in Bulgarian Cultural Heritage ”• Developed by IMI – BAS• Supported by international and national projects

o FP6 project LOGOS Knowledge-on-Demand for Ubiquitous Learning

o SINUS Semantic Technologies for Web Services and Technology Enhanced Learning

• Application to e-learning purposes o formal and specialized professional education o self-training o personal cultural investigations

BIDL Characteristics 1• Functionality

o Content creation: add (annotate and semantic indexing), store, edit, preview, delete, group, and manage multimedia digital objects (images, text, sound, video) and collections;

o manage metadata (ontological and technical);o Innovative tools and techniques for navigation, preview,

access, and browse of digital objects, collections and their descriptions;

o Simple and extended keyword search, complex semantic and context-based search, selection and group of objects;

BIDL Characteristics 2• Functionality - continued

o Multilinguality (English and Bulgarian);o Protection and preservation of the digital content

(Watermarking, CopyRights);o Administration and data tracking services; Analysis

services;o Data export, etc.

• Information content and digital objects with a detail semantic description synchronized with CIDOC CRM standards

Introduction• GUIDE@HAND is an audio tourist guide available on mobile devices

(e.g. smartphone, tablet).• The Global Positioning System (GPS) or QR codes are used to

exactly determine the location of the traveller.• One of the most important factors in spreading out GUIDE@ HAND

is that the application is available both on iOS (iPhone, iPad) and Android based mobile devices.

• During the walks, tourists may obtain unique knowledge about the sights and attractions of a town or region by themselves.

• The application will help the tourists to discover the city or location with turn-by-turn navigation, guiding them from one interesting sight to the next - they will be presented all information and stories at the right place and time.

GUIDE@HAND services 1• One- or two-hour-long entertaining walks• Audio stories and voice instructions in various languages while

walking• Usage of offline or online interactive maps• Possibility of standalone discovery of a town or a region• Displaying useful places (e.g. restaurants, entertainment,

shops, etc.) on the map• Event recommendation in the neighborhood

GUIDE@HAND services 2• Event recommendation in the neighborhood• No Internet costs during using the application• Usage of indoor information system (GPS, QR)• WEB 2.0 services• Sharing and reliving experiences• Statistical data on the usage of the service• Premium service providers

GUIDE@HAND target groups• Foreign and domestic tourists• Towns, local governments, regions• Education• Entrepreneurs in related retail trade• Museums• Exhibitions• etc.

BIDL – G@H integration1. Create a content editor tool inside BIDL which allows the users to

create collections of their selected paintings.2. This tool allows the users to save, edit, delete these collections.3. The tool can create an export of a selected collection. This export

is a zip file which is stored on the BIDL's server for a specified amount of time. This export could be read by the GUIDE@HAND application.

4. The iconography website could generate a QR code for the URL of this zip export file.

5. The GUIDE@HAND mobile application could read this QR code, recognize that it is from BIDL and download the zip file.

6. The GUIDE@HAND mobile application then could show these downloaded arts.

BIDL - Welcome page

BIDL - login form

BIDL - Collections

BIDL - Selected collection

GUIDE@HAND - Explore tab / Scanning

GUIDE@HAND - Selected collection, icon

GUIDE@HAND - Selected icon

GUIDE@HAND – My Collections

Further steps• GUIDE@HAND Veliko Tarnovo• GUIDE@HAND DiPP2013

Thank you for your attention!