scholarly journals Semantic Representation and Location Provenance of Cultural Heritage Information: the National Gallery Collection in London

Heritage ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 648-665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Padfield ◽  
Kalliopi Kontiza ◽  
Antonis Bikakis ◽  
Andreas Vlachidis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Semantic Representation ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
National Gallery ◽  
Semantic Relationships ◽  
Compliant Structure ◽  
Building Components ◽  
Cidoc Crm

This paper describes a working example of semantically modelling cultural heritage information and data from the National Gallery collection in London. The paper discusses the process of semantically representing and enriching the available cultural heritage data, and reveals the challenges of semantically expressing interrelations and groupings among the physical items, the venue and the available digital resources. The paper also highlights the challenges in the creation of the conceptual model of the National Gallery as a Venue, which aims to i) describe and understand the correlation between the parts of a building and the whole; ii) to record and express the semantic relationships among the building components with the building as a whole; and iii) to be able to record the accurate location of objects within space and capture their provenance in terms of changes of location. The outcome of this research is the CrossCult venue ontology, a fully International Committee for Documentation Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC-CRM) compliant structure developed in the context of the CrossCult project. The proposed ontology attempts to model the spatial arrangements of the different types of cultural heritage venues considered in the project: from small museums to open air archaeological sites and whole cities.

scholarly journals Semantic Bridging of Cultural Heritage Disciplines and Tasks

Heritage ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 611-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efthymia Moraitou ◽  
John Aliprantis ◽  
Yannis Christodoulou ◽  
Alexandros Teneketzis ◽  
George Caridakis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Vast Amount ◽  
Metadata Standards ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Core Ontology ◽  
Cidoc Crm

The Cultural Heritage (CH) domain encompasses a wide range of different disciplines, serving the study, interpretation, curation, and preservation of objects, collections, archives, sites, and the dissemination of related knowledge. In this context, stakeholders generate, retrieve, and share a vast amount of diverse information. Therefore, information interoperability has been considered a crucial task, especially in terms of semantics. In this way, the CIDOC CRM (International Committee for Documentation Conceptual Reference Model) has been widely used as an underlying model that offers interoperability between CH domain metadata standards and ontologies. To the best of our knowledge, an overall review of mapping, merging, and extending this core ontology, as well as an aggregate table which classifies and correlates those ontologies and standards, has not yet been presented. Our study conducts an aggregate review of relevant published efforts and outlines the various associations between them, encapsulating the CIDOC CRM and its specialized models, as well. This work aims to further clarify the field and scope of the different works, identify their methods, and highlight the semantic overlap, or differences, between them.

scholarly journals Implementation of multiple interpretation data model concepts in CIDOC CRM and compatible models

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (19) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muriel Van Ruymbeke ◽  
Pierre Hallot ◽  
Gilles-Antoine Nys ◽  
Roland Billen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Data Model ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Model Mapping ◽  
Proposal A ◽  
Historical Objects ◽  
Multiple Interpretation ◽  
Cidoc Crm ◽  
Structuring Knowledge

<p>Modelling cultural heritage is a research topic shared by a broad scientific community.  Although  this subject has been widely studied, it  seems that  some  aspects  still  have  to  be  tackled.  This paper describes two CIDOC (ICOM’s International Committee for Documentation) Conceptual Reference Model (CRM) extension proposals (A &amp; B) dedicated to structuring knowledge concerning historical objects and historical events.  It  focuses  on  multiple  interpretations and sequential reality, this last being a concept which does not exist in CIDOC CRM but was originally developed in another conceptual model, the Multiple Interpretation Data Model (MIDM). To begin, an extensive description of MIDM concepts is given as well as a recall of its main peculiarities. It is followed by a mapping proposed to translate MIDM concepts into ontologies  devoted to describing cultural  heritage  entities  and  activities,  the CIDOC CRM  and  compatible  models. Unfortunately,  some MIDM  concepts  are  not  covered  by this  mapping  because  they  do  not  match  with existing  CRM entities and properties, and this paper explains why an extension is necessary. It describes how the two versions of the extension proposal cover the missing MIDM concepts. One of these two versions, the proposal A, has been implemented as ontology in Protégé and has been tested through an instantiation phase using a real example. This instantiation phase is fully detailed. It shows that proposal A works coherently with CRM ontologies. On another hand, instantiation phase highlights improvements needs such as recording chronology in a structured way.</p><p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Cultural Heritage modelling involves two different ontological concepts: reality and information held about it.</p></li><li><p>Historical Objects existence is a sequence made by events, stability periods and changes affecting it.</p></li><li><p>Multiple Interpretation Data Model mapping to CIDOC CRM and its extension proposal take into account difference between reality and information. They also manage sequence concept.</p></li></ul>

scholarly journals From survey to semantic representation for Cultural Heritage: the 3D modeling of recurring architectural elements

ACTA IMEKO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Valeria Croce ◽  
Gabriella Caroti ◽  
Andrea Piemonte ◽  
Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Semantic Representation ◽  
Laser Scanner ◽  
3D Models ◽  
Semantic Knowledge ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Building Components ◽  
Integrated Programs ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Historical Sites

The digitization of Cultural Heritage paves the way for new approaches to surveying and restitution of historical sites. With a view to the management of integrated programs of documentation and conservation, the research is now focusing on the creation of information systems where to link the digital representation of a building to semantic knowledge. With reference to the emblematic case study of the Calci Charterhouse, also known as Pisa Charterhouse, this contribution illustrates an approach to be followed in the transition from 3D survey information, derived from laser scanner and photogrammetric techniques, to the creation of semantically enriched 3D models. The proposed approach is based on the recognition -segmentation and classification- of elements on the original raw point cloud, and on the manual mapping of NURBS elements on it. For this shape recognition process, reference to architectural treatises and vocabularies of classical architecture is a key step. The created building components are finally imported in a H-BIM environment, where they are enriched with semantic information related to historical knowledge, documentary sources and restoration activities.

scholarly journals Ontologia Cidoc CRM no contexto dos ambientes digitais de patrimônios culturais │ Cidoc CRM ontology in the context of digital cultural heritage environments

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lais Carrasco ◽  
Manfred Thaller ◽  
Silvana Aparecida Borsetti Gregório Vidotti
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
International Networks ◽  
Linguistic Resources ◽  
Cidoc Crm ◽  
Rapid Diffusion ◽  
Concrete Language ◽  
The Web

RESUMO Em decorrência da rápida difusão de informação em ambiente web, o acesso multilíngue e a recuperação multilíngue da informação estão se tornando cada vez mais relevantes. Dessa forma, é importante ressaltar que o acesso multilíngue ao conteúdo é usado para aumentar e melhorar as possibilidades dos usuários acessarem os ambientes culturais digitais e, nesse sentido, seu conteúdo poderia ser acessado na língua nativa ou preferencial do usuário. O problema identificado nesta pesquisa é que o patrimônio cultural mundial é geralmente descrito em muitas línguas nacionais diferentes. Multilinguismo em ontologias tem se tornado uma necessidade iminente para as instituições de todo o mundo com valiosos recursos linguísticos. Como a maioria das ontologias é desenvolvida em uma linguagem específica, a obtenção de ontologias multilíngues implica localizá-las ou adaptá-las a uma linguagem concreta e no âmbito de comunidade cultural. Neste artigo, descreveremos a ontologia Cidoc CRM cujo objetivo é melhorar a experiência do usuário na busca por conteúdo do patrimônio cultural e, assim, tornar os recursos multilíngues mais operacionais.Palavras-chave: Multilinguismo; Ontologias; Recuperação da Informação; Modelo de Referência Conceitual; Interoperabilidade.       ABSTRACT With the recent rapid diffusion of distributed document bases on the international networks of the web, the matter of multilingual access and information retrieval is becoming increasingly relevant. Thus it is important to emphasize that Multilingual Access to content is used to increase and enhance users’ possibilities to access the Cultural Heritage Repositories and their content in their native or preferred language. The issue identified in this research is that the cultural heritage of countries is usually described in many different languages. Multilinguality in ontologies has shown an impending need for institutions worldwide with valuable linguistic resources in different languages. Since most ontologies are developed in one language, obtaining multilingual ontologies implies localizing or adapting them to a concrete language and culture community. In this article we describe the Cidoc CRM ontology, whose goal is to improve the user experience of cultural heritage content by making multilingual features more easily feasible.Keywords: Multilinguality; Ontologies; Information Retrieval; Conceptual Reference Model; Interoperability.

Merging and expanding existing ontologies to cover the Built Cultural Heritage domain

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Piedad Zalamea Patino ◽  
Jos Van Orshoven ◽  
Thérèse Steenberghen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Ontology Development ◽  
Conceptual Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Semantic Framework ◽  
Testing Stage ◽  
Cidoc Crm ◽  
Ontological Model

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the development of an ontological model consisting of terms and relationships between these terms, creating a conceptual information model for the Built Cultural Heritage (BCH) domain, more specifically for preventive conservation. Design/methodology/approach The On-To-Knowledge methodology was applied in the ontology development process. Terms related to preventive conservation were identified by means of a taxonomy which was used later to identify related existing ontologies. Three ontologies were identified and merged, i.e. Geneva City Geographic Markup Language (Geneva CityGML), Monument Damage ontology (Mondis) and CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC-CRM). Additional classes and properties were defined as to provide a complete semantic framework for management of BCH. Findings A BCH-ontology for preventive conservation was created. It consists of 143 classes from which 38 originate from the Mondis ontology, 38 from Geneva CityGML, 37 from CIDOC-CRM and 30 were newly created. The ontology was applied in a use case related to the New cathedral in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. Advantages over other type of systems and for the BCH-domain were discussed based on this example. Research limitations/implications The proposed ontology is in a testing stage through which a number of its aspects are being verified. Originality/value This ontological model is the first one to focus on the preventive conservation of BCH.

scholarly journals The Archaeological Excavation Report of Rigny: An Example of an Interoperable Logicist Publication

Heritage ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 761-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Marlet ◽  
Elisabeth Zadora-Rio ◽  
Pierre-Yves Buard ◽  
Béatrice Markhoff ◽  
Xavier Rodier
Keyword(s):  
Reference Model ◽  
Cognitive Structure ◽  
Open Data ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Graphical Interface ◽  
Archaeological Excavation ◽  
Cidoc Crm ◽  
Data Inference ◽  
Different Levels

The logicist program, which was initiated in the 1970s by J.C. Gardin, aims to clarify the reasoning processes in the field of archaeology and to explore new forms of publication, in order to overcome the growing imbalance between the flood of publications and our capacities of assimilation. The logicist program brings out the cognitive structure of archaeological constructs, which establishes a bridge between empirical facts or descriptive propositions, at one end of the argumentation, and interpretative propositions at the other. This alternative form of publication is designed to highlight the chain of inference and the evidence on which it stands. In the case of the logicist publication of the archaeological excavation in Rigny (Indre-et-Loire, France), our workflow can provide different levels of access to the content, allowing both speed-reading and in-depth consultation. Both the chains of inference and the ArSol database containing the field records that provide evidence for the initial propositions are visualized in a diagram structure. We rely on the International Committee for Documentation Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC CRM) entities for ensuring the semantic interoperability of such publications within the Linked Open Data. Inference chains are mapped to CRMinf and ArSol records are mapped to CRM, CRMSci and CRMArcheo. Moreover, as part of the work carried out by the French Huma-Num MASA Consortium, a project is underway to allow the building of logicist publications starting from a graphical interface for describing the structure and content of propositions.

scholarly journals HBIM IMPLEMENTATION FOR AN OTTOMAN MOSQUE. CASE OF STUDY: SULTAN MEHMET FATIH II MOSQUE IN KOSOVO

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W15 ◽  
pp. 429-436
Author(s):  
F. Di Stefano ◽  
E. S. Malinverni ◽  
R. Pierdicca ◽  
G. Fangi ◽  
S. Ejupi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Semantic Representation ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Information Management System ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Semantic Classification ◽  
Modelling Environment ◽  
Building Components

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> <i>National Strategy For Cultural Heritage 2017–2027</i> is a Kosovo Government document that aims the enhancement of the system for the protection and preservation of Kosovan cultural heritage. Among the listed goals, one can find the promotion of an integrated data management approach towards cooperation platforms that involve advanced technologies and information systems applied to cultural heritage. In a country with a low technological progress, as Kosovo is, an innovative information management system like HBIM is a huge challenge. This research contributes in opening the debate about the use of HBIM even for historical architecture, illustrating a methodology of information management promoting the conservation and the valorization of a Kosovan ottoman mosque. The workflow pipeline started with the close range photogrammetric survey, obtaining first spherical panoramas and then the wire-frame processed in a 3D modelling environment, suitable to implement the HBIM project. Basing on the accuracy of the data acquisition, the availability of information about the building and the related level of knowledge, we proposed a semantic representation of the complex structure integrating in an HBIM collecting in an “ad hoc” database the geometrical building components, enriched with attributes as images, materials, decay, interventions, etc., linked to each features. Our approach is an example of how efficient semantic classification can be repeated for the analysis and the documentation of other similar ottoman mosque, simplifying the management of construction by a sort of unique and searchable archive. The advantage of the interoperability concept allows the data sharing is now stressed by HBIM.</p>

scholarly journals ONTOLOGY-BASED HBIM FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS WITH TRADITIONAL WOODWORK IN TAIWAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Ying-Mei Cheng ◽  
Chiao-Ling Kuo ◽  
Chia-Ching Mou
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Research Opportunity ◽  
Cidoc Crm ◽  
Interactive Experience

In recent years, the use of Historic Building Information Modeling (HBIM) has grown prevalent and thus provided a research opportunity. Differing from newly constructed buildings, structural components of historic buildings come with unique physical configurations and have amassed impressive amount of restoration data, all of which must be taken into consideration when incorporating Building Information Modeling. In terms of modelling, it is critical to determine the appropriate level of detail (LoD), level of information (LoI), especially the comprehensiveness and expandability of the database. International Committee for Documentation/Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC CRM) is a widely accepted standard for ontology model. This study aims to integrate the HBIM and CIDOC CRM to construct a framework and comprehensive operational procedure for the modeling of traditional Minan architecture and a database with complete semantics archiving the background and restoration data. Autodesk A360 is ideal for collaborative. However, there are limitations when it comes to developing advanced models for data management or query; interactive experience; meeting model applications derived from future scenarios. Therefore, the study also offers a 3D modeling platform constructed using Unity, as well as a comparison of the platforms built with Unity, three.js and Autodesk A360 as a reference for users.

scholarly journals VALIDATION OF THE BCH-ONTOLOGY

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIV-M-1-2020 ◽  
pp. 497-504
Author(s):  
O. Zalamea ◽  
G. García
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Preventive Conservation ◽  
Semantic Framework ◽  
San Luis ◽  
Cidoc Crm ◽  
Ontological Model ◽  
Additional Value ◽  
Xix Century

Abstract. In the heritage domain, capturing facts and knowledge for preventive conservation of Built Cultural Heritage (BCH) requires access to a large variety of data. It is a multidisciplinary activity and uses heterogeneous terminologies. In this regard, the BCH-ontology has been developed to facilitate integration and exchange of heterogeneous built cultural heritage information. The BCH-ontology reuses three already developed ontologies: Geneva City Geographic Markup Language (Geneva CityGML), Monument Damage ontology (Mondis), and CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CIDOC-CRM). Additionally, it provides a complete semantic framework by defining some classes and properties for improving BCH management. This paper presents the validation of the BCH-ontology ontological model to determine whether the ontology is able to represent BCH data under a preventive conservation approach. The San Luis seminary is a historical building built in the late XIX century in Cuenca-Ecuador and it is employed as use case. This validation allowed the identification of further use cases where the ontology offers a potential additional value in the BCH-domain.

scholarly journals The Invisible Museum: A User-Centric Platform for Creating Virtual 3D Exhibitions with VR Support

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 363
Author(s):  
Emmanouil Zidianakis ◽  
Nikolaos Partarakis ◽  
Stavroula Ntoa ◽  
Antonis Dimopoulos ◽  
Stella Kopidaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Representation ◽  
Research Work ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Textual Data ◽  
Cidoc Crm ◽  
User Centric ◽  
The Invisible

With the ever-advancing availability of digitized museum artifacts, the question of how to make the vast collection of exhibits accessible and explorable beyond what museums traditionally offer via their websites and exposed databases has recently gained increased attention. This research work introduces the Invisible Museum: a user-centric platform that allows users to create interactive and immersive virtual 3D/VR exhibitions using a unified collaborative authoring environment. The platform itself was designed following a Human-Centered Design approach, with the active participation of museum curators and end-users. Content representation adheres to domain standards such as International Committee for Documentation of the International Council of Museums (CIDOC-CRM) and the Europeana Data Model and exploits state-of-the-art deep learning technologies to assist the curators by generating ontology bindings for textual data. The platform enables the formulation and semantic representation of narratives that guide storytelling experiences and bind the presented artifacts with their socio-historic context. Main contributions are pertinent to the fields of (a) user-designed dynamic virtual exhibitions, (b) personalized suggestions and exhibition tours, (c) visualization in web-based 3D/VR technologies, and (d) immersive navigation and interaction. The Invisible Museum has been evaluated using a combination of different methodologies, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality user experience, leading to valuable lessons learned, which are discussed in the article.

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