{"id":1368,"date":"2014-03-26T00:41:29","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T00:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/acrg\/?p=3911"},"modified":"2014-03-26T00:41:29","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T00:41:29","slug":"crowd-annotation-of-rti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/multidisciplinary\/2014\/03\/26\/crowd-annotation-of-rti\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowd annotation of RTI"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As part of the on-going AHRC RTI FoF project for the on-line, open source RTI viewer we are working on development of a tool that will encourage scientific co-operation among cultural heritage professionals, being at the same time an enhanced dissemination and presentation tool. The artefact visualised in RTI form is not just a static record of the artefact but it enables the museum professional to execute visual analysis virtually and the members of the public to experience views of the artefact in a superior way. In that sense the annotations transform the RTI file from a high-quality record of the object to an examination record. Its educational and scientific uses are extended and extra values are attributed not only to the RTI file but also to the visualised artefact. \u00a0The first step towards the development of annotated RTIs is the annotation box link which enables the addition of textual descriptions, outcome of the RTISAD project, while the latest release of RTI Viewer<\/a> software includes useful features for annotations.<\/p>\n

The annotated RTI can be virtually re-examined by other professionals and members of the public and the relevant data will be available on line, enabling easy and meaningful exchange of information. While the new viewer is under development the following provides some initial thoughts about such a framework:<\/p>\n