1. FACES – An Image Management Solution
Kristina Koller

2. Aim Highlights Bringing research image collections online
Advanced searching & browsing features based on the metadata profile
Workflow for the creation and publishing of subset (albums) of images
High data quality, customizable metadata sets
Benefits from the eSciDoc infrastructure:
Persistent identification of images, albums and collections
Versioning
Long term preservation
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3. Collections
Generic solution that can be used in different scientific research contexts
To set up an instance, only pictures and a metadata profile are needed
We have at the moment two instances
FACES: Collection of images of human face expressions from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany
Diamonds: Collection of images of diamonds from the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
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4. FACES Collection The collection consists of
2052 images
171 persons
Metadata set : Age, Emotion, Gender, Identifier, Picture Set
Running productive at
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5. FACES - Browsing
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6. FACES – Picture View
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7. FACES - Search
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8. Diamonds Collection The collection consists of
153 images
5 albums
Metadata set : Diamond Elements, Shape, Color, Mechanism, Condition, Temperature, Description, Abstract, Date, Identifier, Creator
First demo version available:
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9. Diamonds - Browsing
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10. Diamonds – Picture View
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11. Diamonds – Album View
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12. Upcoming Functionalities
Online cooperative workspace for scientist: working together on an album
Integration of an enhanced viewing environment (Digilib)
Metadata editor
Ingestion tool
New GUI
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13. Thank you!
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