Award details

Versatile interactive archive document conversion system (VIADOCS)

Reference	BIO11933
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Andrew Downton
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Simon Lucas
Institution	University of Essex
Department	Computing and Electronic Systems1
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	121,344
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/02/2000
End date	31/01/2003
Duration	36 months

Abstract

The Natural History Museum has an urgent need to find ways of computerising archive card indexes to support initiatives in Biodiversity. This project proposes a novel interactive method of archive conversion which will exploit research into new methods of content addressing to extend a current commercial form OCR system. A demonstration interactive conversion system utilising a specific Lepidoptera archive will be developed, and evaluated against current manual conversion methods, and in interactive use on demand over the Internet. Systems developed through the project will have potential application in museums, libraries and archives all over the world. (Joint with grant BIO11938).

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Bioinformatics (Phase 2) (BIO) [1998-2000]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

Associated awards:

BIO11938 Versatile interactive archive document conversion system (VIADOCS)

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