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- The rise of 3D imaging technology is revolutionizing how preserved museum specimens are shared and accessed online, leading to the creation of high-quality digital versions.
- The openVertebrate (oVert) initiative has fostered a collaborative community focused on making these 3D models accessible to a wide range of users, including scientists, educators, artists, and students.
- Despite the advancements, the project highlights ongoing technological and social challenges that need to be addressed to maximize the benefits of digital specimens.
Article Abstract
The impact of preserved museum specimens is transforming and increasing by three-dimensional (3D) imaging that creates high-fidelity online digital specimens. Through examples from the openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collections Network, we describe how we created a digitization community dedicated to the shared vision of making 3D data of specimens available and the impact of these data on a broad audience of scientists, students, teachers, artists, and more. High-fidelity digital 3D models allow people from multiple communities to simultaneously access and use scientific specimens. Based on our multiyear, multi-institution project, we identify significant technological and social hurdles that remain for fully realizing the potential impact of digital 3D specimens.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10977868 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad120 | DOI Listing |
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