Open AccessWho Cares About 3D Preservation?
Author(s) -
Jennifer Moore,
Hannah Scates Kettler
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
iassist quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2331-4141
pISSN - 0739-1137
DOI - 10.29173/iq20
Subject(s) - digital preservation , reuse , computer science , data science , presentation (obstetrics) , field (mathematics) , 3d model , world wide web , engineering , artificial intelligence , medicine , mathematics , pure mathematics , radiology , waste management
Preservation of 3D research data is a present and emerging need. An increasing number of researchers are generating, capturing and/or analyzing 3D data, but are rarely focused on preservation or reuse. This paper and presentation will describe models of 3D data creation and use, outline the specific concerns for this data type, unpack complexities and challenges of preserving it and examine existing 3D data preservation resources while working through local case studies from the field of anthropology. Directions to move digital 3D data preservation forward will be discussed.