Towards exchangeability of tree-ring data: the digital collaboratory for cultural dendrochronology
TitelTowards exchangeability of tree-ring data: the digital collaboratory for cultural dendrochronology
Verantwoordelijkheids-vermeldingRowin J. van Lanen, Esther Jansma
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Bron Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies 2009 [Vienna, Austria - November 16-18, 2009] = CHNT 14, 2009 ([2010]), pagina's 246-258
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SamenvattingDendrochronological data resulting from cultural heritage studies are well-suited for research of
past social-economical developments, changing patterns of land use, environmental change and
technological developments in the wood-processing ‘industries’. To study these topics, individual
dendrochronological data collections need to be combined on the national and international level, and
complemented with knowledge from archaeology, architectural history, art history and (palaeo)environmental
research. This is made possible by the Dutch-based research-infrastructure program Digital Collaboratory for
Cultural Dendrochronology (DCCD). The DCCD is an answer to a (inter)national lack of provisions for digital
data storage and accessibility in cultural dendrochronology. It has six building blocks: (a) an on-line ‘trusted’
digital repository of data and metadata; (b) a user interface for up- and downloading, searching and
controlling data access; (c) an XML data standard, TRiDaS, that allows for metadata pertaining to the
historical and (palaeo)environmental sciences; (d) a controlled multi-language vocabulary to ensure
compatibility of metadata; (e) a stand-alone database for producing and reading TRiDaS-XML and for local
analyses; and (f) a digital platform for collaborative research and exchange of DCCD-related products. After
its completion in the fall of 2010, the DCCD will contain measurement series and metadata from over 20.000
trees that grew between 6000 BC and present, with the majority of data originating from the last two
millennia. The DCCD is designed to grow further. Its structure and content make it a first-class vehicle for
data exchange and interdisciplinary research collaboration.
past social-economical developments, changing patterns of land use, environmental change and
technological developments in the wood-processing ‘industries’. To study these topics, individual
dendrochronological data collections need to be combined on the national and international level, and
complemented with knowledge from archaeology, architectural history, art history and (palaeo)environmental
research. This is made possible by the Dutch-based research-infrastructure program Digital Collaboratory for
Cultural Dendrochronology (DCCD). The DCCD is an answer to a (inter)national lack of provisions for digital
data storage and accessibility in cultural dendrochronology. It has six building blocks: (a) an on-line ‘trusted’
digital repository of data and metadata; (b) a user interface for up- and downloading, searching and
controlling data access; (c) an XML data standard, TRiDaS, that allows for metadata pertaining to the
historical and (palaeo)environmental sciences; (d) a controlled multi-language vocabulary to ensure
compatibility of metadata; (e) a stand-alone database for producing and reading TRiDaS-XML and for local
analyses; and (f) a digital platform for collaborative research and exchange of DCCD-related products. After
its completion in the fall of 2010, the DCCD will contain measurement series and metadata from over 20.000
trees that grew between 6000 BC and present, with the majority of data originating from the last two
millennia. The DCCD is designed to grow further. Its structure and content make it a first-class vehicle for
data exchange and interdisciplinary research collaboration.
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