scholarly journals Understanding multispectral imaging of cultural heritage: Determining best practice in MSI analysis of historical artefacts

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 339-350
Author(s):  
Cerys Jones ◽  
Christina Duffy ◽  
Adam Gibson ◽  
Melissa Terras
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Multispectral Imaging ◽  
Msi Analysis

Applicability of traditional storage methods in Indonesia for today’s conservation practice

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522110230
Author(s):  
Patricia Engel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Tropical Country ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
Traditional Art ◽  
Puppet Theatre ◽  
Storage Methods ◽  
Conservation Projects ◽  
Museum Of Contemporary Art

This contribution aims to distil the experience from several conservation projects in Java, Indonesia, into a summary of methods in an attempt to arrive at some suggestions for best practice for the preservation of cultural heritage items in a tropical country. The related projects concerned a museum of contemporary art, traditional puppet theatre materials, a museum of traditional art and an archive.

scholarly journals Adapting Cultural Heritage to Climate Change Risks: Perspectives of Cultural Heritage Experts in Europe

Geosciences ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Sesana ◽  
Alexandre Gagnon ◽  
Chiara Bertolin ◽  
John Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Participatory Workshop ◽  
Climate Change Risks ◽  
The Uk

Changes in rainfall patterns, humidity, and temperature, as well as greater exposure to severe weather events, has led to the need for adapting cultural heritage to climate change. However, there is limited research accomplished to date on the process of adaptation of cultural heritage to climate change. This paper examines the perceptions of experts involved in the management and preservation of cultural heritage on adaptation to climate change risks. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts from the UK, Italy, and Norway as well as a participatory workshop with stakeholders. The results indicate that the majority of interviewees believe that adaptation of cultural heritage to climate change is possible. Opportunities for, barriers to, and requirements for adapting cultural heritage to climate change, as perceived by the interviewees, provided a better understanding of what needs to be provided and prioritized for adaptation to take place and in its strategic planning. Knowledge of management methodologies incorporating climate change impacts by the interviewees together with best practice examples in adapting cultural heritage to climate change are also reported. Finally, the interviewees identified the determinant factors for the implementation of climate change adaptation. This paper highlights the need for more research on this topic and the identification and dissemination of practical solutions and tools for the incorporation of climate change adaptation in the preservation and management of cultural heritage.

scholarly journals Evaluating Standards for Private-Sector Financial Institutions and the Management of Cultural Heritage

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Mason ◽  
Meng Ying
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Operational Costs ◽  
Reputation Risk ◽  
Policy Frameworks ◽  
Development Goals

ABSTRACTFinancial institutions typically avoid projects that will have a significant adverse effect on cultural heritage because it creates unwelcome risk and can affect their reputation. For bank clients, adverse project effects on cultural heritage can result in reputation risk, impede access to finance and insurance, increase operational costs, and jeopardize on-time and on-budget delivery of projects. To address this risk, financial institutions implement environmental and social policy frameworks that include specific requirements for the consideration of cultural heritage. This article examines the place of cultural heritage in the lending practices of 25 of the world's largest private-sector banks and its relevance for heritage practitioners who may be retained to provide advice, review or undertake fieldwork, and prepare studies in keeping with the private-sector bank policies and external standards described. The article concludes with a recommended best practice for private-sector financial institutions, a call to action for heritage practitioners to advocate for robust safeguards, and a call for support of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by both heritage practitioners and private-sector financial institutions.

scholarly journals Implementation of Multispectral Imaging (MSI) for Microbiological Quality Assessment of Poultry Products

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 552
Author(s):  
Evgenia D. Spyrelli ◽  
Agapi I. Doulgeraki ◽  
Anthoula A. Argyri ◽  
Chrysoula C. Tassou ◽  
Efstathios Z. Panagou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multispectral Imaging ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
Chicken Breast ◽  
Microbiological Analysis ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Burger Model ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Poultry Products ◽  
Msi Analysis

The aim of this study was to investigate on an industrial scale the potential of multispectral imaging (MSI) in the assessment of the quality of different poultry products. Therefore, samples of chicken breast fillets, thigh fillets, marinated souvlaki and burger were subjected to MSI analysis during production together with microbiological analysis for the enumeration of Total Viable Counts (TVC) and Pseudomonas spp. Partial Least Squares Regression (PLS-R) models were developed based on the spectral data acquired to predict the “time from slaughter” parameter for each product type. Results showed that PLS-R models could predict effectively the time from slaughter in all products, while the food matrix and variations within and between batches were identified as significant factors affecting the performance of the models. The chicken thigh model showed the lowest RMSE value (0.160) and an acceptable correlation coefficient (r = 0.859), followed by the chicken burger model where RMSE and r values were 0.285 and 0.778, respectively. Additionally, for the chicken breast fillet model the calculated r and RMSE values were 0.886 and 0.383 respectively, whereas for chicken marinated souvlaki, the respective values were 0.934 and 0.348. Further improvement of the provided models is recommended in order to develop efficient models estimating time from slaughter.

scholarly journals UAV PHOTGRAMMETRIC WORKFLOWS: A BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINE

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W5 ◽  
pp. 237-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Federman ◽  
M. Santana Quintero ◽  
S. Kretz ◽  
J. Gregg ◽  
M. Lengies ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Image Acquisition ◽  
Aerial Image ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Flight Operations ◽  
Data Acquisition And Processing

The increasing commercialization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has opened the possibility of performing low-cost aerial image acquisition for the documentation of cultural heritage sites through UAV photogrammetry. The flying of UAVs in Canada is regulated through Transport Canada and requires a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) in order to fly. Various image acquisition techniques have been explored in this review, as well as well software used to register the data. A general workflow procedure has been formulated based off of the literature reviewed. A case study example of using UAV photogrammetry at Prince of Wales Fort is discussed, specifically in relation to the data acquisition and processing. Some gaps in the literature reviewed highlight the need for streamlining the SFOC application process, and incorporating UAVs into cultural heritage documentation courses.

scholarly journals Cultural Heritage Destruction: Experiments with Parchment and Multispectral Imaging

10.5334/bat.h ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 121-146
Author(s):  
Alberto Campagnolo ◽  
◽  
Alejandro Giacometti ◽  
Lindsay MacDonald ◽  
Simon Mahony ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Multispectral Imaging

scholarly journals Image Quality Degradation Caused by Color Transformations in Multispectral Imaging—A Practical Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-67
Author(s):  
Roy S. Berns
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Digital Imaging ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Multispectral Imaging ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Volume Imaging ◽  
Single Instance ◽  
Image Digitization ◽  
Future Work

The still imaging portion of FADGI [1] continues to be a living document that has evolved from its theoretical digital imaging principles of a decade ago into adaptations for the realities of day-to-day cultural heritage workflows. While the initial document was a bit disjointed, the 2016 version is a solid major improvement and has proven very useful in gauging digital imaging goodness. [2] With coaching, encouragement and focused attention to detail many users, even the unschooled, have achieved 3-star compliance, sometimes with high-speed sheet-fed document scanners. 4-star levels are not far behind. This is a testimony to an improved digital image literacy for the cultural heritage sector that the authors articulated at the beginning of the last decade. This objective and science based literacy has certainly evolved and continues to do so. It is fair to say that no other imaging sector has such comprehensive objective imaging guidelines as those of FADGI, especially in the context of high volume imaging workflows. While initial efforts focused on single instance device benchmarking, future work will concentrate on performance consistency over the long term. Image digitization for cultural heritage will take on a decidedly industrial tone. With practice, we continue to learn and refine the practical application of FADGI guidelines in the preservation of meaningful information. Like rocks in a farm field, every year new issues and errors with current practices surface that were previously hidden from view. Some are incidental, others need short term resolution. The goal of this paper is to highlight these and make proposals for easier, less costly, and less frustrating ways to improve imaging goodness through the FADGI guidelines.

scholarly journals FrankenFRED: a custom digital forensics workflow and digital preservation lab for the Archives of Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blanche Joslin
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Digital Forensics ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Implementation Plan ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Digital Objects ◽  
Effective Use

Digital forensics allows cultural heritage institutions to validate, preserve, and recover digital objects. This thesis discusses the development and implementation of a custom digital forensics workflow for the Archives of Ontario. The justifications for the workflow are based on research into digital forensics, authenticity, diplomatics, and digital preservation. The workflow seeks to clarify best-practice policies and procedures for using a Digital Intelligence Forensic Recover of Evidence Device (FRED), an out-of-the-box digital forensics hardware solution. The Archive procured a FRED tower requiring an implementation plan and overall strategy for its effective use. Presented in this paper is a workflow built specifically for the needs of the Archives as well as justifications for the processes proposed within the workflow. The BitCurator processing environment is addressed as an integral tool for implementation. Also discussed are modifications made to the Archive’s FRED tower to produce what I have called FrankenFRED.

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