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Data infrastructure and research opportunities

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Tree growth

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Tree growth

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Weather (temperature and precipitation)

Light conditions (photosynthesis)

Soil (hydrology)

Events (insect outbreaks, forest fires, human impacts)

Tree growth

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Tree growth

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Living tree21st century

Building17th century

Ship wreck9th century

Roman road2nd century

Dating tree rings

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Tree-ring measurements

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Reseach domain: Humanities

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Reseach domain: Geosciences

Organization of dendrochronology

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A future scenario…

- Research agenda?

- Connection to scientific research themes and initiatives?

- Chances for young researchers?

Organization of dendrochronologyThe role of digitization

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Organization of dendrochronologyVerifyable data and results?

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Solution: the DCCD

The DCCD projectMission, vision, strategy

Phase 1: inventary of needs, developing concepts and network (workshops, questionaires, interviews)Start-up subsidy NWO/GW IM 2006-2007

Phase 2: development of infrastructure and content Low CountriesSubsidy NWO/GW IM 2007-2012

Phase 3: internationalization, research and publication; EU-fundingSubsidy NWO/GW IG 2010-2013

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Mission: emancipation of historical dendrochronology

Vision

- Connection - Transparancy- Sustainability - Visibility

The DCCD projectMission, vision, strategy

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Strategy

- Realising standardization and exchange of data and metadata

- Realising stustainable repository focussed on cultural and natural heritage

- Realising intersectoral collaboration (within the discipline and with other fields, nationally and internationally)

While doing this: be aware of the whishes and needs of the private sector

The DCCD projectMission, vision, strategy

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Model of the DCCD infrastructure

Software (PC)

Digitaldata standard

The DCCD projectModel and products

Archive

Communicationplatforms

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Infrastructure realized in 2012

TRiDaS

The DCCD projectModel and products

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Product: DCCD repository user interface

The DCCD projectModel and products

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Content of the DCCD25 September 2012

5141 objects

• palaeo-ecology• archaeology• architecture• mobile heritage• living trees

Grabner BOKU Univ. AU 122

Hoffsummer Univ. Liege BE 255

Fraiture IRPAKIK BE 169

Haneca VIOE BE 133

Pressler Pressler GmbH D 585

Tegel Dendronet D 122

Lambert Univ. Liege FR 47

Pukiene Vytautas Magnus Univ. LT 20

Zunde Inst. Of Latvian History LV 12

Jansma UvA, ROB, RDMZ, RING, UU

NL 2212

Van Daalen BAAC bv NL 864

Cufar Univ. Ljubljana SL 7

Suspereggi Arkeolan SP 16

Brown Queens Univ. Belgast UK 146

Kuniholm Cornell Univ. USA 4

The DCCD projectModel and products

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Geographical distribution of DCCD content

Heritage typeThe DCCD projectModel and products

Archaeology (n=1769) Architecture (n=2410)

Ship wrecks (n=288) Paintings (n=327)

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Wood speciesThe DCCD projectModel and products

Geographical distribution of DCCD content

Oak (n=4397) Pine (n=270)

Spruce (n=156) Fir (n=258)

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6000 – 2000 BC(n=71)

2000 – 1 BC(n=214)

1 – 1000 AD(n=520)

1000 – present(n=2386)

Age (calendar dates)The DCCD projectModel and products

Geographical distribution of DCCD content

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The DCCD is growing

- France: dendrochronologists have become involved

- Finland: dendrochronologists are switching to TRiDaS

- Sweden: national application for creating Swedish DCCD (to be connected to DCCD)

- Commercial software: incorporating TRiDaS

- Software USA: first open source TRiDaS-based measuring and analytic system has been lauched (TELLERVO)

- and…

The DCCD projectRecent developments

Support for DCCDEurope and USA

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The DCCD projectRecent developments

Support for DCCDEU

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The DCCD projectNew research

Roman periodTwo millennia ago…

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The DCCD projectNew research

Roman periodAD 100 - 200

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The DCCD projectNew research

Roman periodDe Meern 1: AD 150 - 200

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The DCCD projectNew research

Roman periodDe Meern 4: AD 100

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The DCCD projectNew research

Roman periodClustered data 100 BC-450 AD

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Levees Rhine-Meuse delta:no wood was moved

East Brabant sandy soils: some wood was moved

The DCCD projectNew research

Roman periodLocally grown oak

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Import Rhineland (harbour, temple)lots of wood was moved

The DCCD projectNew research

Roman periodOak from German Rhineland

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Flemish timber: used in ‘Dutch’ ships excavated in Central NetherlandsConclusion: Roman coastal infrastructure (water)

The DCCD projectNew research

Roman periodNew: a Flemish connection

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16th century ADNew: tax evasion?

AD 1497: taxes when passing the Sont

In additionResearch funding NWO Humanities 2012-2017: The Dark Age of the Lowlands

in an interdisciplinary light: people, landscape and climate in the Netherlands

between AD 300 and 1000 (3 PhD students, UU)

The DCCD projectNew research

The DCCD infrasctucture has led to

• International data standardization

• Access to and sustainable management of these data

• New research questions and results

• Research funding

Conclusion