digitalspecimen 2014: high-performance individual-based digitisation of insect collections
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Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
High-performance individual-based digitisation of insect collections
Tero MononenUniversity of Eastern Finland
Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
Digitarium
Introduction› Finnish digitisation service
centre specialised in high-performance mass digitisation of natural history collections.
› In University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu campus
› Co-operation with the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Luomus, in University of Helsinki) and the National Digital Library of Finland
Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
Digitarium
Tasks› Development of methods
and processes› Research (e.g. tools for
automatic processing of data)
› Training of specialists, knowledge dissemination
› Digitisation services for museums
Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
Digitisation of insects
Our requirements› All meta data must be
recorded› High quality image of
specimen› High performance for
mass digitisation
Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
The solution, Buggy
Principles› Individual-based
digitisation› Labels and specimen
remain pinned› Multiple-camera setup
Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
Features of Buggy
Conveyor belt system› For 0.5 – 35 mm specimens› Completely automated
imaging› Buffered specimen loading
and unloading› Theoretical throughput:
250 specimens per hour› Throughput in practice: 80
specimens per hour (two operators)
Imaging› Modular camera system› Current setup
› Top: 25 Mpix (specimen)› Side: 14 Mpix (labels)
Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
Trays
› Modelling and 3D printing (ABS) by Digitarium
› Place for specimen› Places for ID and
taxon labels› Mirror to expose the
underside of labels› Built-in scale
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Software (8)
Digitisation software› Labeling UI & DB› Specimen setting
assistant› Conveyor control› Camera interface
Server software› Image post processing › DigiWeb, data entry tool
Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
The first production test
› 14,000 Coleoptera specimens› 2 months› Meta data
› Recorded› Collector's name› Taxon› Collection date (partially)
› In images› Record number
› Collector's accession books have been digitised by Luomus
Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
Future
Plans› Integrated and automated focus
stacking› Speed up operators manual work in
pre/post processing› Different specimen types
Possibilities› 3D imaging system› Spectral imaging
Tero Mononen <[email protected]>DigitalSpecimen 9.9.2014
See more
Digitarium
http://digitarium.fi
Buggy in action (YouTube video)
http://bit.ly/digitarium_buggy