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Increasing the impact of vertebrate scientific collections through 3D imaging: The openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collections Network.
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article
Author
Blackburn, David; Boyer, Doug; Gray, Jaimi; Winchester, Julie; Bates, John; Baumgart, Stephanie; Braker, Emily; Coldren, Daryl; Conway, Kevin; Rabosky, Alison; de la Sancha, Noé; Dillman, Casey; Dunnum, Jonathan; Early, Catherine; Gage, Matt; Hanken, James; Maisano, Jessica; Marks, Ben; Maslenikov, Katherine; McCormack, John; Nagesan, Ramon; Pandelis, Gregory; Prestridge, Heather; Rabosky, Daniel; Randall, Zachary; Robbins, Mark; Scheinberg, Lauren; Spencer, Carol; Summers, Adam; Tapanila, Leif; Thompson, Cody; Tornabene, Luke; Watkins-Colwell, Greg; Welton, Luke; Stanley, Edward; Frable, Benjamin
Source
BioScience. 74(3)
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Abstract
The impact of preserved museum specimens is transforming and increasing by three-dimensional (3D) imaging that creates high-fidelity online digital specimens. Through examples from the openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collections Network, we describe how we created a digitization community dedicated to the shared vision of making 3D data of specimens available and the impact of these data on a broad audience of scientists, students, teachers, artists, and more. High-fidelity digital 3D models allow people from multiple communities to simultaneously access and use scientific specimens. Based on our multiyear, multi-institution project, we identify significant technological and social hurdles that remain for fully realizing the potential impact of digital 3D specimens.