Center for the Digitization of Cultural Heritage

Competence Center Acronym
CLEPSYDRA
URL
http://clepsydra.ipet.gr/
Body / mechanism / institution name
Cultural and Educational Technology Institute ? Research Center ?Athena?
Institution English name
Cultural and Educational Technology Institute ? Research Center ?Athena?
Institution Acronym
C.E.T.I. - RC ?Athena?:
Department_Generate Directorate_Bureau_Service Name
General Secretariat for Research and Technology
Mail address
58 Tsimiski St., 67100, Xanthi
Country
Greece
Tel.
+30 25410 78787
Fax
+30 25410 63656
E-mail
info@ceti.gr
URL
http://www.ceti.gr
Type of institution
National
Sector
Research Centre
Legal status
Public
Institution Description
Clepsydra focuses in the digitization, preservation, management and dissemination of cultural heritage. It specializes in the digital recording of artefacts of various time periods, offering services throughout the local region.
Contact Person name
George Pavlidis
Contact Person Gender
Male
Contact Person Title
Research Director
Institution
C.E.T.I. - R.C. Athena
Address
31B Miaouli St. 67100 Xanthi
Country
Greece
Tel.
+ 30 25410 23405
Fax
+30 25410 63656
E-mail
gpavlid@ceti.gr
Contact languages
English, Greek
Competence Centre Description
Clepsydra offers its specialized know-how and services to all public and private bodies that are related to cultural heritage. Its involvement in research and development projects contributes to the field of digitization and sustains its high rank in technological know-how. Clepsydra is involved in the digitization of artefacts of various types, ranging from manuscripts to small 3D objects, as well as urban and open areas, it undertakes the development of interactive applications relating to the cultural heritage domain and is actively involved in research within the aforementioned domains.
ACQUISITION AND HARVESTING: 2D objects
Digitisation of books, posters, photographs, films, microfiche
ACQUISITION AND HARVESTING: 3D management of data
3D scanning of objects, monuments, architectural and open spaces
ACQUISITION AND HARVESTING: Multimedia platforms
Development of cultural and educational applications in Flash, Director, Authorware, Quest3D
ACQUISITION AND HARVESTING: Other
Video and audio digitization
DOCUMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT - Data Management and Information Systems
Development of relational and hierarchical (SQL and XML-based) multimedia databases
DOCUMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT: Standardisation
XML, MPEG-7, CIDOC-CRM
VISUALISATION: a. 2D Graphical User Interface
Cultural and Educational multimedia applications for CD/DVD-ROM titles, for infokiosks, for PDAs and the Web
VISUALISATION: 3D Modelling
3D modelling of cultural objects, monuments, architecturals, urban areas and open spaces
VISUALISATION: Digital Reconstructions
3D reconstructions of cultural objects, monuments, architecturals, urban areas and open spaces
VISUALISATION: Virtual and augmented reality
Virtual museums and exhibitions, Virtual urban walkthroughs Virtual monument presentations
ACCESS TO DIGITAL RESOURCES: Websites
Cultural websites, Educational websites, GIS web interfaces
ACCESS TO DIGITAL RESOURCES: Virtual exhibitions
Virtual museums/exhibitions for online and offline use
ACCESS TO DIGITAL RESOURCES: Portals
Cultural portals, Educational portals
SPECIALISATION AREA: Movable archaeological objects
2D/3D Digitization, documentation, analysis, presentation, replication, promotion
SPECIALISATION AREA: Immovable archaeological
2D/3D Digitization, documentation, analysis, presentation, replication, promotion
SPECIALISATION AREA: Other
XRF physico-chemical analysis, X-ray analysis, SEM
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