1. Increasing the impact of vertebrate scientific collections through 3D imaging: The openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collections Network.
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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, and Frable, Benjamin
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comparative anatomy ,computed tomography (CT) ,data sharing ,light scanning ,natural history collections ,photogrammetry - 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.
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- 2024