Principal Investigator(s): Willeke Wendrich, NELC & Cotsen Institute of Archaeology
RISE-3D (Re-Imagined Scholarly Exchange in 3 Dimensions) gives scholars a tool to curate, annotate, compare, and interact with three-dimensional models of objects, buildings, and landscapes. Detailed models have rapidly become a key source of information for archaeologists, art historians, and researchers working in cultural heritage sectors, yet sharing, publishing, and managing these assets remains a challenge. With RISE-3D, descriptive metadata and assets can be attached to the models either to a specific point, a portion of the model, or the entire object. The team has currently developed methods to define metadata schema based on project specifications, which facilitate sharing not only the models but also the associated data. Additionally, the team began developing a web interface that provided a portal to curated collections of models with associated metadata. At the current stage, the team is interested in exploring and evaluating the variety of dissemination options currently available.