|
IKONOS
The IKONOS project originated from the idea of employing
the latest advances in information and communication technology
towards the creation of a long-term capacity building strategy
for the benefit of Mediterranean Cultural Heritage. IKONOS
is a Euromed Heritage II project which started in December
2001 and was completed in February 2005.
The aims of the IKONOS project were three:
- To devise and promote the use of a common cataloguing
system where the main results were the publication of
a guidebook that is intended to give cultural institutes
better insight into the standards and technical specifications
required to create their own web-based cultural heritage
catalogue. and a sample database with over two hundred
artefacts, ranging from paintings to ceramics to architectural
sites from various Mediterranean countries.
- To set up an effective distance-learning training system
using a Satellite-Enabled Wide Area Network and Video-Conferencing
(SEWAN / SEVC) system, consisting of individual distance
learning nodes in Algeria, Greece, Jordan, Morocco, the Netherlands
and a hub/control centre in Malta which communicate in real
time via satellite. The fully-equipped nodes in the partner
countries hosted a wide range of activities during the project’s
duration – from introduction courses to conservation
with both theoretical and practical sessions to training
seminars – all of which were guided by the pedagogic
standards identified during an intensive research exercise.
Two guidebooks illustrating the practical applications of
this technology were published and are freely available on
the project website.
- To establish an international network of experts in the
field of cultural heritage by facilitating communication
and cooperation through Satellite-enabled Video Conferencing
(SEVC). Thanks to the SEWAN/SEVC system, the partners were
able to participate in research and collaboration meetings,
training sessions in the use of the SEVC equipment, conservation
seminars and even international conferences thus helping
to promote the creation of cooperation and knowledge-sharing
across the Mediterranean
Further information on the project and its results is available
at www.ikonosheritage.org
|
