The eArchiving Initiative and Long-Term Digital Preservation (LTDP) of 3D Models

Janet Anderson; Stephen Mackey; Sven Schlarb

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-05656-6_7

The eArchiving Initiative and Long-Term Digital Preservation (LTDP) of 3D Models

Janet Anderson
, Stephen Mackey
, Sven Schlarb

Data Science & Artifical Intelligence

ELTE Eötvös Loránd University
Penwern Limited

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Abstract

The eArchiving Initiative is a European Commission programme that provides specificity and guidance for implementing conformant and interoperable Open Archival Information Systems (OAIS, ISO 14721) via core package specifications, software, a reference architecture, training and a Conformance Seal. Content Information Type Specifications (CITS) further extend this core to support data types such as relational databases, geospatial data, and record management systems in domains such as eHealth, Engineering and Cultural Heritage.

In the last two years, the Initiative has produced a new specification for 3D Product Model data that supports the domain of engineering product models (such as Computer Aided Design) and builds on the existing standards LOTAR (Long Term Archiving and Retrieval, EN/NAS 9300) and STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data, ISO 10303). This CITS was recently published by the DILCIS Board (https://dilcis.eu/).

eArchiving is now working with domain experts, including Marinos Ioannides (Cyprus University of Technology) and Franco Niccolucci (Prisma) to develop a new CITS for 3D models in Cultural Heritage.

This paper will introduce the eArchiving Initiative and its core and 3D specifications. The roles of paradata, metadata, technical metadata and authentication of models are highlighted for the Cultural Heritage CITS and there is a framework for archiving complete product designs, construction projects or heritage memory twins via collections of archival packages (AIPs) linked via the new International Council on Archives (ICA) Records in Contexts ontology (RiC).

Archiving the Lambousa boat 3D model using the E-ARK 3D CITS and the eArchiving earkweb tool is demonstrated. (250 words).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	3D Research Challenges in Cultural Heritage VI: DigitalTwin versus MemoryTwin
Editors	Marinos Ioannides, Eleanor Fink, Janet Anderson, Antonella Fresa, Antony Cassar, Sander Münster
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Pages	65-76
Number of pages	12
Volume	15930
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-032-05656-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-032-05656-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05656-6_7
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Anderson, J., Mackey, S., & Schlarb, S. (2025). The eArchiving Initiative and Long-Term Digital Preservation (LTDP) of 3D Models. In M. Ioannides, E. Fink, J. Anderson, A. Fresa, A. Cassar, & S. Münster (Eds.), 3D Research Challenges in Cultural Heritage VI: DigitalTwin versus MemoryTwin (Vol. 15930, pp. 65-76). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05656-6_7

Anderson, Janet ; Mackey, Stephen ; Schlarb, Sven. / The eArchiving Initiative and Long-Term Digital Preservation (LTDP) of 3D Models. 3D Research Challenges in Cultural Heritage VI: DigitalTwin versus MemoryTwin. editor / Marinos Ioannides ; Eleanor Fink ; Janet Anderson ; Antonella Fresa ; Antony Cassar ; Sander Münster. Vol. 15930 Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2025. pp. 65-76

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The eArchiving Initiative and Long-Term Digital Preservation (LTDP) of 3D Models. / Anderson, Janet; Mackey, Stephen; Schlarb, Sven.
3D Research Challenges in Cultural Heritage VI: DigitalTwin versus MemoryTwin. ed. / Marinos Ioannides; Eleanor Fink; Janet Anderson; Antonella Fresa; Antony Cassar; Sander Münster. Vol. 15930 Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2025. p. 65-76.

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