Joined up Thinking: Aggregating archaeological datasets at an international scale

The archaeological research community was an early adopter of digital tools for data acquisition, organization, analysis, and presentation of research results of individual projects. However, the provision of e-infrastructure and services for data sharing, discovery, access, and re-use has lagged be...

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Autor principal: Richards, Julian
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2023
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topic Data Aggregation
Interoperability
Research Infrastructures
Big Data
Agregación de datos
Interoperabilidad
Infraestructuras de investigación
Big Data
Agregação de dados
Interoperabilidade
Infraestrutura de pesquisa
Big Data
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Interoperability
Research Infrastructures
Big Data
Agregación de datos
Interoperabilidad
Infraestructuras de investigación
Big Data
Agregação de dados
Interoperabilidade
Infraestrutura de pesquisa
Big Data
Richards, Julian
Richards, Julian
Richards, Julian
Joined up Thinking: Aggregating archaeological datasets at an international scale
topic_facet Data Aggregation
Interoperability
Research Infrastructures
Big Data
Agregación de datos
Interoperabilidad
Infraestructuras de investigación
Big Data
Agregação de dados
Interoperabilidade
Infraestrutura de pesquisa
Big Data
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Richards, Julian
Richards, Julian
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title Joined up Thinking: Aggregating archaeological datasets at an international scale
title_short Joined up Thinking: Aggregating archaeological datasets at an international scale
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description The archaeological research community was an early adopter of digital tools for data acquisition, organization, analysis, and presentation of research results of individual projects. However, the provision of e-infrastructure and services for data sharing, discovery, access, and re-use has lagged behind. This situation has been addressed by the ARIADNE Research Infrastructure. Developed with European funding, ARIADNE has created an e-infrastructure that enables data providers to register and provide access to their digital resources through the ARIADNE data portal, facilitating discovery, access, and research. ARIADNE has aggregated resources from over 45 data providers, spanning over 40 countries and 4 continents. The portal now provides online access to over 3.9 million research resources. It is based upon Linked Open Data technologies and is underpinned by a flexible and extensible architecture, enabling multiple combinations and presentations of the same underpinning data. We have been keen not to “make a great heap” of all the data and, learning from previous data aggregation projects, we have defined a subset of the CIDOC CRM to be used as a strict ontology and paid close attention to data standards and controlled vocabularies to achieve a high degree of interoperability. This paper discusses some of the challenges of large-scale data integration and describes the approaches adopted to ensure that the ARIADNE Knowledge Base is an effective tool for archaeological heritage management and research at a national and international level.
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spelling I10-R372-article-428612024-11-07T19:44:23Z Joined up Thinking: Aggregating archaeological datasets at an international scale Pensamiento Integrado: Agregación de conjuntos de datos arqueológicos a escala internacional Integrated Thinking: Agregação de conjuntos de dados arqueológicos em escala internacional Richards, Julian Richards, Julian Richards, Julian Data Aggregation Interoperability Research Infrastructures Big Data Agregación de datos Interoperabilidad Infraestructuras de investigación Big Data Agregação de dados Interoperabilidade Infraestrutura de pesquisa Big Data The archaeological research community was an early adopter of digital tools for data acquisition, organization, analysis, and presentation of research results of individual projects. However, the provision of e-infrastructure and services for data sharing, discovery, access, and re-use has lagged behind. This situation has been addressed by the ARIADNE Research Infrastructure. Developed with European funding, ARIADNE has created an e-infrastructure that enables data providers to register and provide access to their digital resources through the ARIADNE data portal, facilitating discovery, access, and research. ARIADNE has aggregated resources from over 45 data providers, spanning over 40 countries and 4 continents. The portal now provides online access to over 3.9 million research resources. It is based upon Linked Open Data technologies and is underpinned by a flexible and extensible architecture, enabling multiple combinations and presentations of the same underpinning data. We have been keen not to “make a great heap” of all the data and, learning from previous data aggregation projects, we have defined a subset of the CIDOC CRM to be used as a strict ontology and paid close attention to data standards and controlled vocabularies to achieve a high degree of interoperability. This paper discusses some of the challenges of large-scale data integration and describes the approaches adopted to ensure that the ARIADNE Knowledge Base is an effective tool for archaeological heritage management and research at a national and international level. La comunidad de investigación arqueológica fue una de las primeras en adoptar herramientas digitales para la adquisición, organización, análisis y presentación de resultados de proyectos individuales. Sin embargo, la provisión de infraestructura electrónica y servicios para compartir, descubrir, acceder y reutilizar datos ha estado rezagada. Esta situación ha sido abordada por la Infraestructura de Investigación ARIADNE. Desarrollada con financiamiento europeo, ARIADNE ha creado una infraestructura electrónica que permite a los proveedores de datos registrar y proporcionar acceso a sus recursos digitales a través del portal de datos de ARIADNE, facilitando el descubrimiento, acceso e investigación. ARIADNE ha agregado recursos de más de 45 proveedores de datos, abarcando más de 40 países y 4 continentes. El portal ahora proporciona acceso en línea a más de 3.9 millones de recursos de investigación. Se basa en tecnologías de Linked Open Data y tiene una arquitectura flexible y extensible, lo que permite múltiples combinaciones y presentaciones de los mismos datos subyacentes. Hemos tenido cuidado de no “crear un gran montón” de datos y, aprendiendo de proyectos previos de agregación de datos, hemos definido un subconjunto de estandares del CIDOC CRM para ser utilizados como una ontología estricta y prestamos atención a estándares de datos y vocabularios controlados para lograr un alto grado de interoperabilidad. Este artículo analiza algunos de los desafíos de esa integración de datos a gran escala y describe los enfoques adoptados para asegurar que la Base de Conocimientos de ARIADNE sea una herramienta efectiva para la gestión e investigación del patrimonio arqueológico a nivel nacional e internacional. A comunidade de pesquisa arqueológica foi uma das primeiras a adotar ferramentas digitais para aquisição de dados, organização, análise e apresentação de resultados de pesquisa de projetos individuais. Entretanto, o fornecimento de infraestrutura e serviços eletrônicos para compartilhamento, descoberta, acesso e reutilização de dados ficou para trás. Essa situação foi abordada pela Infraestrutura de Pesquisa ARIADNE. Desenvolvida com financiamento europeu, a ARIADNE criou uma infraestrutura eletrônica que permite que os provedores de dados se registrem e forneçam acesso aos seus recursos digitais por meio do portal de dados da ARIADNE, facilitando a descoberta, o acesso e a pesquisa. A ARIADNE agregou recursos de mais de 45 provedores de dados, abrangendo mais de 40 países e 4 continentes. O portal agora oferece acesso on-line a mais de 3,9 milhões de recursos de pesquisa. Ele se baseia em tecnologias de dados abertos vinculados e é sustentado por uma arquitetura flexível e extensível, que permite várias combinações e apresentações dos mesmos dados subjacentes. Fizemos questão de não "fazer um grande amontoado" de todos os dados e, aprendendo com projetos anteriores de agregação de dados, definimos um subconjunto do CIDOC CRM para ser usado como uma ontologia rigorosa e prestamos muita atenção aos padrões de dados e vocabulários controlados para obter um alto grau de interoperabilidade. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2023-12-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/42861 10.31048/1852.4826.v16.n2.42861 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 16 No. 3 (2023); 451-470 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 16 Núm. 3 (2023); 451-470 Revista del Museo de Antropología; v. 16 n. 3 (2023); 451-470 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v16.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/42861/44740 Derechos de autor 2023 Julian Richards https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0