Operational Prototyping of a Metadata and Paradata Documentation System for Instrumental Data in Heritage Sciences
The tools used in heritage sciences are as numerous and varied as the ways in which they are implemented and the techniques employed. From the moment the raw data is collected, many choices are made to ensure that the tools are adapted to the documentary and analytical challenges specific to each project. This stage marks the beginning of a flow of digital data, which is generally unstructured and multifaceted, and undergoes processing and various transformations before being stored or archived for the long term. In addition, the challenge of opening up data in accordance with FAIR principles requires contextual enrichment of this data through metadata fields. Without anticipating this constraint, this retrospective documentation of metadata quickly becomes laborious, time-consuming and imprecise.
The aim of this project is to enhance information relating to the provenance and traceability of instrumental data, so as to anticipate the documentation of their environment and place it as far upstream as possible. It proposes to develop a hardware and software prototype that will encode the metadata and paradata essential for data lineage. This system will take the form of an ad-hoc, user-friendly IT solution adapted to the many facets and constraints of heritage data. It will also be geared towards the uses of the semantic web.
Calendar : 2025 – 2026
Funding : Fondation des Sciences du Patrimoine
Partenaires :
- Conservation Research Center (CRC), Laboratoire de Recherches des Monuments Historiques (LRMH), Paris
- CICRP (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Conservation et de Restauration du Patrimoine), Marseille
Role of MAP : Project coordinator
Contact : Anthony PAMART