iSpheres Project

Project Overview iSpheresCore iSpheresImage Demonstration References

iSpheres Project “ISpheres provide a distributed interoperable solution to serving a range of data - from images, sound, video and text to databases and GIS datasets.”

iSpheres Project “Any ISphere can search and retrieve data from any other ISphere (subject to authorisation) and present the results in an integrated list of resources, as well as serving data on-demand to client applications. Communication with an iSphere is through SOAP/XML. “

iSpheresProject SORRT Development test bed Sustainable Object Repositories for Research and Teaching Collaboration between: Archeological Computing Labs CIPHE – Center for Innovation in Professional Health Education Funded by APSR – Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories

iSpheres Project Project work is maintained through sourceforge.net which provides: Code and solutions available for download CVS for version control iSpheres is an open source solution Current versions of the software iSpheresCore 0.1 iSpheresImage 0.1.2

iSpheres Project Funding by APSR OS independent solution comprising of 3 components: iSpheresCore written in Java JDBC, XML, xBase database environments Web Client written in PHP (iSpheresPHPClient) (connectivity between Web interface and iSpheresCore iSpheresImage written in PHP MySQL, XML, iSphereCore database environments

iSpheresCore - Overview Middleware solution which is able to Transform multiple object types, images, movies, audio, and complex metadata Act as a backend for multiple front ends Perform distributed searches Plug into multiple databases and data stores such as DSpace Provides connectivity to collections of objects and data for front ends like iSpheresImage.

iSpheresCore - Development Currently: Distributed search Image Transformations MySQL Connectivity Development Priorities: Authentication of collections to protect the content Looking to work with MAMS (Meta Access Management System) Shibboleth software. Connector to DSpace which will point to collections within DSpace

iSphereCore - Projects Projects implementing iSpheresCore include: Wilson Museum Collection of anatomy specimen images Oliver version 2 (veterinary science Image Bank) Provide a backend to an e-Learning management tool. Pathology Museum Slide collection containing microscopic images of cells. Each iSphereImage project will have an iSpheresCore setup

iSpheresImage Overview Web Application utilising PHP and MySQL Provides end users a facility to Manage large collections of Images and associated metadata. Manipulate and use images without affecting the source image.

iSpheresImage - Overview Provides administers with the ability to Control accessibility Manage metadata Manage copyright and ownership control

iSpheresImage - Overview Provides designers and developers: an opportunity to anticipate the situations and environments iSpheresCore will be placed in and the need for great adaptability from the default interface when presenting non-native objects (be they images, sound, movies, or metadata)

iSpheresImage - Development Current features include: Bulk import of images Bulk import and update of metadata Presentations created on the fly in HTML and Flash GoogleMap linking images to location. Demo: ACL - ArchimageACL - Archimage

ISpheresImage - Development Recent improvements (still in beta) Added new functions Automated file updating, record duplication, and added sorting options. Improved accessibility

iSphereImage - Development iSpheresCore Connectivity Merging in the existing PHP Client Improved usability enhancing workflow through feedback Increase ease of customization Continue to incorporate functions into the main stream from client requests

iSphereImage Projects Archeology Computing Lab Active and maintained Image Bank - Faculty of Architecture Final Stages Ebot - School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science Due February 2006 Wilson Museum (anatomy museum) Rolling out with iSpheresCore Pathology Museum

iSpheres and Related Links Project Overview iSpheresCore and iSpheresImage Online documentation for developers. Archeology Computing Labs iSpheres Image site.

iSpheres and Related Links DSpace digital repository home page MAMS Project Overview