title: JPEG2000 and dissemination of cultural heritage over the Internet.
abstract: By applying the latest technologies in image compression for managing the storage of massive image data within cultural heritage databases and by exploiting the universality of the Internet we are now able not only to effectively digitize, record and preserve, but also to promote the dissemination of cultural heritage. In this work we present an application of the latest image compression standard JPEG2000 in managing and browsing image databases, focusing on the image transmission aspect rather than database management and indexing. We combine the technologies of JPEG2000 image compression with client-server socket connections and client browser plug-in, as to provide with an all-in-one package for remote browsing of JPEG2000 compressed image databases, suitable for the effective dissemination of cultural heritage.
authors.affiliation: Cultural & Educational Technology Institute, Xanthi 67100, Greece. politou@ceti.gr
authors.forename: Eugenia A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Politou
authors.forename: George P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Pavlidis
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chamzas
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000379:methods; D000465:Algorithms; D001106:Archaeology / Q000379:methods; D001109:Archives; D001154:Art; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003469:Culture; D044962:Data Compression / Q000379:methods*; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D019146:Hypermedia; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface