The METAe project will address the need for an automated generation of metadata during the conversion of printed documents and thus be able to make large scale digitisation of printed material, such as books and journals, more reliable in terms of digital preservation, more cost-effective in terms of automation, and more user-oriented in terms of future applications.

The METAe project will develop a software package which extensively automates and improves the generation of metadata by applying new technologies for character, layout and document recognition, and converts the captured information into XML documents. These XML files will serve as a basis for a variety of applications, such as new XML search engines, navigation tools, electronic books, audio books, or the automated production of HTML, XHTML, PDF or PS files.

Laufzeit: 2002-2003      Startdatum: 11.09.2002      Enddatum: 10.03.2003

Projektort: Innsbruck

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