Geneva, 10 December 2024
Evaluation of ALIPH-funded projects focusing on the production of digital heritage (3D digitization & satellite imagery analysis) Terms of Reference As part of its evaluation policy, ALIPH is seeking a reviewer to evaluate a series of ALIPH-funded projects that produced digital data, notably in the context of 3D digitization and satellite imagery analysis projects. To date, the ALIPH Foundation has supported 11 projects that have produced and relied on the analysis of 3D models and satellite imagery. The usage of this category of data is relatively new in the field of cultural heritage. It raises important questions, regarding context of production, standard and interoperability of the data, storage, access, usage, intellectual property, privacy and security, etc. For these reasons, the Foundation is reviewing projects in its portfolio that produced digital assets. The selected evaluator will be required to propose the following: 1. Technical evaluation of a selection of projects, including an assessment of how the data were produced, managed, and used; 2. Production of practical standards to ensure the quality (accuracy, precision, geographic coordinate system) and interoperability of the data produced and facilitate its use by the largest quantity of operators; 3. Recommendations to the Foundation regarding the conditions under which ALIPH should keep supporting these projects. I – Target of the evaluation Out of the 11 projects funded, ALIPH will select for the evaluator: • •
two satellite imagery projects, each from a different operator; six 3D scanning projects from at least three different operators, with no more than 20 scanned structures total to assess.
II – Objectives of the evaluation The evaluation will focus on the following issues: A - Technical Evaluation a. Technical quality of the data production and management: • •
How was the raw data produced in the course of the project? Did the raw and processed data comply with international standards in terms of quality, accuracy, and interoperability?