Presso il sito web dell’ Istituto di Antropologia, Universita’ di Vienna potete trovare una serie di CDROM dedicati agli ominoidi fossili.
Riporto quanto precisato nella pagina web del sito:
The CD-ROM Edition of Fossil Hominids is an initiative with the objective to establish a data base containing 3D-data of precious hominid fossils.
The main goal is to facilitate morphological investigations of such specimens by providing digital data for the international scientific community. The countries of origin consider themselves as keepers of world heritage objects, which they indeed are. Therefore, funds generated from the sale of CD-ROMs will be mainly used (less manufacturing costs) to support institutions concerned with heritage projects in the country of origin of a particular fossil.
The 3D-data can be used to reconstruct a virtual object within a computer environment, where all essential manipulations like rotating, translating, partitioning, sectioning, measuring, scaling, magnifying, or capturing images are feasible.
Researchers can take all traditional measurements on landmarks, but also work with the complete digitised surface or volume data. Moreover, a 'look inside' is permitted without dismembering the original specimen. Much more quantitative data for comparative morphology can be obtained in that way. The e-fossil is on your desk and guarantees permanent availability (24/7) for your research.
The CD-ROMs are including data from high resolution computed tomography in several formats (Analyze 7.5, 3D-Viewnix 1.2, TIFF, VRML 2.0), references to the specimen, and pictures.
Supported by Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
and the Austrian Council for Science and Technologie: AD 387/25-30