
IIIF Enablement and Visualization Workflow Using Altamira Viewer and Cantaloupe for Image Repositories
Introduction
The purpose of this workflow is to provide a way to create and serve files in IIIF-compatible (International Image Interoperability Framework) format, which:
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Increase interoperability by standardizing access, as it is open source and widely implemented
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Enhance delivery time by sending to the end-user only the required parts of the image
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Increase scalability as IIIF is ground-designed to handle large volumes of data
The main goal of this workflow is to streamline the creation process of IIIF-enabled resources. The entire procedure should be as simple as possible. Moreover, saved data should be accessible at will by any user having a proper resource link.
Workflow Goals
- Enable users to save images (in a given subset of formats) that will be properly converted and saved to the IIIF Server
- Enable users to access saved images at will by IIIF Viewer
Workflow implementation
Full documentation available here
Workflow steps(3)
1 Saving Images (SchemaTIFF)
2 Serving Images (Cantaloupe)
3 Accessing images (Altamira)
The SSH Open Marketplace is maintained and will be further developed by three European Research Infrastructures - DARIAH, CLARIN and CESSDA - and their national partners. It was developed as part of the "Social Sciences and Humanities Open Cloud" SSHOC project, European Union's Horizon 2020 project call H2020-INFRAEOSC-04-2018, grant agreement #823782.


