Metadata – giving 3D models a context, searchability, and usability
For a 3D model to be searchable, useful, and comprehensible, its publication should be accompanied with as much detailed information as possible.
Examples of information that can be included:
• About the object
• Title
• Type of object
• Use
• Time period/age
• Style/era
• Cultural affiliation
• Material and colour
• Interpretation of text/inscription
• Dimensions/weight
• Condition
• Conservation
• Provenance
• Made by…
• Date of manufacture…
• Original owner
• Current owner
• Acquisition history
• Place of storage
• Original location
• Part of a set
• Origin and copyright
• Copyright (or not)
• Copyright license (Creative Commons)
• Original date of the work
• Name of individual, group, or legal person who created the work
• Nationality
• Age, date of birth and death where applicable
• Place of birth and death, where applicable
• Any other information, such as professional title and academic title/degree
• Process
• Geodata
• Technical equipment
• Software
• Number of photos (when using photogrammetry)
• 3D modelling done by
• Institution
• Licensing
• Copyright
• Owner
• File properties
• Filename
• File typ/format
• Date created
• Prefix (to help with categorization of files)
• Components (e.g. a zip file containing multi-part materials)
• Operating system
• Format/original format
• Software to open the file
• Perceptual hash
• Checksum