DataCloud 2.0

Welcome to the DataCloud 2.0 project site. DataCloud 2.0 is an information space containing a vast collection of media-objects.

Each media-object is of a specific type - image, video, text, 3D model, sound file - and has its own characteristics. These characteristics (meta-data) are used for organising and querying the information space. Users perceive the entire information space as a 'cloud' through which they can 'fly' and which they can reorganise as desired.

After an examination of their meta-data, objects in the cloud can be viewed and added to personal collections and storylines. Authorised users can add, edit and delete objects. This functionality, combined with a newsgroup facility, makes DataCloud 2.0 an effective information tool that can support a community.

The technical framework on which DataCloud 2.0 is based will eventually be published as open-source software. It can therefore be used by other organisations and for other purposes.

The development of DataCloud 2.0 has been financially supported by:

• The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
• The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Please explore this site to learn more.

DataCloud 1.0: Datawolk Hoeksche Waard was awarded the Dutch National Millennium Prize for projects in the combined fields of science and the arts (November 2000).

DataCloud 2.0 team

Anne Nigten, Brigit Lichtenegger, Lenno Verhoog, Maarten Handstede, Marc Neelen and Piet Vollaard.

Contact information

Piet Vollaard
for general information about
the DataCloud project.

Brigit Lichtenegger
for technical issues
concerning DataCloud 2.0.

Stealth
for information about the
content of DataCloud 2.0.