Results and insights from the NCSU insect museum gigapan project

Matthew A. Bertone; Robert L. Blinn; Tanner M. Stanfield; Kelly J. Dew; Katja C. Seltmann; Andrew R. Deans

doi:10.3897/zookeys.209.3083

Results and insights from the NCSU insect museum gigapan project

Matthew A. Bertone, Robert L. Blinn, Tanner M. Stanfield, Kelly J. Dew, Katja C. Seltmann, Andrew R. Deans

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Pinned insect specimens stored in museum collections are a fragile and valuable resource for entomological research. As such, they are usually kept away from viewing by the public and hard to access by experts. Here we present a method for mass imaging insect specimens, using GigaPan technology to achieve highly explorable, many-megapixel panoramas of insect museum drawers. We discuss the advantages and limitations of the system, and describe future avenues of collections research using this technology.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	115-132
Number of pages	18
Journal	ZooKeys
Volume	209
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.209.3083
State	Published - 2012

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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