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UK programme begins digitising millions of natural-history specimens

DiSSCo UK is beginning its opening phase in Wales and Scotland as it builds a digital resource covering around 70 million natural-history specimens from 100 UK organisations.

Led by the Natural History Museum, the programme uses robots and AI to photograph specimens and capture their labels, making collections searchable for research into biodiversity, climate and geological resources. Some records are already online; digitising the wider collections is expected to take a decade.

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  1. UK programme begins digitising millions of natural-history specimens — sourcebbc.co.uk
  2. UK programme begins digitising millions of natural-history specimens — sourcedissco-uk.org
  3. UK programme begins digitising millions of natural-history specimens — sourcedissco-uk.org
  4. UK programme begins digitising millions of natural-history specimens — sourcemuseum.wales

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