Hello everyone,

In part prompted by industry concern around the future of cultural heritage data on the sketchfab.com platform, Wikimedia UK and Thomas Flynn are collaborating on a user research project *UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk: Developing a Strategy for Long Term Access & Storage*.

*[image: H3DARlaunchGIF-MadewithClipchamp1-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif]* This project will undertake a period of focused stakeholder research into the needs of the UK heritage sector with regards to management and exploitation of digital 3D data. Essentially we're seeking to answer the question:

*"What would a ‘Sketchfab for UK heritage’ look like and how would it work to best serve cultural heritage professionals and audiences alike?"*

The project activities are pretty straightforward:

- Ask stakeholders (folks in the UK producing and working with cultural heritage 3D data) what they think & need via questionnaires, interviews, and workshops. - Survey the current online 3D data infrastructure ecosystem. - Synthesise this information into an open access report that a) develop guidance for UK heritage organisations of all sizes on best practice related to these themes and b) suggest opportunities for solutions and infrastructure where none currently exists.

I am very excited to be working on this project and *if you create or manage 3D data within a UK heritage organization, I encourage you to join in and share your needs with us*:

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📰 Read the Press Release https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikimedia.org.uk&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnLnVrL3dwL3dwLWNvbnRlbnQvdXBsb2Fkcy8yMDI1LzExL0xhdW5jaC1NZXNzYWdpbmctTkxIRi1BY2tub3dsZWRnbWVudC5wZGY=&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhh&t=UGZMWFNDdmh0ZmFua1BaTXVTTnBtV3JuMXU3TlhjV1hZZnpjVFowRUIxTT0=&h=7017e13bef98494abc48fc95eaf1bb3f&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVajhLqMmIHANA52GV7eLKDLTtuaaWAgefKK_nXO-z0Zk35hrHSQOw3odD98pJsTxhdLC_JNFT-A2K3fvVI9kAcc . -

🧑‍🏫 Check out the project page on WikiCommons https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikimedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb21tb25zLndpa2ltZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9Db21tb25zOlVLX0hlcml0YWdlXzNEX0RhdGFfYXRfUmlzaw==&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhh&t=M3hnR1pqQ2dBZ0NiT25CUXR0UXZMdEtTMnd6RDNmb0VpRDBMK09uMVlmWT0=&h=7017e13bef98494abc48fc95eaf1bb3f&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVajhLqMmIHANA52GV7eLKDLTtuaaWAgefKK_nXO-z0Zk35hrHSQOw3odD98pJsTxhdLC_JNFT-A2K3fvVI9kAcc . -

📬 Join this Google Group ( https://groups.google.com/u/0/a/wikimedia.org.uk/g/3Ddata https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=google.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9ncm91cHMuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS91LzAvYS93aWtpbWVkaWEub3JnLnVrL2cvM0RkYXRh&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhh&t=WHBnTi9LOHBPY2hmQzgwOUVsSWJNcDkzRmhXOUpXTDVmdEoyOFZhNXpIST0=&h=7017e13bef98494abc48fc95eaf1bb3f&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVajhLqMmIHANA52GV7eLKDLTtuaaWAgefKK_nXO-z0Zk35hrHSQOw3odD98pJsTxhdLC_JNFT-A2K3fvVI9kAcc) for updates via email. -

📧 Email us directly: 3Ddata@wikimedia.org.uk

🤞 This project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery players.