[Commons-l] Fwd: [Foundation-l] Missed opportunity: NASA AND INTERNET ARCHIVE LAUNCH CENTRALIZED RESOURCE FOR IMAGES

[David Gerard]

Mind you, are there any places we could use a NASA pic we don't already?


- d.



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From: Waerth <waerth at asianet.co.th>
Date: 2008/7/25
Subject: [Foundation-l] Missed opportunity: NASA AND INTERNET ARCHIVE
LAUNCH CENTRALIZED RESOURCE FOR IMAGES
To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List <foundation-l at lists.wikimedia.org>


I just received this press release from NASA. Since NASA images are
mostly PD to my knowledhe we missed an opportunity here:

July 24, 2008

David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
david.steitz at nasa.gov

Paul Hickman
Internet Archive
415-462-1509, 415-561-6767
paul at archive.org

RELEASE: 08-173

NASA AND INTERNET ARCHIVE LAUNCH CENTRALIZED RESOURCE FOR IMAGES

WASHINGTON -- NASA and Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library
based in San Francisco, made available the most comprehensive
compilation ever of NASA's vast collection of photographs, historic
film and video Thursday. Located at www.nasaimages.org, the Internet
site combines for the first time 21 major NASA imagery collections
into a single, searchable online resource. A link to the Web site
will appear on the http://www.nasa.gov home page.

The Web site launch is the first step in a five-year partnership that
will add millions of images and thousands of hours of video and audio
content, with enhanced search and viewing capabilities, and new user
features on a continuing basis. Over time, integration of
www.nasaimages.org with http://www.nasa.gov will become more seamless
and comprehensive.

"This partnership with Internet Archive enables NASA to provide the
American public with access to its vast collection of imagery from
one searchable source, unlocking a new treasure trove of discoveries
for students, historians, enthusiasts and researchers," said NASA
Deputy Administrator Shana Dale. "This new resource also will enable
the agency to digitize and preserve historical content now not
available on the Internet for future generations."

Through a competitive process, NASA selected Internet Archive to
manage the NASA Images Web site under a non-exclusive Space Act
agreement, signed in July 2007. The five-year project is at no cost
to the taxpayer and the images are free to the public.

"NASA's media is an incredibly important and valuable national asset.
It is a tremendous honor for the Internet Archive to be NASA's
partner in this project," says Brewster Kahle, founder of Internet
Archive. "We are excited to mark this first step in a long-term
collaboration to create a rich and growing public resource."

The content of the Web site covers all the diverse activities of
America's space program, including imagery from the Apollo moon
missions, Hubble Space Telescope views of the universe and
experimental aircraft past and present. Keyword searching is
available with easy-to-use resources for teachers and students.

Internet Archive is developing the NASA Images project using software
donated by Luna Imaging Inc. of Los Angeles and with the generous
support of the Kahle-Austin Foundation of San Francisco.

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov




Waerth

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