Weisbecker, Vera, Fusco, Diana, Ingleby, Sandy, Lambrides, Ariana B.J., Manne, Tiina, Maguire, Keith, O'Connor, Sue, Peachey, Thomas J., Samper Carro, Sofia C., Stemmer, David, Ristevski, Jorgo, van Zoelen, Jacob D., Viacava, Pietro, Yates, Adam M., and Mein, Erin (2025) Ozboneviz: an Australian precedent in FAIR 3D imagery and extended biodiversity collections. BioScience. biaf064. (In Press)

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Abstract

Billions of specimens are in biodiversity collections worldwide, and this infrastructure is crucial for research on Earth’s natural history. Three-dimensional (3D) imagery of specimens is an increasingly important part of the digital extended specimen network of meta- data. Open-access, high-fidelity 3D imagery of biodiversity specimens improves researcher efficiency and equity and increases public engagement with collections. We introduce Ozboneviz, an open-access collection of FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) 3D imagery aiming to enhance research capacity in Australasian vertebrate skeletal morphology. Ozboneviz is an Australian test case demonstrating the feasibility of creating multi-institutional, FAIR 3D biodiversity imagery collections. We outline its project design, challenges, and use by the international research community. We then discuss the urgent need for investment in infrastructure and curatorial support to progress the digitization of Australian biodiversity collections in a way that maximizes stakeholder benefit and facilitates 3D data discoverability and retrieval.

Item ID:	86681
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1525-3244
Copyright Information:	© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2025 00:24
FoR Codes:	43 HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 4301 Archaeology > 430101 Archaeological science @ 100%
SEO Codes:	13 CULTURE AND SOCIETY > 1307 Understanding past societies > 130703 Understanding Australia’s past @ 100%
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