prometheus Image Archive

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

prometheus Image Archive provides a distributed digital image archive for arts, culture and history, enabling researchers and educators to search across 125 databases with over 3,913,000 images via a single interface.

Target Customer

Researchers, educators, and students in arts, design, architecture, theology, history and archaeology; libraries and research institutes; museums and other cultural institutions involved in teaching and research.

Key Differentiator

Distributed, multi-institution image archive that aggregates heterogenous image databases under one interface; non-profit governance; licenses support research and teaching; multilingual search; ability to create, manage and share image collections; supports uploads and presentation via generated PowerPoint slides; integrated rights information and publishing permissions.

Implementation Timeline

Not specified in the provided content

Pain Points

1Fragmented access to image databases spread across many institutions
2Unclear or complex rights and licensing information for publishing images
3Need for organizing, curating, and presenting images for teaching, seminars, and research

Key Features

1Unified search across more than 125 image databases with multilingual capabilities
2Create and manage image collections with descriptions and keywords, and share with others
3Upload personal images and maintain a personal favorites list
4Generate automatically created PowerPoint presentations from collections
5Access image-specific rights information and obtain publishing permissions via integrated workflows (VG Bild-Kunst, and other rights links)

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Improved access to a large, diverse pool of high-quality images for research and teaching
2Streamlined preparation and presentation of image-based materials
3Clear pathways and licenses for publishing images in academic work

Competitive Advantages

1Unifies 125+ image databases under a single search interface
2Very large catalog (3.9M+ images) focused on arts, culture and history
3Integrated rights management and publishing permissions linked to each image
4Non-profit, research-focused governance supported by a university-based institute
5Supports collections, favorites, uploads, and easy presentation exports

Key Benefits

1Unified access to a vast, diverse image repository

2Efficient creation and sharing of image collections and presentations

3Clear licensing and publication pathways for academic work

Additional Product Information

Product Description

A distributed digital image archive that aggregates heterogeneous image and media databases from multiple institutions, enabling unified search, collection curation, presentation, and publication rights management for arts and cultural research and teaching.

Target Market

Researchers, educators, and students in the humanities (arts, design, architecture, theology, history, archaeology); museums, universities, and research institutes

Unique Value Proposition

A non-profit, distributed image archive that unifies 125 databases under one interface with integrated licensing and tools to collect, present, and publish images for research and teaching

Technical Requirements

Campus login options for licensed institutions; web-based interface with multilingual search; user authentication required for access

Pricing Model

License fees exist to support maintenance and care of the archive; data providers offer image databases free for research and teaching

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