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Development of South Asia ancient letter database with functions of computer identification of letters on inscriptions and their production age

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24650124
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics
Research InstitutionIbaraki University

Principal Investigator

OZAWA Satoru  茨城大学, 理工学研究科, 特任教授 (20125793)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MINATO Atushi  茨城大学, 理工学研究科, 教授 (00209826)
ITABA Masanori  茨城大学, 工学部, 講師 (50400601)
Research Collaborator BANDARA Dammi  スリランカ政府考古学省, 研究員
BANDARA Nilanthi  スリランカ政府考古学省, 研究員
NALIN Warnajith  茨城大学, 外国人研究者
DAHANAYAKA D.D.G.L.  , JSPS外国人特別研究員
QUARMAL Sakar Barbaq  バングラディシュULAB大学, 准教授
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords歴史情報 / パターン認識 / データベース / 分散協調システム / 画像処理 / 国際研究者交流 / 国際情報交換 / ネットワーク
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Sri Lankan Brahmi letters is one of the most important ancient letters in South Asia. They are stored in the form of estampages of inscriptions. With the aide of computer image analysis techniques, the "fonts of standard Brahmi letter" have been produced from original photo data of estampages. By comparing the font image and the inscription data, it is possible to read inscriptions in a semi-automatic way by computer and also possible to guess the production age of the inscription. The Sri Lankan Brahmi letter database has been produced that contains original photo data of inscriptions together with their identified sentences written by using our standard Brahmi letter fonts. The database is open to public in the cooperative knowledge sharing servers systems (KISSEL) which are installed in Asia Pacific countries. In addition to the above works, influence of natural environments on inscriptions is studied and author’s idea is presented regarding preservation of ruins.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 10 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Wireless sensor network system for inclination measurement using spirit level2015

    • Author(s)
      G. Anne Nisha, Nalin Warnajith, Hiroshi Tsuchida, Atshushi Minato
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Modern Engineering Research

      Volume: 5-2 Pages: 16-23

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Mobile Radiation Measuring System using Small Linux box and GPS sensor2015

    • Author(s)
      Nalin Warnajith, Nguyen Cao Thang, Sataru Ozawa, Atshushi Minato
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Modern Engineering Research

      Volume: 5-3 Pages: 1-6

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Development of inexpensive multi-parameter sensors based network system for water environment monitoring2014

    • Author(s)
      Kushantha Lakesh S.H.P., Dahanayaka D.D.G.L., Anne Nisha G., Nalin Warnajith, Hideyuki Tonooka, Atsushi Minato
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Environmental Sciences

      Volume: 5-2 Pages: 341-352

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Spectral Signatures Identifying Instrument on Spectroscopic Measurement Technique for Water Quality Monitoring2014

    • Author(s)
      S.H.P.K.Lakesh, D.D.G.L. Dahanayaka, H. Tonooka, A. Minato and S. Ozawa
    • Journal Title

      Advanced Materials Research, Trans Tech Publications

      Volume: 838-841 Pages: 2014-2018

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Acceptance of ICT-Enabled Services Among Bangladeshi Farmers2013

    • Author(s)
      Sarkar Barbaq Quarmal and Satoru Ozawa
    • Journal Title

      ICT For Development Working Paper Series

      Volume: 3 Pages: 20-40

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Development of Perpendicular Sensor for Disaster Prevention2013

    • Author(s)
      Mo Yang, Nalin Warnajith, Atsushi Minato, Satoru Ozawa
    • Journal Title

      Advanced Materials Research

      Volume: 838 Pages: 2174-2178

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Development of GPS Assisted Online CO2-Temperature Mapping System2013

    • Author(s)
      Thammita A. S. Anuruddha, Satoru Ozawa, Atsushi Minato
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering

      Volume: 3 Pages: 22-25

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Computer Analysis of Photographic Data of Sri Lankan Early Brahmi Inscriptions2013

    • Author(s)
      Nalin Warnajith, Dammi Bandara, Sarkar Barbaq Quarmal, Masanori Itaba, Atsushi Minato and Satoru Ozawa
    • Journal Title

      International Organization of Scientific Research Journal of Engineering (IOSRJEN)

      Volume: 3-1 Pages: 44-49

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Formation of Knowledge Sharing System for Asia-Pacific Countries by Using Modern Information Techniques2012

    • Author(s)
      Nalin Warnajith, Sarkar Barbaq Quarmal, Masanori Itaba, Atsushi Minato and Satoru Ozawa
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Computational Engineering Research

      Volume: 2-7 Pages: 203-210

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Creation of precise alphabet fonts of early Brahmi script from photographic data of ancient Sri Lankan inscriptions2012

    • Author(s)
      Dammi Bandara, Nalin Warnajith, Atsushi Minato and Satoru Ozawa
    • Journal Title

      Canadian Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition

      Volume: 3-3 Pages: 33-39

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] KISSEL operational functionalities and its application usage2015

    • Author(s)
      Nalin Warnajith, Atshushi Minato, Satoru Ozawa
    • Organizer
      KISSEL Technical Seminar 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Ibaraki University, Hitachi Japan
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-20
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Image based analysis for Brahmi Scripts in Sri Lanka2015

    • Author(s)
      Dammi Bandara, Nalin Warnajith, Atshushi Minato, Satoru Ozawa
    • Organizer
      KISSEL Technical Seminar 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Ibaraki University, Hitachi Japan
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-20
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Inexpensive sensor network solution for environment monitoring2014

    • Author(s)
      Nalin Warnajith, S.H.P.K. Lakesh, Atshushi Minato, Satoru Ozawa
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on ICT for Environmental Sustainability
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-24
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Novel approach for analyzing Brahmi Scripts2014

    • Author(s)
      Dammi Bandara, Nalin Warnajith, Atshushi Minato, Satoru Ozawa
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on ICT for Environmental Sustainability
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-24
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Producing High Definition Video for e-Learning2014

    • Author(s)
      Satoru Ozawa
    • Organizer
      KISSEL Techical Seminar 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      Hitachi, Japan
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Image based database approach to ancient Brahrmi script analysis2013

    • Author(s)
      Nalin Warnajith, Dammi Bandara, Atshushi Minato, Satoru Ozawa
    • Organizer
      VU'2013
    • Place of Presentation
      Warszawa, Poland
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Knowledge sharing for research and education2013

    • Author(s)
      Satoru Ozawa
    • Organizer
      VU'2013
    • Place of Presentation
      Warszawa, Poland
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Image based approach for reading early Brahmi inscriptions in Sri Lanka2013

    • Author(s)
      PBADW Bandara
    • Organizer
      アジア太平洋地域における「協調的工学教育」に関するセミナー
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道,登別
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Formation of a Knowledge Sharing Platform for Asia-Pacific Countries2013

    • Author(s)
      KNS Warnajith
    • Organizer
      アジア太平洋地域における「協調的工学教育」に関するセミナー
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道,登別
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] New pathway to study early Brahmi letters, Conference of the International

    • Author(s)
      Dammi Bandara, Nalin Warnajith, Nilanthi Bandara, A.Minato, S. Ozawa
    • Organizer
      Conference of the International Association for Asian Heritage
    • Place of Presentation
      Colombo, Sri Lanka
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Psychology-oriented Artificial Society Model: Studying Decision Making Process in Society2013

    • Author(s)
      Sarkar Barbaq Quarmal and Satoru Ozawa
    • Total Pages
      77
    • Publisher
      Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] KISSEL

    • URL

      http://kissel.base.ibaraki.ac.jp/int/

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Inscription Analyzer

    • URL

      http://kissel.base.ibaraki.ac.jp/intl/apps/inscription/

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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