Biodiversity & Life Sciences
annostor provides secure management and enrichment of complex and distributed datasets. Easily annotate field observations and published literature using global position, ORCID authentication and the IIIF and WADM standards; connect with international frameworks and create repository records for long-term preservation. annostor ensures interoperability and research credit—enhancing discovery and reuse without depending on proprietary platforms.
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Standardised data description and accessibility using DwC, GBIF and GNA.
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Maximise reuse and preservation of crucial biodiversity data.
Humanities & Cultural Heritage
annostor transforms cultural heritage and digital humanities source materials for research and long-term preservation. It allows you to create IIIF services where they do not exist already: enabling WADM annotation of newly-digitised material as well as existing IIIF resources—in one place. Share work-in-progress securely among collaborators for extended periods; then use annostor to publish to standards-based repositories via your ORCID.
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Create research data services for imagery, manuscripts and datasets, enabling collaborative enrichment and preservation of cultural assets.
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Make your work discoverable internationally, or restricted to specific communities if sensitivity or copyright limitations require.
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Mint PIDs to insulate your research outputs from infrastructure change; increase findability of published outputs.
Personal data & Citizen Science
annostor empowers individuals to take control of their digital lives. Effortlessly upload, organise, annotate and share scans, photos, and documents—securely—while retaining complete ownership of your material. Standards-based metadata ensures your digital collections remain searchable, and future-proof across devices and systems.
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Makes digital preservation simple, private, and sustainable—no hidden data sharing or lock-in.
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Transparent egress and data sovereignty policies let you manage and retrieve your files anytime with confidence.
