田野影像管理與標註平台研究

Abstract

田野調查為眾多領域中重要的研究方法之一，研究者會親自下到田野實地紀錄所見所聞，以便加強研究深度。在田野調查的過程中，大量的影像和與之相關的紀錄無疑是研究者重要的心血結晶，而大量的資料無論是在紀錄當下抑或者是事後的整理均費時費力，但若不立即善加保管整理便有可能會遺失或忘卻照片所隱含的資訊，紀錄方式不當亦會造成紀錄的損失與事後解讀的錯誤。 有鑑於此，本研究特別以需要處理大量影像資料的田野調查為例 ，嘗試以資訊科技來解決大量照片資訊的編輯與管理問題。經由多次與田野調查工作者討論和訪談的收穫，以及親身參與田野調查的經歷，思考並設計出輔助田野調查工作者管理影像的系統，以期能減少田野調查工作者花費的時間心力，以及藉由不同的訊息保存與呈現模式，提昇研究者往後回顧的易讀與正確性。 本系統提供方便的編輯模式，讓研究者在短時間內為大量的照片編寫資訊與分類管理。而可在照片上標記的筆記系統，提供研究者更多的紀錄空間以及多樣化的應用方式，可用於紀錄空間資訊,重點標示,建立相片間連結等。各式搜尋方式確保往後使用者可快速蒐集到其所需的資料，不同的呈現方式也同時帶給研究者觀察影像間關聯的環境。完善的匯出功能讓使用者可便捷的將資訊轉移至其他平台，各式自訂選項則是讓系統更能貼近不同使用者的需求。

Field research is one of the most important research methods in social sciences. A researcher collects material through field work to enrich the diversity of his or her research material. Methods of Field work include informal interviews, direct observation, and personal participation. Regardless of what is involved, a field trip invariably results in the gathering of a collection ofphotographs and associated notes. If not organized and processed right away, one may loose or misintegret the information hidden in the photographs. We noticed not many systems are designed for documenting field research. Indded, a field worker may need to use different softwares to organize the photos and notes properly. In this thesis, we develop a system that allows a field researcher to organize and edit a large amount of photographs. Our system provides simple ways of organizing and editing the photos, so that the researcher can easily classify and annotate them. The implicit information such as time and location of the photos can be extracted and recorded automatically. The user can highlight a portion of a photo and annotate accordingly. Relations between two photographs can also be recorded so that relationships among the photos in a collection can be explored later. We also provide an export function so that the photos and their metadata can be ported to other platforms.