TRANSRAZ

The new TRANSRAZ project is based on the research results of the previous project TOPORAZ - "Nürnberger Topographie in Raum und Zeit" (Leibniz contest, 2015-2018). In the previous project the virtual research environment (VRE) TOPORAZ was developed. For the first time, a scientifically based 3D model with several time layers of Nuremberg's central square was created to illustrate the historical development of this urban space (from the Middle Ages to the present day). In an innovative way, TOPORAZ combines an interactive 3D city model with historical sources (texts, images) that are queried directly via a networked database.

The new TRANSRAZ project transfers the innovative VRE into the application. To this end, the research area must be extended from a city square to the entire urban space of the historical center with approx. 3,000 houses. Only in this way can Nuremberg's social networks be fully explored. In contrast to the previous project, Big Data methods must be used for (semi-)automatic indexing, which gives the project an additional focus on analysis methods with artificial intelligence.

• Project term: March 01, 2020  – February 28, 2023
• Sponsor: Leibniz Association
• Project partners:
  Universität Greifswald
  FIZ Karlsruhe