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|purpose=DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) is a software tool developed to perform automated batch identification of file formats. | |purpose=DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) is a software tool developed to perform automated batch identification of file formats. | ||
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|homepage=http://digital-preservation.github.io/droid/ | |homepage=http://digital-preservation.github.io/droid/ | ||
|license=BSD License | |license=BSD License | ||
|platforms=Java 6 Standard Edition | |platforms=Java 6 Standard Edition | ||
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= Description = | = Description = | ||
DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) is a software tool developed to perform automated batch identification of file formats. DROID is designed to meet the fundamental requirement of any digital repository to be able to identify the precise format of all stored digital objects, and to link that identification to a central registry of technical information about that format and its dependencies. | DROID (Digital Record Object Identification) is a software tool developed to perform automated batch identification of file formats. DROID is designed to meet the fundamental requirement of any digital repository to be able to identify the precise format of all stored digital objects, and to link that identification to a central registry of technical information about that format and its dependencies. | ||
DROID uses the PRONOM [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/aboutapps/pronom/droid-signature-files.htm signature files] to perform format identification. Like PRONOM, it was [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/manage-information/policy-process/digital-continuity/file-profiling-tool-droid/ developed by the National Archives of the UK]. Written in Java, XML. | DROID uses the PRONOM [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/aboutapps/pronom/droid-signature-files.htm signature files] to perform format identification. Like PRONOM, it was [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/manage-information/policy-process/digital-continuity/file-profiling-tool-droid/ developed by the National Archives of the UK]. Written in Java, XML. | ||
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| − | + | == PRONOM == | |
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The format information held in PRONOM is what powers [[DROID (Digital Record Object Identification)]]. Both are maintained by the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ UK's National Archives]. | The format information held in PRONOM is what powers [[DROID (Digital Record Object Identification)]]. Both are maintained by the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ UK's National Archives]. | ||
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Although the information and website are made freely available under the Open Government License, the underlying software engine that powers PRONOM is proprietary. | Although the information and website are made freely available under the Open Government License, the underlying software engine that powers PRONOM is proprietary. | ||
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| − | + | === The PRONOM Web API === | |
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The website is oriented towards manual browsing, but note that each PRONOM registry entry as a permalink, like this: | The website is oriented towards manual browsing, but note that each PRONOM registry entry as a permalink, like this: | ||
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http://apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/fmt/579.xml | http://apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pronom/fmt/579.xml | ||
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= User Experiences = | = User Experiences = | ||
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* [http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/preservation/daat_file_format_tools_report.pdf Digital Asset Assessment Tool - Assessment of file format testing tools]. | * [http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/preservation/daat_file_format_tools_report.pdf Digital Asset Assessment Tool - Assessment of file format testing tools]. | ||
* Comparing how [[Apache Tika]] and DROID perform HTML identification: [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/webarchive/2014/07/how-much-of-the-uk-html-is-valid.html How much of the UK's HTML is valid?] | * Comparing how [[Apache Tika]] and DROID perform HTML identification: [http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/webarchive/2014/07/how-much-of-the-uk-html-is-valid.html How much of the UK's HTML is valid?] | ||
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= Development Activity = | = Development Activity = | ||
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<rss max=5>https://github.com/digital-preservation/droid/commits/master.atom</rss> | <rss max=5>https://github.com/digital-preservation/droid/commits/master.atom</rss> | ||
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