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Digitization of the Tartu University Library monographs

2022-12

As part of the project, Ratus OÜ will digitize 500,000 book pages. The project is implemented in cooperation with the Tallinn University Academic Library.

Estonian National Archives and Estonian Broadcasting films digitisation and post-processing

2022-11

Successfully completed the project of digitizing the Estonian National Archives and Estonian Broadcasting films. As part of the project, 450 hours of 35mm film with sound were digitized.

Estonian Literary Museum, digitization of Estonian National Library books

2021-03

Estonian Literary Museum, digitization of Estonian National Library books 410 00 pages.

Estonian National Archives, digitisation and post-processing of newsreel

2020-10

Estonian National Archives, digitisation and post-processing of newsreel 120 hours.

Tallinnfilm films restoration

2020-09

Ratus finished in the frame of Estonian Film Institute contract the Tallinnfilm films,  “Karge meri” and “Veealused karid” restoration.

The Estonian National Museum 

2019-07

Ratus started the digitsation of items in The Estonian National Museum.

The Geological Survey of Estonia

2019-03

Ratus finished digitization of archive of The Geological Survey of Estonia. 720 000 pages were digitized.

Tallinnfilm films post-production

2018-05

Ratus finished in the frame of Estonian Film Institute contract the Tallinnfilm films,  “Reekviem” and “Madude oru needus” post-production.

For the University of Tartu Library Bookeye V3 Kiosk book scanner supply

2018-04

Ratus supplied and installed for the University of Tarty Library Bookeye V3 Kiosk book scanner.

Analysis of the museum collections storage service

2018-03

Ratus in cooperation with KPMG Baltics OÜ successfully finished “Analysis of the museum collections storage service” for the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Estonia.

Tallinn City Archives family status acts scanning and metadata entry

2018-01

Ratus signed the agreement with Tallinn City Archives to enter the metadata of family status acts.  In the framework of the project will be scanned and metadata entered  72 165 family status acts.

Tallinnfilm films post-production

2017-07

Ratus signed agreement with  Estonian Film Institute for the post-production of Tallinnfilm films.

Analysis of the museum collections storage service

2017-07

In cooperation with KPMG Baltics OÜ, Ratus signed agreement with Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Estonia for the “Analysis of the museum collections storage service”.

Moldovan State Archives materials digitization

2017-05

Ratus finished Moldovan State Archives materials digitization. In the framework of the project were scanned 250 000 pages of archive materials.

Tallinn City Archives photo albums scanning and metadata entry

2017-03

Ratus finished Tallinn City Archives photos scanning and metadata entry project. In the framework of the project were scanned 3 000 photos.

The Supreme Court of Justice and the Nisporeni district court archives materials of the Republic of Moldova digitization 

2017-02

Ratus finised The Supreme Court of Justice and the Nisporeni district court of Justice archive materials digitization.

Project included:

Moldovan State Archives materials digitization 

2016-07

Ratus started Moldovan State Archives materials digitization.

Project included digitization of 250 000 pages of archive materials.

Distributor agreement to distribute Digital Vision products in Baltic States, with Digital Vision System Limited  was signed

2016-04

Ratus signed distributor agreement with Digital Vision System Limited to distribute Digital Vision products in Baltic States. Digital Vision produces Golden Eye  Archive Film Scanner with Universal Optics capable of scanning from 8-70mm film without changing the optics. Additional information about can be found from Digital Vision homepage: http://www.digitalvision.tv/.

Tallinn City Archives photo albums scanning and metadata entry

2016-04

Ratus finished Tallinn City Archives photo albums  scanning and metadata entry project. In the framework of the project were scanned 5 000 photos.

Contract with Estonian Road Administration was signed to digitize  Road Adiministration registry dossiers

 2016-04

Ratus signed digitization contract with Estonian Road Administration to digitize registry dossiers. Contract lenght 36 months.

The Supreme Court of Justice and the Nisporeni district court archives materials of the Republic of Moldova digitization 

2016-01

Ratus started The Supreme Court of Justice and the Nisporeni district court of Justice archives materials digitization.

Project included:

  • digitization of 600 000 pages of archive materials;
  • metadata entry of archive materials.

Deployment of system to search digitized juridical decisions in Sulaymaniyah Court, Kurdistan Iraq

2015-12

Ratus finished deployment of system  to search digitized juridical decisions in Sulaymaniyah Court, Kurdistan Iraq

Project included:

  •  search system integration with digitization solution;
  •  training of users, system administrators.

Development of case-law system to search the digitized archive juridical decisions of Supreme Court of Justice and Nisporeni Distric Court of Republic of Moldova

2015-11

Ratus stared development and deployment  of Sistemul de cautare a jurisprudenței (in English case -law system) to search the digitized archive juridical decisions of Moldovan Supreme Court of Justice and Nisporeni Distric Court of Republic of Moldova.

Digitization solution deployment, Sulaymaniyah Court, Kurdistan Iraq

2015-09

Ratus finished deployment of digitization solution in Sulaymaniyah Court, Kurdistan Iraq

Project included:

  • delivery of digitization equipment;
  • digitization  solution deployment;
  • training of users and starting the digitization process.

The Supreme Court of Justice and the Nisporeni district court archives of the Republic of Moldova digitization project analysis

2015-05

Ratus finished The Supreme Court of Justice and the Nisporeni district court archives of the Republic of Moldova digitization project analysis.

Analysis included:

  • overview of both courts materials, which needs to be digitized (volumes, sizes, metadata);
  • overview of digitization technology and process;
  • how digitized material will be accessed (which information systems will be used to publish digitized materials);
  • overview of digitization project estimated budget (different phases: digitization, metadata entry, publishing) and time schedules.

Tallinn City Archives diapositive slides scanning and metadata entry

2015-01

Ratus finished Tallinn City Archives diapositive slides scanning and metadata entry project. In the framework of the project were scanned 4 720 diapositives and entered metadata.

The cultural heritage digitization implementation program 2015-2020

2014-12

Ratus composed for the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Estonia “The cultural heritage digitization implementation program 2015-2020″. The implementation program contained overview per culture heritage digitization area:

  • the importance of the material to be digitized;
  • the priority of the materials to be digitized;
  • the volumes and formats to be digitized;
  • the possible technical solutions;
  • the priority action plan of digitization projects;
  • the time schedules and budgets.
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