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Preservation and Long-term Access through Networked Services

The Preservation and Long-term Access through Networked Services (PLANETS) project addressed core digital preservation challenges. The primary goal for Planets was to build practical services and tools to help ensure long-term access to digital cultural and scientific assets. The outputs of this European Sixth Framework Programme are, since 2010, sustained by the follow-on organisation, the Open Planets Foundation.

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The Preservation and Long-term Access through Networked Services (PLANETS) project addressed core digital preservation challenges. The primary goal for Planets was to build practical services and tools to help ensure long-term access to digital cultural and scientific assets. The outputs of this European Sixth Framework Programme are, since 2010, sustained by the follow-on organisation, the Open Planets Foundation.123

Amongst its higher profile outputs, in 2010, PLANETS deposited a Time Capsule in the vaults of Swiss Fort Knox containing digital data along with instructions on how to retrieve and decode it.4

In 2012, PLANETS was awarded the Digital Preservation Coalition's award for Research and Innovation.5

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  1. "Planets - Preservation and Long-term Access to our Cultural and Scientific Heritage. Fact Sheet (Record number:99184)". cordis.europa.eu. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "Planets project". web site. 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  3. "The Open Planets Foundation". web site. 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  4. "TIME CAPSULE ..::HOME::." www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  5. "Digital Preservation Awards 2012 - Digital Preservation Coalition". www.dpconline.org. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
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