Danish System of Scientific Collections

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Digitising Natural History in Denmark

We are digitising Denmark’s estimated 19 million natural specimens. We are committed to sharing our data and knowledge globally so that everyone can benefit.

What is DaSSCo?

DaSSCo is a national mass digitisation program and research infrastructure. We are experts in the digitisation of natural history.

Why DaSSCo?

Denmark's rich natural history collections contain data that can help tackle urgent scientific and societal issues. Our mission is to make that data accessible.

Who are we?

DaSSCo is a collaboration between Natural History Museum Denmark, Science Museums Aarhus University, the Natural History Museum Aarhus and the Technical University of Denmark.

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Data details

We are at the beginning of our digitisation journey. Find data here.

The Dodo goes Digital

The only complete surviving modern skull of a dodo in the world is digitised by DaSSCo.

You can see the illustration of how the bird looked when alive versus now. This rare and famous specimen is now available for the entire world to examine and learn from through our data here .

Digitised dodo skull
Illustration of the dodo when alive
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