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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Digitisation details
We are right at the beginning of our digitisation journey. Watch our progress 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 here.
Access Data
You can view our data on GBIF.org, Arter.dk, Morphosource and on our collaborators own collection portals.
We are currently looking at ways we can further increase access to our data. For now take a look and begin searching through all the collections!
