It is now possible to upload annotations to a Web Annotation server that is compliant with the W3C Web Annotation data model and protocol (currently supporting Elucidate Server and AnnoRepo). This can become another way of sharing your annotations with other researchers using ELAN or any other tool supporting the web annotation format and protocol. Once analysis and presentation tools become available for collections in a Web Annotation server, this features provides alternative ways of exploring your data. The format of this export is similar to the file based export to WebAnnotation JSON
To export annotations to the Annotation Server go to File > Annotation Server > Export Annotations to Server. The following window appears:
Figure 1.180. Export to Annotation Server
Figure 1.181. Export results
Authentication may be required in order to upload annotations to a server. In that case an additional field will allow to paste a so-called API-key, which has to be obtained from the server administrator.
Tiers that are exported to the Annotation Server are stored as
AnnotationCollection
's and are given a collection ID by the server. ELAN
stores the mapping of tier name to collection id in a local database, per annotation
document. With an ELAN document open, it is possible to see a listing of previously
exported tiers by choosing File > Annotation Server > List Collection
IDs from Server. A window appears showing the mapping:
Figure 1.182. List of Collection ID's
If you have the collection ID of an annotation collection (i.e. a tier) stored in an Annotation Server, it is possiblt to import it into the current or a new document. Choosing File > Annotation Server > Import Collection from Server shows the following window:
Figure 1.183. Import a collection with its ID
Authentication may be required in order to import annotations from a server. In that case an additional field will allow to paste a so-called API-key, which has to be obtained from the server administrator.