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The Rosetta video approach: an overview and lessons learned so far

J. Zender (Member of the ROSETTA Science Operations Centre at the European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.)
G. Schwehm (Head of ESA's Planetary Missions Division at the European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.)
M. Wilke (Currently one of the CEOs of the 3D Systems Engineering GmbH. He studied aerospace engineering at the Technische Universität München.)

Journal of Knowledge Management

ISSN: 1367-3270

Article publication date: 1 March 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

Besides the technological challenge of flying a space probe for ten years before arriving at the final mission destination, one is confronted with a potential loss of knowledge during this period. The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the general knowledge management applied for such a mission. It aims to give details for a new approach, the video approach, to capture expertise knowledge of engineers and scientists.

Design/methodology/approach

The video approach included the visit of all instrument teams for several days, executing interviews with engineers, technicians and scientists. During the interviews a table of content (/toc/) with attached keywords was generated. The final video was transferred into a computer‐readable form and connected with the table of content. The methodology that was used to prepare and execute the interviews, the final video material and the storage and structure of the table of content and keywords is presented.

Findings

The experimenter interviews and the follow‐up work are finished. The paper finds that feedback received so far is positive and some experimenter teams use the approach for internal work.

Research limitations/implications

The existing videos are not integrated into the existing standard office environment. Another technology step needs to integrate video capture, search and play into the existing, e.g. document processing, environment. The quality of the approach is difficult to estimate as the captured information might only be used in the years to come.

Practical implications

Proof of concept is given and lessons‐learned listed.

Originality/value

An new approach is documented giving technical implementation, setup, execution and approach details. Suitable as a reference paper for any organization with similar knowledge management requirements.

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Citation

Zender, J., Schwehm, G. and Wilke, M. (2006), "The Rosetta video approach: an overview and lessons learned so far", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 10 No. 2, pp. 66-75. https://doi.org/10.1108/13673270610656638

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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