ArchAIDE Android

ArchAIDE

The essential tool for the automatic recognition of archaeological potsherds.

Features & Capabilities

ArchAIDE App is a tool for the automatic recognition of the archaeological potsherds. The ArchAIDE app is the result of the ArchAIDE project (www.archaide.eu): a research and innovation project led by a consortium of European Universities and SMEs, which received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 under grant agreement No. 693548.
ArchAIDE is an innovative app for tablets and smartphones, designed as an essential tool for archaeologists. ArchAIDE seeks to optimize economy of pottery identification, making knowledge accessible wherever archaeologists are working.
Using the ArchAIDE tools users will be supported by intelligent agents in the identification of the pottery sherd starting form an image eventually taken with the mobile device camera. The automatic classification is based on the classes defined in the Reference Database develop by the ArchAIDE project. Anonymous users are hiring the sherds on the device and on the ArchAIDE Server. The registration is FREE and gives the users a set of useful features for the documentation of pottery sherds. Registered users may help the ArchAIDE to improve intelligent engines enriching its collections with new archaeological classes of ceramics. ArchAIDE is building a wide archaeological collaborative network. For more information write to archaideproject@gmail.com.

Recognizing a potsherd with ArchAIDE App is very simple, users have just to:
1) Take a photo via mobile device
2) send the photo to the system
3) wait few seconds and receive the answers
4) choose the better one
5) save and archive it in your assemblage
6) share the information with the community.

ArchAIDE system is now available for Roman Amphorae, Italic Sealed Earth, Sealed Earth Hispanica, Majolica of Montelupo. Recognition tools are now available for Rome Sealed Earth Italica and Majolica of Montelupo Fiorentino.
ArchAIDE helps archeologist to simplify their job, bringing paperless scientific references, collecting, organizing and archiving data of archaeological potsherds, sharing information with their team and the archaeological community around the world.
functionalities

Users can access
1) ArchAIDE knowledge-base: a collection of search & retrieval tools that allows accessing the database of reference classes for types, decoration and stamps. ArchAIDE system is now available for Roman Amphorae, Roman Terra Sigillata (Italica, Hispanica, and South Gaulish) and Majolica of Montelupo Fiorentino.
2) Decoration recognition process which consists:
- Select the image
- Modify the image using the manipulation tools
- Isolate the sherd in the image
- Evaluate the results
- Save the results (if the user is logged in and the results are good)
- Manually classify the image by visual comparison
3) Shape recognition process which consists:
- Image selection and manipulation
- Definition of the scale factor
- Extraction of the external profile
- Extraction of the internal profile
- Evaluation of results
- Manual classification (alternative)
- Save the info in a sherd (for authenticated users)
4) Stamp classification process which consists of a search engine.

Authenticated users (only)

- May collect and store data through the app. The information about sherds should be registered under a specific assembly that belongs to a site. All users registered at least one site (i.e. "Default site") in which it exists at least one predefined assembly (i.e. "Uncategorised"). Sites and assemblages are the minimum context information required to store a sherd.
- May synchronize off-line data when they are online. Synchronization process is connected to the internet via WI-FI or 3G / 4G. Users can access the Synchronization process through a dedicated monitor.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Inera srl
Downloads:
11,267 1
Rating:
1.92
(61)
Version:
1.0.6 Last updated: 2023-08-30
Version code:
106
Creation date:
2019-07-15
Publisher country:
IT IT
Permissions:
  • android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION Very high risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION Very high risk
  • android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
  • android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS Very high risk
  • android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS High risk
  • android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS Moderate risk
  • android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS Moderate risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
  • android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
Size:
69.39MB
Email:
in*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-07-04
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Inera srl
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.inera.archaide
Email:
in*****@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.inera.it

User Reviews

Multiple reviewers report the app is largely unusable: most cannot upload or add images, many experience login/account failures, and the app often freezes or blocks progress. Users also repeatedly complain about poor usability and a lack of clear instructions or guidance. There are virtually no consistent positive points in the reviews.
Pros
Cons
  • Cannot add or upload photos — no option to take, choose, or import images (frequently reported)
  • Login and account problems — credentials not recognized, users locked out or unable to sign in
  • App often doesn’t work or is unresponsive — freezes, blocks on steps, or generally unusable
  • Poor usability and lack of instructions/help — help guide missing or unhelpful, UI confusing to use
Recent reviews
Doesn't work waste of the EU's money
by Li*****, 2025-01-27

Can't upload photos
by e *****, 2025-01-24
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