The SMD has data collections from articles, print and online media, news agency reports, and TV contributions. It includes approximately 880 national and international sources in five languages. The collections of the SMD are updated daily and selectively available from as early as 1780.
The Arpia BigData System was implemented for the SMD (Schweizer Medien Datenbank) and customized according to the needs of media professionals. The SMD platform is used daily by over 5000 users for research, analysis, and media monitoring. It is utilized in both business and educational settings, with several universities and higher education institutions having access to the SMD archive.
The SMD platform is used daily by over 5000 users for research, analysis, and media monitoring. It is utilized in both business and educational settings, with several universities and higher education institutions having access to the SMD archive.
The SMD archive encompasses over 40 million articles dating back to the year 1780. Every day approximately 10'000 new articles are added to the system.
Thanks to tge Arpia BigData system we are able to deliver very precice and performant search results over millions of articles within a few hundert millseconds.
Together with our long term partner Phoenix Systems we provide best possible and secure hardware for the entier system.
The SMD archive encompasses over 40 million articles dating back to the year 1780. To enable users of the application to quickly find the desired article, the search functionality has been enhanced with various options. It is possible to narrow down the search using the following criteria:
The full-text search can be enhanced with special tags to obtain even more precise results:
If the search result is still too broad, the number of results can be further refined using filters.
The SMD archive encompasses over 40 million articles dating back to the year 1780. Every day approximately 10'000 new articles are added to the system.
A popular feature for various user groups is the search query. Every search conducted can be saved as a search query and re-executed at specific times. The result can then be conveniently delivered as a PDF via email.
Also very popular are the functions of Dossier and Watchlist. With these features, a user can better organize their search results and save them for later reference. These can then be shared with other users, directly sent as a PDF via email, or downloaded as desired.
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