I-SEARCH is principally concerned with expanding the breadth of what is typically indexed in current search engines. I-SEARCH partners released a publication during the Nem Summit of October 2010 that occured in Barcelona.
The general objective of the 3D Shape Retrieval Contest is to evaluate the effectiveness of 3D-shape retrieval algorithms. 10 tracks to register to (Range scans, Non-rigid shapes, Generic 3D Warehouse, Protein models, Correspondences, Feature detection and description, Robustness, Face scans, Large scale retrieval, Architectural models)