[ome-users] General information request
Jason Swedlow
jason at lifesci.dundee.ac.uk
Fri May 6 00:05:29 BST 2005
Bernd-
Ilya and Chris have filled in most of what you asked. One more thing
to keep in mind is that we have included a MatLab interface in the
server system to allow a user to integrate MatLab-based analytics. To
our knowledge, this has not been used much yet-- any feedback from the
community is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Jason
On 4 May 2005, at 21:19, Ilya Goldberg wrote:
>
> On May 4, 2005, at 2:51 PM, Bernd Jagla wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am setting up the IT infrastructure for an HTS/HCS lab that is
>> using a HT
>> imaging system and have a couple of questions regarding OME and its
>> usability:
>> * Is anyone using OME for HT imaging of cell based assays? If so,
>> could I get in contact with these people to exchange some experience?
>
> I can't comment on up-and-running HTS/HCS because we are only
> preparing to do this in my group, and I know that others are further
> along in using OME for their HCS efforts. HCS is one of the reasons
> OME came into this world, so this application is obviously a top
> priority.
>
>> * Can automation equipment be linked to OME?
>> * Can I easily integrate such systems as ActivityBase, Genedata or
>> similar products?
>> * Would OME try to replace such systems as ActivityBase or GeneData?
>
> Our goal is definitely not to supplant existing commercial software,
> nor is it to replicate its functionality. The goal is to provide an
> open-source platform that can compliment commercial products and can
> be quickly and locally adopted to specific imaging needs without
> having to reinvent too many wheels. We have done well in working with
> industry to provide functionality that is complementary to what is
> available in the commercial world. So far this has consisted of
> interoperating with image acquisition systems and other imaging
> software by publishing a mutually agreed-upon file format and
> supporting many existing image formats directly in OME. As for HCS
> formats specifically, we support the HTD format from UI's MetaMorph,
> and one of our users has developed support for Beckman's IC100, which
> will be included in the next software release.
> We have also demonstrated a high level of interoperability with other
> independently-developed software projects (VisBio and ImageJ, thanks
> to the LOCI group at Madison), so there is proof that a high level of
> integration is possible beyond the mere sharing of common file
> formats. Work is in progress to explore mechanisms of integrating OME
> with other structured data sources (i.e. federation with other
> databases). Some progress on this is expected before the end of the
> summer. We have no specific plans with regard to ActivityBase or
> GeneData.
>
>
>> * Are images stored inside the DB or as linked files? (I understood
>> from the web-page that they are inside the DB as blobs, but don't
>> understand
>> why.)
>
> Images are not stored in the DB - only references to them. I'm sorry
> that this was not made more clear in the on-line documentation. The
> references maintained by the OME DB refer to IDs issued by OMEIS (The
> OME Image Server) that is described in detail here:
> http://www.openmicroscopy.org/api/omeis/
> The Image server maintains original image files and a cache of the
> pixels extracted from them. This storage is done using regular files
> in its own private section of the OS's file system. Part of the
> design philosophy of OMEIS is to provide storage infrastructure for
> diskless, embedded or otherwise stripped-down acquisition systems.
> There are a couple of efforts underway to use it in this manner. It
> would be an ideal "back-end" for a high-throughput acquisition system.
>
>>
>> I am very interested in participating actively in the project, but I
>> first
>> need to understand how I could fit in.
>
> Very glad to have you. You can contact me or Jason Swedlow off-list
> if you want to discuss this further.
>
> -Ilya
>
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