Glossary

Annotation

Refers to the process of labeling or tagging regions or objects of interest in an image to provide information about the image, such as the location of objects, their size, shape, their class, and category or other relevant features. Users create a few annotations manually and these annotations are then used as training data for deep learning applications to detect or recognize objects or patterns in images, thus enabling automated or semi-automated annotation for the rest of the dataset.

Application

A software component that provides access to pre-built workflows and modules. Public applications are created by our experts and aim to automate the entire analysis job for users, making it accessible for those who lack coding experience. Users can also create an application from scratch or request an application according to their analysis needs.

Dataset

A collection of image files that users can upload themselves and use with specific platform functionality. It is a plural entity that encompasses a set of data that a user has access to within the platform.

Instance Segmentation

Instance segmentation is another form of segmentation that assigns a unique pixel value to all pixels in an image corresponding to each instance or object of a class. The values assigned range from 0, which represents the background, to N, which corresponds to the total number of objects present in the image.

Module

A software component that performs a specific task, such as file conversion or image segmentation. Each module has predefined interfaces for input and output parameters, allowing it to interact with other modules in a modular workflow. While some modules can perform standalone tasks, most are designed to integrate with other modules to create custom workflows for specific analysis tasks. Users with some coding experience can easily create a new module by either editing an existing public module or building a new one from scratch. Modules can be shared and reused within the platform to accelerate the development of new workflows.

Public workflow/modules

Anyone could create a module or a workflow and make it available to the rest of the community. Once a module or a workflow is made public, it would be accessible from the other members and could be found under public module/public workflow tabs. Unless you prefer to share your modules/workflows, they could only be accessible by your account.

Segmentation

Segmentation is an image processing method that identifies and separates different regions of interest within an image by classifying each pixel into one or more classes.

Semantic Segmentation

Semantic segmentation is a form of segmentation that assigns the same pixel value to all pixels in an image corresponding to a particular class.

Workflow

A customized configuration of modules that are designed to perform a specific job. Workflows can be created from scratch by the user or by editing existing public workflows. Workflows can be saved and run within the platform without requiring any software to be downloaded to the user's device.