OME-XML

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File Format
Name OME-XML
Ontology
Extension(s) .ome.xml

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General description

This page describes the OME-XML file format for Open Microscopy, defined to make it simple to move microscopy data from one site and user to another. This format is related to OME-TIFF, which was developed from it. The format is described on the OME-XML page at the Open Microscopy site.

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Software

The file format can be created, read and manipulated using the Bio-Formats Library and the OMERO Server. However, almost any software can read the files; you don't need OME software to use OME-XML.

Sample files

Some sample OME-XML files are available.

Identification

The file extension is .ome.xml and the MIME Type is xxxxx.

References

The original paper describing the concept is Goldberg, I. G., Allan, C., Burel, J.-M., Creager, D., Falconi, A., Hochheiser, H., Johnston, J., et al. (2005). The Open Microscopy Environment (OME) Data Model and XML file: open tools for informatics and quantitative analysis in biological imaging. Genome biology, 6(5), R47. doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-5-r47 .

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