Image Data Resource (IDR)

The Open Microscopy Environment (OME)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Mission

The IDR makes datasets that have never previously been accessible publicly available, allowing the community to search, view, mine and even process and analyze large, complex, multidimensional life sciences image data. Sharing data promotes the validation of experimental methods and scientific conclusions, the comparison with new data obtained by the global scientific community, and enables data reuse by developers of new analysis and processing tools.

Technical Attributes

Maintenance Status

Actively Maintained

Open Code Repository

Implemented

Technical Documentation

Implemented

Code License

Implemented

Open API

Implemented

Open Data Statement

Implemented

Technical Attribute Statements

Programming Languages

  • java
  • javascript
  • python

Code Licenses Used

  • GNU General Public License (GPL)

Content Licensing

  • Creative commons licenses

Standards

Community Engagement

Code of Conduct

In Progress

Community Engagement

Implemented

Community Statements

User Contribution Pathways

  • Contribute to documentation
  • Contribute to education or training

Community Engagement Activities

  • Annual meetings
  • Conference participation
  • Mailing lists and discussion forums (including Slack)
  • Social media
  • Webinars and training

Engagement with Values Frameworks

  • FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship
  • UN Sustainable Development Goals

Additional Information

Organizational History

The IDR project has matured over 10 years and has recently introduced a governance model to ensure clarity and sustainability.

Organizational Structure

Business or Ownership Model

Distributed institutional partnership

Full-time Staff

1-5

Volunteers

0

Funding

Primary Funding Source

  • Contributions

Revenue Sources

  • Grants (private)
  • Grants (public)
  • In-kind contributions