Migrating/Sharing Data with OME-XML

Data saved in an OME-XML File is easily read by any software capable of reading and interpreting OME-XML. OME software tools can export and import OME-XML Files, but any OME-XML-aware software can be used.

In Figure 1, microscope image data is imported into My OME Database (more accurately, an instance of OME managing image data at one location). After a set of analyses are performed, this data is exported in its entirety (i.e., including binary image data, image metadata, and the associated analytic results) and then passed to a collaborator's OME database ("Your OME Database"). This strategy packages analytic data together with the image data to ensure none of the critical interpretative information is lost.