OME-XML Major Version Release
12 July 2010 - An update to the OME Data Model
The Open Microscopy Environment is pleased to announce a major update to the OME-XML schema files. These files provide the authoritative description of the OME Data Model.
This June 2010 release is a major (breaking) version that is NOT backwardly compatible with files created for the April 2010 release.
As this is a major release it makes use of a new namespace:
http://www.openmicroscopy.org/Schemas/OME/2010-06/
Full details of the changes made can be found at:
http://www.ome-xml.org/milestone/June-2010-Schema-Release
Key changes made with this release include:
- Release brought in step with release of OMERO 4.2
- Introduction of more restrictive integer type.
- Fixing issue with Well Sample Timepoint. NOTE: timepoints were not being filled out by any formats and so any values filled by 3rd parties will be lost in the upgrade.
- Adding Width and Height to ROI Mask.
- Reworking annotations to add new types (Term and Tag) and allow cross-linking all annotations.
An XSLT transform from April 2010 to June 2010 is available here:
http://trac.openmicroscopy.org.uk/ome/browser/ome.git/components/specification/Xslt
Sample OME-XML and OME-TIFF files are available here:
Thank you to everyone who provided input on these changes. We welcome your suggestions for further improvements. Comments can be emailed to us or added as tickets at: http://www.ome-xml.org/
