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1459514595 - https://zenodo.org/records/15579371
1459614596 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15579371
14597+ - authors:
14598+ - Moore, Josh
14599+ description: 'Presented at https://www.embl.org/about/info/course-and-conference-office/events/elmi2025/
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14602+
14603+ Abstract
14604+
14605+ For over 20 years, the Open Microscopy Environment (OME) has developed tools and
14606+ specifications to support bioimaging data sharing. Technologies such as Bio-Formats,
14607+ OMERO, and OME-TIFF have helped researchers manage the growing size, complexity,
14608+ and acquisition rates of imaging datasets. However, with increasing mandates for
14609+ research data management, such as the Nelson memo in the United States, and the
14610+ shift toward cloud-native workflows, the bioimaging community faces new challenges
14611+ in ensuring scalable and FAIR data infrastructure.
14612+
14613+ In 2024, following expanding community engagement, the focus of the Next-Generation
14614+ File Format (NGFF) community was on building consensus around a Request for Comments
14615+ (RFC) process. This collaborative effort has laid the foundation for future refinements
14616+ and wider adoption. In parallel, we hosted the “OME2024 NGFF Challenge,"
14617+ bringing together over the course of just four months hundreds of terabytes of
14618+ data in a first prototype of federated image hosting, showcasing the power of
14619+ OME-Zarr for handling large-scale, distributed datasets.
14620+
14621+ In 2025, we are set to take a major step toward a stable FAIR solution with OME-Zarr
14622+ 1.0. This milestone marks a crucial phase towards an international standard, providing
14623+ an open, cloud-optimized, and scalable solution for handling terabyte- and petabyte-scale
14624+ imaging data. The 1.0 release will introduce long-awaited transforms, enabling
14625+ robust support for multimodal datasets, followed by collections and an extensibility
14626+ mechanism to accommodate evolving scientific needs. These additions emphasize
14627+ a solid foundation on which future capabilities can be built while providing the
14628+ stability needed for broader adoption of the format. This presentation will outline
14629+ the path to 1.0, including community-driven refinements, vendor engagement to
14630+ ensure complete metadata representation, and alignment with global bioimaging
14631+ initiatives. As imaging data continues to grow in scale and complexity, consensus-driven
14632+ evolution of infrastructure will be key to ensuring a truly FAIR future for bioimaging.
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14634+ '
14635+ license: cc-by-4.0
14636+ name: '[ELMI2025] The Road to OME-Zarr 1.0'
14637+ num_downloads: 74
14638+ publication_date: '2025-06-05'
14639+ submission_date: '2025-06-10T11:20:53.889968'
14640+ url:
14641+ - https://zenodo.org/records/15597856
14642+ - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15597856
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