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<h1><img src="../icons/icon-48.png"> Semantic Image Annotator, v0.2 <i>(beta)</i></h1>
<h2>User Guide</h2>
-SIA is an interactive image segmentation tool designed to allow curators of biological specimens to segment and annotate image data with
+AISO is an interactive image segmentation tool designed to allow curators of biological specimens to segment and annotate image data with
ontology terms.
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from your file system and dropped into the application to open it.
Currently images of type JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP are supported.<br>
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-NOTE: You may also open images previously annotated in SIA. These files are marked with a .zip file extension and contain your previously-saved
+NOTE: You may also open images previously annotated in AISO. These files are marked with a .zip file extension and contain your previously-saved
segments, labels, and other annotation data.
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<span class="section">Segmenting the Image </span><br class="section">
If you are satisfied with the segmentation, you may click the <img src="../icons/apply.png" title="Form a segment from current view" alt="Apply"> icon to "form", or permanently affix, the segment.
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<span class="section">Labeling Segments</span><br>
-SIA has been integrated with ontology terms (currently provided by the Plant Ontology <http://www.plantontology.org>) to assist you in annotating your image segments.
+AISO has been integrated with ontology terms (currently provided by the Plant Ontology <http://www.plantontology.org>) to assist you in annotating your image segments.
After forming a segment, click on the Labeling Mode icon (<i>menu bar:</i> <img src="../icons/copy.png" title="Labeling Mode" alt="Labeling Mode">)
and then search for Plant Ontology terms in the "Annotate" text box in the upper-right hand corner. After selecting a term, click the "Assign" button and your segment will be labeled.
If you want to perform more segmentation and labeling in your image, remember to first change your annotation mode by clicking
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<span class="section">Other Annotation Data</span><br>
You can supply a curator name, independent collection ID, and comments for each image.
-You may also associate your annotated image with a taxonomic identifier. SIA uses the UBio <http://www.ubio.org> Namebank Search taxonomy web service to provide you with
+You may also associate your annotated image with a taxonomic identifier. AISO uses the UBio <http://www.ubio.org> Namebank Search taxonomy web service to provide you with
a searchable list of species.
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-NOTE: SIA currently requires an internet connection for the term label and species lookup web services to function properly. Your computer will need an active internet connection
+NOTE: AISO currently requires an internet connection for the term label and species lookup web services to function properly. Your computer will need an active internet connection
if you would like to use these features.
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<span class="section">Undo, Redo and Clear</span><br>
To export your current annotations as HTML-enabled images, check the box marked "Create HTML image map and open in browser" in the Save dialog box.
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<span class="section">Requesting Features and Reporting Problems</span><br>
-If you have an additional feature you would like to suggest, or if you have encountered any issues while using SIA, please send
+If you have an additional feature you would like to suggest, or if you have encountered any issues while using AISO, please send
us an email at <sia-support@palea.cgrb.oregonstate.edu>
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<div class="footer">Orig. Kevin McGuinness 2008, Ed. Justin Preece 2012