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OMERO.insight is not designed for importing datasets or plates with more than 2,000 images. Large imports can be performed with a command-line tool called the CLI, command line importer. The CLI is available on Orchestra. Using the CLI requires some familiarity with using the Orchestra compute...

The standard approach to sharing images is to make full copies of the image files and send them via ftp, email attachment, scp, or some other approach. With OMERO you have several far simpler options. Individual images can be shared with other OMERO users by using the "share" utility. Images are...

OMERO is a far more effective way to manage large collections of microscope image data and metadata. Images can be tagged and annotated with OMERO without affecting the original file. The annotations and added metadata is stored in a high performance database and is searchable. Finding, sorting, and...

OMERO makes an exact copy of the original files and metadata files recognized by BioFormats and stores them in the OMERO managed repository. The data is structured exactly as it was found when originally imported. As files are copied into the managed repository file hashes are computed and stored...

The total amount of storage that OMERO can handle is determined by the size of the file system volume the server has access to on the HMS IT Isilon cluster. The current plan is to increase the OMERO allocation as demand rises. There are no plans to limit what individuals are allowed to import. We...

OMERO uses the BioFormats library for translating and interpreting over 140 image file types. The specifics of what file types are supported is maintained on the OME BioFormats Supported Formats page. If you have a file format that is not fully supported by BioFormats we can explore having it added...

There are three important steps in getting started using OMERO. Activate your OMERO login Download and install the necessary software Import data into OMERO The following expands upon these steps. Activate your OMERO login To activate your OMERO login simply go to https://omero.hms.harvard.edu...

HMS OMERO is being offered to all on-quad researchers at Harvard Medical School engaged in pre-clinical research involving digital microscopy data. Collaborators with on-quad research projects and off-quad users may use OMERO on a case by case basis.

Currently OMERO is offered at no cost, just the same as standard storage. With billing for storage beginning in January 2017, the expectation is that OMERO storage will also be subject to billing like other research storage. The exact mechanism and pricing for this is currently being worked out...