Coordinate systems#
1. Coordinate systems > coordinateSystem
1.2. Property
Coordinate systems > root items > axes1.2.1. Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axis
1.2.1.1. Property
Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > name1.2.1.2. Property
Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > longName1.2.1.3. Property
Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > type1.2.1.4. Property
Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > discrete1.2.1.5. Property
Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > unit1.2.1.6. Property
Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > orientation
Title: Coordinate systems
Type |
|
Required |
No |
Description: OME-Zarr coordinate system.
Array restrictions |
|
|---|---|
Min items |
N/A |
Max items |
N/A |
Items unicity |
True |
Additional items |
False |
Tuple validation |
See below |
Each item of this array must be |
Description |
|---|---|
Coordinate Systems for OME-NGFF |
1. Coordinate systems > coordinateSystem#
Type |
|
Required |
No |
Additional properties |
Any type allowed |
Defined in |
#/$defs/coordinateSystem |
Description: Coordinate Systems for OME-NGFF
Property |
Pattern |
Type |
Deprecated |
Definition |
Title/Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+ name |
No |
string |
No |
- |
Name of coordinate system. Must be unique among all coordinate systems. |
+ axes |
No |
array |
No |
In axes.schema |
Axes |
1.1. Property Coordinate systems > root items > name#
Type |
|
Required |
Yes |
Description: Name of coordinate system. Must be unique among all coordinate systems.
Restrictions |
|
|---|---|
Min length |
1 |
1.2. Property Coordinate systems > root items > axes#
Title: Axes
Type |
|
Required |
Yes |
Defined in |
axes.schema |
Description: OME-Zarr Axes.
Array restrictions |
|
|---|---|
Min items |
1 |
Max items |
N/A |
Items unicity |
True |
Additional items |
False |
Tuple validation |
See below |
Each item of this array must be |
Description |
|---|---|
- |
1.2.1. Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axis#
Type |
|
Required |
No |
Additional properties |
Any type allowed |
Defined in |
#/$defs/axis |
Property |
Pattern |
Type |
Deprecated |
Definition |
Title/Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+ name |
No |
string |
No |
- |
Name of the axis. Must be unique within the coordinate system. |
- longName |
No |
string |
No |
- |
Longer name or description of the axis. |
- type |
No |
string |
No |
- |
Type of the axis. Can be a predefined type or custom type. |
- discrete |
No |
boolean |
No |
- |
Whether the dimension is discrete |
- unit |
No |
string |
No |
- |
Unit for the axis |
No |
object |
No |
In axis_orientation.schema |
Axis Orientation |
1.2.1.1. Property Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > name#
Type |
|
Required |
Yes |
Description: Name of the axis. Must be unique within the coordinate system.
Restrictions |
|
|---|---|
Min length |
1 |
1.2.1.2. Property Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > longName#
Type |
|
Required |
No |
Description: Longer name or description of the axis.
1.2.1.3. Property Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > type#
Type |
|
Required |
No |
Description: Type of the axis. Can be a predefined type or custom type.
1.2.1.4. Property Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > discrete#
Type |
|
Required |
No |
Description: Whether the dimension is discrete
1.2.1.5. Property Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > unit#
Type |
|
Required |
No |
Description: Unit for the axis
1.2.1.6. Property Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > orientation#
Title: Axis Orientation
Type |
|
Required |
No |
Additional properties |
Any type allowed |
Defined in |
axis_orientation.schema |
Description: Controlled vocabulary for orientation of each spatial axis according to subject or subject-global reference.
Property |
Pattern |
Type |
Deprecated |
Definition |
Title/Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+ type |
No |
enum (of string) |
No |
- |
- |
+ value |
No |
enum (of string) |
No |
- |
- |
1.2.1.6.1. Property Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > orientation > type#
Type |
|
Required |
Yes |
Must be one of:
“anatomical”
1.2.1.6.2. Property Coordinate systems > root items > axes > axes items > orientation > value#
Type |
|
Required |
Yes |
Must be one of:
“left-to-right”
“right-to-left”
“anterior-to-posterior”
“posterior-to-anterior”
“inferior-to-superior”
“superior-to-inferior”
“dorsal-to-ventral”
“ventral-to-dorsal”
“dorsal-to-palmar”
“palmar-to-dorsal”
“dorsal-to-plantar”
“plantar-to-dorsal”
“rostral-to-caudal”
“caudal-to-rostral”
“cranial-to-caudal”
“caudal-to-cranial”
“proximal-to-distal”
“distal-to-proximal”
“superficial-to-deep”
“deep-to-superficial”
“apical-to-basal”
“basal-to-apical”
“apex-to-base”
“base-to-apex”
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