CATMAIDResource NameCATMAIDProper CitationCATMAID (RRID:SCR_006278)AbbreviationsCATMAIDResource Typesource code, software application, software resourceDescriptionA toolkit designed to navigate, share and collaboratively annotate massive image data sets of biological specimens. The interface enables synchronized navigation through multiple registered datasets even at vastly different scales such as in comparisons between optical and electron microscopy. The interface is inspired by GoogleMaps, with which it shares basic navigation concepts, enhanced to allow the exploration of 3D biological image data acquired by optical or physical sectioning microscopy techniques. The interface enables seamless sharing of regions of interest through bookmarks and synchronized navigation through multiple registered data sets. With massive biological image data sets it is unrealistic to create a sustainable centralized repository. A unique feature of CATMAID is its partially decentralized architecture where the presented image data can reside on any Internet accessible server and yet can be easily cross-referenced in the central database. In this way no image data are duplicated and the data producers retain full control over their images. CATMAID is intended to serve as data sharing platform for biologists using high-resolution imaging techniques to probe large specimens. Any high-throughput, high-content imaging project such as gene expression pattern screens would benefit from the interface for data sharing and annotation. Features: * Fast terabyte-scale image data browsing * Collaborative microcircuit reconstruction and annotation * Flexible hierarchical semantic annotation * Multiple linked image stack display * Neuron Catalog * SVG and WebGL-based neuronal morphology viewer * Open source softwareKeywordsmicroscopy, image, data sharing, platform, annotation, 3d image, electron microscopy, light microscopy, neural circuit, reconstruction, serial section, alignment, tracing, neuron, FASEB listResource RelationshipsRelated ConditionFunding AgencyINCF Swiss Node, Swiss National Science FoundationDefining CitationPMID:19376822AvailabilityOpen unspecified license; AGPL licenseWebsite StatusAlternate IDsnlx_151922Alternate URLshttp://fly.mpi-cbg.de/~saalfeld/catmaid/Old URLsParent OrganizationResource IDSCR_006278SynonymsCollaborative Annotation Toolkit for Massive Amounts of Image DataMentions Count70v_uuid809b14af-77d8-5ada-8adb-fb67b834845cPublications that use this research resourcePMID:37066363PMID:37904921PMID:37551094PMID:37184218PMID:37236194PMID:36599984PMID:37961618PMID:37333334PMID:37732734PMID:38106104PMID:36537659PMID:35196485PMID:35723253PMID:35611959PMID:35791902PMID:34798050PMID:33428618PMID:34579780PMID:34913436PMID:34452914PMID:34737284PMID:33973523PMID:34085637PMID:33120017PMID:34819841PMID:34523418PMID:34637749PMID:33763642PMID:34011945PMID:34032214PMID:33400916PMID:32619476PMID:32619479PMID:32286229PMID:32386525PMID:32059010PMID:32929244PMID:33103999PMID:32619485PMID:32641403PMID:31112130PMID:31868582PMID:31264962PMID:31471123PMID:30744969PMID:30033368PMID:30465650PMID:29528286PMID:30547885PMID:30245010PMID:30524248PMID:30244885PMID:30070205PMID:28530904PMID:29058674PMID:28508746PMID:27824337PMID:26179415PMID:27720450PMID:27855782PMID:27845623PMID:26880545PMID:26990779PMID:27073064PMID:26061864PMID:25942626PMID:26347348PMID:26670546PMID:24732429PMID:25977797