Figure 6

Sample computational pipeline for the maize leaf imagery. This flow chart illustrates the entire process from raw phenotype image to phenotype measurement extraction. The input image indicates the required imaging protocol for use of this pipeline, namely the use of a color checker and a standard solid background color. The inputs of the pipeline (through feature extraction) are all images, with the boxes corresponding to algorithms applied to the input images. The postprocessing boxes indicate transformations of the raw measurements to their final form. It should be noted that each step is annotated with terms from the imagery and algorithms ontology and augmented with additional necessary parameters. This pipeline provides a standard processing path for phenotype imagery and also provides the necessary input for the semantic mapping module.