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title: 'The Plant Imager'
description: "The ROMI Imager performs a full 3D analysis of plants. It combines an imaging station that uses an RGB camera with a powerful image processing pipeline, to build a 3D representation of plants. The plant's constituent organs are detected and this detailed spatial data is available for further analysis."
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docs: 'https://docs.romi-project.eu/plant_imager/'
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  # The ROMI Plant Imager
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  The ROMI Plant Imager performs full 3D analyses of plants. It combines a physical scanning station that uses an RGB camera with a powerful image processing pipeline, the Plant Interpreter, to build a 3D representation of plants.
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  ![dashboard screenshot](/assets/tools/plant-phenotyping/1-plant-imager.jpg)
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  The ROMI project develops a 3D plant phenotyping platform adapted to single potted plants. The Plant Imager is being finalized in controlled indoor settings for a future use in research laboratories. However, its use in controlled farming environments, such as greenhouses, is envisioned as a mid-term application.
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  ![dashboard screenshot](/assets/tools/plant-phenotyping/2-3d.jpg)
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  The interpreter currently detects plant constituent organs and this detailed spatial data is available for further analysis.
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  ![dashboard screenshot](/assets/tools/plant-phenotyping/3-plant-3d-explorer.jpg)
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  The package consists of several modules, including:
  - the Plant Imager: the physical hardware
  - the Virtual Plant Imager: to collect images of 3D plant models
  - the Plant 3D Vision: our library to analyse the data
  - the Plant 3D Explorer: to inspect the results online
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  ![dashboard screenshot](/assets/tools/plant-phenotyping/4-plant-imager.jpg)
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  The analysis pipeline uses both geometrical algorithms and Machine Learning techniques. It is developed in collaboration with the research on [plant modeling and AI](/research/modeling).
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