An Innovative Vision
PaDIL combines leading edge technology in light microscopy, digital imaging
and image manipulation. Utilising an innovative, non-molecular mechanism, it
provides ‘virtual specimens’ of a type only previously possible using low-power
scanning-electron microscopy.
- A series of images is captured, each providing an in-focus image of part of
the photographed organism.
- Each series of images is then combined to create a single new image, built
from only the in-focus pixels from each individual image.
- Specimens are shown in true-life colour.
- Destructive preparation of specimens is not required.
- Diagnostic images show the user the best orientation to view the specimen.
- Results allow a user with a microscope to focus on different parts of the
viewed organism, simultaneously comparing what they see against a single PaDIL
image.
- Operating costs after equipment purchase are negligible.
- All images are copyright free for non-commercial purposes.
PaDIL’s Integrated Solution
PaDIL helps alleviate the loss of real-world expertise through the generation
of ‘virtual’ expertise.
- Virtual collections of high quality digital images, illustrated diagnostic
keys and on-line tutorials overcome the expense of maintaining centralised
technical reference collections.
- Illustrations are focussed on key diagnostic features.
- Diagnostic material, normally locked away in collections around the world, is now available to a much larger group of users.
- Reliance on taxonomic expertise is reduced, particularly where diagnosis is aimed at
a limited group of target species (i.e. pest species on a quarantine target
list).
- Taxonomists and scientists involved with plant health are driving species
selection (targeted species lists) and character image capture selection
(through interpretation of higher rank and specific keys).
These combined attributes make PaDIL an innovative tool to help with this growing
problem.
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