iScope — Internet Microscope
The Internet Microscope System (1999 – 2005)
The iScope — "internet microscope" — was a complete system for Internet microscopy located at the University of Tennessee in Memphis from 1999 to 2005. Three Zeiss Universal microscopes provided online, real-time access to the slides which form the Mouse Brain Library.
This system worked reasonably well, but it was difficult to maintain the microscope hardware and simultaneously develop web services software for three operating systems. By 2005, technology to digitize massive slide collections using high-speed scanners had advanced to the point that it made more sense to perform all analysis using digitized image repositories rather than live image capture. For this reason, we stopped active development of the iScope in 2005 and have concentrated on improving the base-level resolution of the MBL collection.
Licensing & Installation
Although the iScope client software is free for non-commercial use, the server software package requires licensing. If you are interested in creating an iScope system to serve your own slide collection, we can help you select a suitable hardware configuration and provide a license for the iScope server software.
Please contact Dr. Rob Williams for more information on hardware requirements, server licensing, and setup assistance. We can provide source code and other technical help on request.