AI Application for Digitization and Digitalization

The ZEISS Advanced Reconstruction Toolbox is a suite of capabilities for ZEISS micro computed tomography (microCT) and X-ray Microscopy (XRM) instruments. DeepRecon Pro increases the contrast-to-noise ratio of 3D reconstructions enabling higher clarity images and higher sample throughput, while DeepScout provides the capability for upscaling the resolution of images.

Geoscientists of all kinds generate quantitative data across a wide range of samples and imaging types. The first step in generating quantitative information for mineralogy and textural analysis is image segmentation. ZEISS ZEN Intellesis allows the user to rapidly and intuitively label regions of interest, including applying mineral names, identifying porosity, and many other key workflows. Once data have been segmented the ZEISS ZEN package can generate automated outputs for quantitative measurements of the sample including sizes, shapes and distributions of mineralogy and other components.
Combining ZEN Intellesis with the Petrography Analysis Toolbox for Axioscan 7 Geo allows for segmentation and orientation analysis. This powerful combination uses the power of Axioscan 7 Geo data to generate a comprehensive mineral-textural analysis of each sample.

To understand the bigger picture, Dr. Oliver Plümper focuses on very small things: the geoscientist studies minerals that are components of rocks. But what stories do these components tell – and how do they help us understand the secrets of our planet Earth? To find this out, Plümper relies on engineering and technology: microscopes – and artificial intelligence.