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Export Data with Visual Layer

Export data to ZIP

Data export is a crucial part of data curation processes for a variety of reasons. Exporting selected data subsets allows you to send them for model training or re-labeling/additional labeling. This is essential for improving data quality and ensuring that labels are accurate and consistent.

In addition after curating a dataset to remove duplicates, correct errors, and enrich it with additional information, the export feature can be used to save the clean, organized data. This file can then be shared with team members for further analysis, uploaded to a data warehouse for integration with other datasets, or stored as a backup for future reference.

Export Data to Zip

  1. Select the data you wish to export and add it to the Selected Items list.
Coco Dataset: Select one or more items to export

Coco Dataset: Select one or more items to export


  1. The selected items (images or clusters of images ) are added to "Selected Items" list
Coco Dataset: Selected items are added to "Selected Items" menu

Coco Dataset: Selected items are added to "Selected Items" menu


  1. Open the "Selected items" section and click on the "Export" button
  1. A modal will open that will allow you to decide on the export behavior

Notice that you can select the following options:

  • File name: The name of the .zip file that will include the exported data/metadata
  • Items to include: The data context to export
    • "Selected items" will export only the items in the current selection
    • "Matching current filters" will export everything that matches the existing search and/or filters
    • "Entire dataset" will export everything in the dataset
  • File format: As of now only JSON is supported, but more formats are soon to be supported
  • Include image files: This indication determines wether to include only metadata or both metadata and data
  1. Click "Export" to get the process started
  2. Once ready, a browser indication that the download of the export file has started will show up