CAT: Create Annotation Project

# 📁 Create Annotation Project

Build file-based coral annotation projects from your TIF files

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### Create New Project

Drag & drop TIF files to create a new annotation project

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### Load Existing Project

Upload an existing project.json to edit or continue

## 🎨 Build Your Project

### 📂 Set Base Folder Path

Enter the folder path where your TIF and shapefile files are located. File paths will be auto-completed using this base path.

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### Drop TIF Files Here

Orthomosaics, DEMs, or any GeoTIFF files

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### Drop Shapefiles (.shp) Here (Optional)

Site boundaries, transects, or other vector data

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### Import Existing Annotations (Optional)

Drop shapefile components (.shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj)

### 📊 Map Shapefile Columns

Match your shapefile columns to annotation fields. Required fields are marked with *.

ℹ️ Tip: Unmapped fields will be left empty or use default values.

#### Preview (First 5 Features)

### 📝 Project Information

Project Name *
Site Code *
Cruise ID
Year
Region
Observer
Notes

### 📄 Project JSON Preview

#### 🔧 COG File Status

## 📂 Load Existing Project

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### Drop project.json Here

Or click to browse

### 📄 Loaded Project