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image_common

  • Software
  • Perception
  • Library

A set of ROS 2 packages providing core infrastructure for handling images and camera calibration in robotic systems. Part of the ROS Perception stack.

Made by ROS Perception.

Source on GitHub: github.com/ros-perception/image_common (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit a0c746f (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit a0c746f (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

What it does

  • Core image_transport library publishes and subscribes to images in raw or compressed form, switching transports without changing application code.
  • Image_transport_py offers Python 3 bindings exposing publishers and subscribers to Python nodes.
  • Camera_calibration_parsers reads and writes camera calibration data in YAML and INI formats, with a convert command-line tool.
  • Camera_info_manager is a C++ class for camera drivers to load, save, and serve calibration data, handling SetCameraInfo requests.
  • Camera_info_manager_py is a pure Python equivalent of camera_info_manager for Python camera drivers.
  • Includes a republish node for converting images between transports and a list_transports tool.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit a0c746f.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate

Maintenance

Status
Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit
3 Sept 2026 on rolling
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

Links

Robots on Robotheca that use it

No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.

Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.