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Governance

How the project is run, so that contributors know what to expect before they spend effort.

Open MVIS is maintained by the Robot Perception and Navigation Group (RPNG) at the University of Delaware. Current maintainers are listed on Contributors.

SubmissionReviewed forTurnaround
Leaderboard resultSchema validity, plausible values, complete provenanceto be set
DatasetFormat, dataset card, licence, usabilityto be set
DocumentationAccuracy, page-type fit (see below)to be set
CodeCorrectness, tests, no regressionto be set

CI validates what it can automatically — schema, bounds, build. A maintainer reviews what it cannot.

A submitted result is reported. A result a maintainer has re-run from the submitter’s configuration and data is verified, and carries a badge on the leaderboard. Verification depends on the data being available and the run being tractable, so it is offered where possible rather than required.

The distinction is kept visible on purpose: a leaderboard where reported and reproduced numbers are indistinguishable is a leaderboard nobody should trust.

Pages on this site declare a pageType and are held to it:

TypeContainsDoes not contain
tutorialOne ordered happy pathAlternatives, options, theory
guideTask-oriented stepsDerivations — link to a concept
conceptExplanation, maths, figuresCommands — link to a guide
referenceExhaustive, anchor-per-entryNarrative
exampleA real run with validationConcepts introduced for the first time

A guide that starts explaining means a concept page is missing; a concept page that starts instructing means a guide is missing. In both cases the fix is to split, not to blend. Documentation pull requests are reviewed against this.

Contributors are expected to be civil and to assume good faith. Harassment, personal attacks, and deliberate bad-faith submissions are not tolerated. Maintainers may reject submissions and restrict participation. Report problems to the maintainer contacts on Contributors.

  • Leaderboard entries are attributed to their submitter.
  • Datasets get a DOI, a citation, and named credit.
  • Substantial contributions to a dataset or benchmark release are recognised with co-authorship on the corresponding paper.

The toolbox and the site are open source — see License. Contributions are accepted under the same licence.