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A binary image is the result of an image filter applied to one of many types.

Just like a regular image represents a large array of pixels representing the colors seen by the camera, a binary image is also an array of pixels; however, for the binary image, instead of color, each pixel holds only a single true/false value.

For example, lets say you had a picture, and you ran a filter on it that returned true for all pixels that had a blue value of >150, and false for everything else. The binary image that would be produced would have each pixel be false for those with blue content of less than 150, and vice versa for the others.

The ParticleAnalysisReport object represents the results of an analysis of particles. For binary images, particle analysis involves finding groups of "true" pixels close together, and treating them as observed particles. The methods operating on binary images let you find and analyze particles to your liking.

For this years game, the particle analysis report could provide information on where blackboards, the possibly largest particles found due to the retroreflective tape, if the filter providing the binary image is tuned, are.