How to Use S3 in Your Computer Vision Pipeline

Mark McQuade's blog post from August 18, 2022, details a method for integrating AWS S3 with Roboflow to streamline image data management in computer vision projects. The guide explains how to automate the process of transferring images from an AWS S3 bucket to a Roboflow project using AWS Lambda functions and layers, with the latter packaging necessary libraries such as Roboflow's PIP package. It walks through setting up an S3 bucket and Lambda function, configuring permissions for S3 access, and utilizing Lambda layers to handle image uploads. Additionally, it addresses common errors encountered during setup and how to resolve them by using public layers for dependencies like OpenCV. The result is an efficient pipeline that allows users to easily incorporate existing tools and data sources into their machine learning workflows, ultimately enabling images to be automatically uploaded as unassigned images to Roboflow projects when added to the S3 bucket.