What are Layer Types?

Layer Type: The overall category of a layer. It represents what type of data the layer contains.

Layer Type	Description
Background	Background layers provide spatial context, such as histology or staining images.
Gene	Gene layers show the spatial distribution of one gene.
Gene Group	Gene Group layers combine multiple genes into a single layer.
Factor	Factor layers show analytical results, such as factor analysis outputs or cell-based results.
ROI	ROI layers represent user-defined Regions of Interest used for selection, comparison, and export.