Class aware object marking tool

A system for class aware object marking, the system comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive an indication of a selected object type of a plurality of alternative object types;
• present an image to a user;
• receive from the user an input to an object selection tool;
• in response to a first selected object type and the input to the object selection tool, select a first region of the image corresponding to an object of the first selected object type in the image;
• and
• in response to a second selected object type and the input to the object selection tool, select a second region of the image corresponding to an object of the second selected object type in the image, where the first region differs from the second region.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing data and computer implementable instructions for carrying out a method for class aware object marking, the method comprising:

• receiving an indication of a selected object type of a plurality of alternative object types;
• presenting an image to a user;
• receiving from the user an input to an object selection tool;
• in response to a first selected object type and the input to the object selection tool, selecting a first region of the image corresponding to an object of the first selected object type in the image;
• and
• in response to a second selected object type and the input to the object selection tool, selecting a second region of the image corresponding to an object of the second selected object type in the image, where the first region differs from the second region.