Provided are a method and system for processing image data, the method comprising: capturing raw image data of multiple images of one or more scenes under one or more lighting conditions; machine vision processing the raw image data to generate machine vision data; classifying the machine vision data according to a type of the machine vision data; and storing the classified machine vision data in a multi-tiered data structure according to the machine vision data type, configured to enable each of the tiers of data to be processed independently of each other.