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Quantitative measurement of the performance of raster-to-vector conversion algorithms

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Abstract

This paper presents a methodology for measuring the performance of application-specific raster-to-vector conversion algorithms. In designing and building image analysis systems, comparison of several algorithms is often required. Unfortunately, many methods of comparison do not give quantitative performance measurements, but rather qualitative, and often subjective, evaluations. Our key observation is that there is a need for domain, or task-dependent evaluation of the output. By specifying the input data in the same parameter space as the intended output of the system, we are able to evaluate the quality of the output and how well it conforms to the intended representation. We provide a set of basic metrics, but we emphasize that in general, such metrics may be task-specific. In this paper, the performance of three approaches to raster-to-vector conversion - thinning, medial line finding, and line fitting - are compared using this methodology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGraphics Recognition
Subtitle of host publicationMethods and Applications - 1st International Workshop, Selected Papers
EditorsRangachar Kasturi, Karl Tombre
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages57-68
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)3540612262, 9783540612261
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996
Event1st International Workshop on Graphics Recognition, 1995 - University Park, United States
Duration: Aug 10 1995Aug 11 1995

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume1072

Conference

Conference1st International Workshop on Graphics Recognition, 1995
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityUniversity Park
Period08/10/9508/11/95

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