Raster-to-Object Conversion Aided by Knowledge-Based Image Processing

ROCKI - 5376

Keywords document handling, image processing, workstations, cartographic information systems

Start Date: 01-NOV-90 / Duration: 27 months

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Objectives and Approach

This project aims to specify and experiment with a common toolkit for the high-level interpretation of office documents and service network maps.

The main workpackages deal with the evaluation and further development of algorithms for image processing and analysis guided by knowledge of the document architecture, and the definition of a common information and interpretation model leading to the specification of a common architecture for document interpretation.

The project will proceed through the following steps:

• evaluate existing techniques and define requirements for further developments
• define information and interpretation model common to the application fields of office documents and maps
• produce initial design of toolkit architecture
• design and experiment with advanced application-specific techniques for the transformation of images into document descriptions.

Exploitation

Products of industrial interest could be generated in the following areas:

• application software for maps: the software developed in the project will lead to more powerful geographic information systems, enabling an effective conversion to object descriptions
• application software for office documents: the results obtained in this area will be a basis for the further development of document entry systems as a strong extension of current document processing systems
• interpretation workstations: the prototype of the common toolkit will be a basis for an image-processing environment allowing the integration of knowledge and techniques into interpretation workstations for various markets.

CONTACT POINT

Mr T. Ten Kate
TNO
Stieltjesweg 1
NL - 2600 AD DELFT
tel: + 31/ 15-692226
fax: + 31/ 15-692111
telex: 38091 TPDDT NL

Participants

TNO - NL - C
ALGOTECH SRL - I - P
FRAUNHOFER IPA - D - P
OCE-NEDERLAND BV - NL - P
CNR - I - P

ROCKI - 5376, December 1993

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