Baseline Estimation in Arabic Handwritten Text-Line - Evaluation on AHTID/MW Database

Anis Mezghani, Slim Kanoun, Souhir Bouaziz, Maher Khemakhem, Haikal El Abed

2013

Abstract

Baseline extraction is one of the most important phases for handwriting recognition. Due to the complexity of the Arabic scripts, baseline detection of Arabic handwritten text-lines is a difficult task compared to other languages. In this work, a method which combines some baseline extraction techniques used in literature was presented to provide a fine estimation of baseline in Arabic handwritten text-lines. For evaluation purpose, the AHTID/MW database was extended by a baseline ground truth annotation. The database is freely available for researchers worldwide which enable other researchers to test their baseline detection systems.

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Mezghani A., Kanoun S., Bouaziz S., Khemakhem M. and El Abed H. (2013). Baseline Estimation in Arabic Handwritten Text-Line - Evaluation on AHTID/MW Database . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods - Volume 1: ICPRAM, ISBN 978-989-8565-41-9, pages 430-434. DOI: 10.5220/0004218704300434


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icpram13,
author={Anis Mezghani and Slim Kanoun and Souhir Bouaziz and Maher Khemakhem and Haikal El Abed},
title={Baseline Estimation in Arabic Handwritten Text-Line - Evaluation on AHTID/MW Database},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods - Volume 1: ICPRAM,},
year={2013},
pages={430-434},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004218704300434},
isbn={978-989-8565-41-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods - Volume 1: ICPRAM,
TI - Baseline Estimation in Arabic Handwritten Text-Line - Evaluation on AHTID/MW Database
SN - 978-989-8565-41-9
AU - Mezghani A.
AU - Kanoun S.
AU - Bouaziz S.
AU - Khemakhem M.
AU - El Abed H.
PY - 2013
SP - 430
EP - 434
DO - 10.5220/0004218704300434