About the Impact of Pre-processing Tools on Segmentation Methods - Applied for Tree Leaves Extraction

Manuel Grand-Brochier, Antoine Vacavant, Robin Strand, Guillaume Cerutti, Laure Tougne

2014

Abstract

In this paper, we present a comparative study highlighting the improvements provided by pre-processing tools, such as input stroke or use of distance map for segmentation approaches. We propose in particular to highlight new methods for calculating distance map based on the prediction of changes in local color (published by G. Cerutti et al. in ReVeS Participation - Tree Species Classification Using Random Forests and Botanical Features. CLEF 2012). We study differents methods using thresholding, clustering, or even active contours, tested for an issue of tree leaves extraction. The observation criteria, such as Dice index, SSIM or MAD for example, allow us to analyze the performance obtained by each approach and in particular those of the GAC method, which are better for this context.

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Grand-Brochier M., Vacavant A., Strand R., Cerutti G. and Tougne L. (2014). About the Impact of Pre-processing Tools on Segmentation Methods - Applied for Tree Leaves Extraction . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-003-1, pages 507-514. DOI: 10.5220/0004690405070514


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@conference{visapp14,
author={Manuel Grand-Brochier and Antoine Vacavant and Robin Strand and Guillaume Cerutti and Laure Tougne},
title={About the Impact of Pre-processing Tools on Segmentation Methods - Applied for Tree Leaves Extraction},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={507-514},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004690405070514},
isbn={978-989-758-003-1},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)
TI - About the Impact of Pre-processing Tools on Segmentation Methods - Applied for Tree Leaves Extraction
SN - 978-989-758-003-1
AU - Grand-Brochier M.
AU - Vacavant A.
AU - Strand R.
AU - Cerutti G.
AU - Tougne L.
PY - 2014
SP - 507
EP - 514
DO - 10.5220/0004690405070514