Perceptual Metrics for Image Database Navigation /

With the increasing number of images available electronically, automatic retrieval systems are becoming essential. This book introduces an absolute prerequisite for any such system: a metric, called the Earth Mover's Distance (EMD), for comparing images in terms of their appearance. This metric...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Rubner, Yossi
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Tomasi, Carlo
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA : Springer US, 2001.
Series:	Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, Robotics: Vision, Manipulation and Sensors ; 594.
Subjects:	Engineering. Data structures (Computer science) Artificial intelligence. Computer vision. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book