Symbolic projection for image information retrieval and spatial reasoning /

Information systems with an abundance of graphics data are growing rapidly due to advances in data storage technology, the development of multimedia communications across networks, and the fact that parallel computers are leading to faster image processing systems. This book addresses image informat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chang, S. K. (Shi Kuo), 1944-
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Jungert, Erland
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	London ; San Diego : Academic Press, ©1996.
Series:	Signal processing and its applications.
Subjects:	Image processing. Image files. Spatial systems. Computer graphics. Computer vision. Information retrieval. Stereoscopic views. Linear integrated circuits. Imaging systems. Space perception. Computer Graphics Information Storage and Retrieval Space Perception Imagerie (Technique) Systèmes spatiaux. Traitement d'images. Perception spatiale. Banques d'images > Informatique. Fichiers d'images. Infographie. Vision par ordinateur. Recherche de l'information. Vues stéréoscopiques. Circuits intégrés linéaires. image processing. computer graphics. information retrieval. space perception. COMPUTERS > Information Theory. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Signals & Signal Processing. Space perception Imaging systems Computer graphics Computer vision Image files Image processing Information retrieval Linear integrated circuits Spatial systems Stereoscopic views Signals > Processing Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Image data structures
3. 2D strings
4. Generalized 2D strings
5. Local operators and spatial relations
6. Applications to image information retrieval
7. An image algebra
8. Transformations
9. Generalized symbolic projection
10. Spatial reasoning and applications
11. Visual queries
12. Active indexing
13. Extensions to higher dimensions
14. The [sigma]-tree spatial data model
15. A survey of image information systems and future directions.