Large scale parallel document image processing

Tijn van der Zant; Lambert Schomaker; Edwin Valentijn

doi:10.1117/12.765482

28 January 2008 Large scale parallel document image processing

Tijn van der Zant, Lambert Schomaker, Edwin Valentijn

Proceedings Volume 6815, Document Recognition and Retrieval XV; 68150S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.765482
Event: Electronic Imaging, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Building a system which allows to search a very large database of document images requires professionalization of hardware and software, e-science and web access. In astrophysics there is ample experience dealing with large data sets due to an increasing number of measurement instruments. The problem of digitization of historical documents of the Dutch cultural heritage is a similar problem. This paper discusses the use of a system developed at the Kapteyn Institute of Astrophysics for the processing of large data sets, applied to the problem of creating a very large searchable archive of connected cursive handwritten texts. The system is adapted to the specific needs of processing document images. It shows that interdisciplinary collaboration can be beneficial in the context of machine learning, data processing and professionalization of image processing and retrieval systems.

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Tijn van der Zant, Lambert Schomaker, and Edwin Valentijn "Large scale parallel document image processing", Proc. SPIE 6815, Document Recognition and Retrieval XV, 68150S (28 January 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.765482

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