Advanced tree species identification using multiple leaf parts image queries

  • Olfa Mzoughi
  • , Itheri Yahiaoui
  • , Nozha Boujemaa
  • , Ezzeddine Zagrouba

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Abstract

There has recently been increasing interest in using advanced computer vision techniques for automatic plant identification. Most of the approaches proposed are based on an analysis of leaf characteristics. Nevertheless, two aspects have still not been well exploited: (1) domain-specific or botanical knowledge (2) the extraction of meaningful and relevant leaf parts. In this paper, we describe a new automated technique for leaf image retrieval that attempts to take these particularities into account. The proposed method is based on local representation of leaf parts. The part-based decomposition is defined and usually used by botanists. The global image query is a combination of part sub-images queries. Experiments carried out on real world leaf images, the Pl@ntLeaves scan images (3070 images totalling 70 species), show an increase in performance compared to global leaf representation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2013 - Proceedings
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages3967-3971
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781479923410
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 20th IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2013 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Duration: 15 Sep 201318 Sep 2013

Publication series

Name2013 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2013 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2013 20th IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2013
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne, VIC
Period15/09/1318/09/13

Keywords

  • botanical knowledge
  • leaf parts
  • local representation
  • partial similarities
  • Plant identification

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