IU for military and intelligence applications: how automatic will it get?

Joseph L. Mundy

doi:10.1117/12.267821

26 February 1997 IU for military and intelligence applications: how automatic will it get?

Joseph L. Mundy

Proceedings Volume 2962, 25th AIPR Workshop: Emerging Applications of Computer Vision; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.267821
Event: 25th Annual AIPR Workshop on Emerging Applications of Computer Vision, 1996, Washington, DC, United States

Abstract

Over the last 30 years, there have been steady and reasonably extensive R&D activities applied to the problem of interpreting image data automatically. The goal of much of this research has been directed either at automatic target recognition (ATR) or at the automation of the functions of intelligence image analysis. These efforts have greatly advanced our understanding of the nature of image content and what is necessary to describe it using computer algorithms. On the other hand, the goal of automatic interpretation of complex scenes and the recognition of targets in the presence of clutter and occlusion is still not formalized at the level of an engineering discipline. This paper reviews what the key issues are in achieving the automation of image understanding and provides examples of both success and still-unattainable interpretation capabilities.

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Joseph L. Mundy "IU for military and intelligence applications: how automatic will it get?", Proc. SPIE 2962, 25th AIPR Workshop: Emerging Applications of Computer Vision, (26 February 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.267821

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