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The Second International Graphics Recognition Contest — Raster to vector conversion: A report

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Graphics Recognition Algorithms and Systems (GREC 1997)

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A contest on raster to vector conversion was organized at the GREC'97 workshop in Nancy, France. This report describes the methodology used in the contest and presents the results. Various ways of analyzing the performance are discussed.

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  1. Bell Atlantic Network Systems, Advanced Technology, 500 Westchester Avenue, 10604, White Plains, NY, USA

    Atul K. Chhabra

  2. Department of Computer Science/Software Engineering, Seattle University, 98122, Seattle, WA, USA

    Ihsin T. Phillips

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Chhabra, A.K., Phillips, I.T. (1998). The Second International Graphics Recognition Contest — Raster to vector conversion: A report. In: Tombre, K., Chhabra, A.K. (eds) Graphics Recognition Algorithms and Systems. GREC 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1389. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-64381-8_65

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