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Color edge detection with the compass operator

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Ruzon, MA; Tomasi, C
Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
January 1, 1999

The compass operator detects step edges without assuming that the regions on either side have constant color. Using distributions of pixel colors rather than the mean, the operator finds the orientation of a diameter that maximizes the difference between two halves of a circular window. Junctions can also be detected by exploiting their lack of bilateral symmetry. This approach is superior to a multidimensional gradient method in situations that often result in false negatives, and it localizes edges better as scale increases.

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Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

ISSN

1063-6919

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

2

Start / End Page

160 / 166
 

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Ruzon, M. A., & Tomasi, C. (1999). Color edge detection with the compass operator. Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 2, 160–166.
Ruzon, M. A., and C. Tomasi. “Color edge detection with the compass operator.” Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 (January 1, 1999): 160–66.
Ruzon MA, Tomasi C. Color edge detection with the compass operator. Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. 1999 Jan 1;2:160–6.
Ruzon, M. A., and C. Tomasi. “Color edge detection with the compass operator.” Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, vol. 2, Jan. 1999, pp. 160–66.
Ruzon MA, Tomasi C. Color edge detection with the compass operator. Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. 1999 Jan 1;2:160–166.

Published In

Proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

ISSN

1063-6919

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

2

Start / End Page

160 / 166