Overview of Computer Vision Tasks & Applications
Last Updated on July 25, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Youssef Hosni
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Computer vision is a subset of computer science that, simply put, allows computers to see, comprehend, and analyze visual data. With computer vision, a machine can perform tasks such as image classification, facial recognition, object detection, and, of course, object tracking. In this article, we will explore the main computer vision tasks and the most popular application for each task.
Computer vision / Photo by Ion Fet on UnsplashContent Recognition1.1. Image Classification1.2. Object Identification1.3. Object Detection and Localization1.4. Object and Instance Segmentation1.5. Pose EstimationVideo Analysis2.1. Object Tracking2.2. Action Recognition2.3. Motion… Read the full blog for free on Medium.
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