Representing and Segmenting 2D Images by Means of Planar Maps with Discrete Embeddings.
Achille J. -P. Braquelaire, Jean‐Philippe Domenger · 2005
Representing the regions of a segmented image is an important aspect of image segmentation. Several dieren t models have been proposed to represent the regions of a segmented image but most of them are dedicated to a specic method. Among the non hierarchical models, the model of planar maps with discrete embedding is certainly the most versatile one. Maps have the great advantage to provide a continuity of representation from the abstract mathematical model to the concrete implementation. They encode and provide most of topological and geometrical features required by segmentation algorithms and can be ecien tly updated. In this paper we give an overview of the use of planar maps with discrete embedding in the context of image segmentation and we show how to design, implement and use a general environment for 2D image segmentation.