Structured document image analysis

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The articles of this volume will not be indexed individually. Document image analysis is concerned with the automatic interpretation of images of printed and handwritten documents, including text, engineering drawings, maps, music scores, etc. Research in this field descends in an unbroken tradition from the earliest experiments in computer vision, and remains distinguished by close and productive ties between the academic and industrial communities. While the difficulty of its characteristic problems continues to stimulate basic research, general aggreement on quantifiable performance standards has encouraged the evolution of sound engineering methods. As a result, research in this area supports a rapidly growing industry. We are pleased to offer a collection off state- of-the-art papers touching on vitually every topic of current research interest: printed documents; character and symbol recognition; handwriting: graphics, maps, and technical drawings; music notation; and methodology. Among these are several authoritative critical surveys of the literature. We have singled out music notation for special emphasis since it offers an ideal vehicle for sharing basic research internationally: identical scores are available, and are unambiguously understood, in every country. Document images offer computer vision researchers unique opportunities. The early stages of processing such as feature extraction are relatively tractable, allowing rapid access to extraordinarily challenging later stages requiring the construction of full interpretations of complex scenes. As a result, a major focus of research is the architecture of complete, integrated vision systems, often exhibiting extremely high competency. We have included several parallel studies of the kind. All but four of these papers were first presented at the International Association for Pattern Recognition workshop on Syntactic and Structural Pattern Recognition (SSPR '90), held at Murray Hill, New Jersey USA, June 13-15, 1990.











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