Research Article
AMHCD: A Database for Amazigh Handwritten Character Recognition Research
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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| Volume 27 - Issue 4 |
| Published: August 2011 |
| Authors: Youssef Es Saady, Ali Rachidi, Mostafa El Yassa, Driss Mammass |
10.5120/3286-4475
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Youssef Es Saady, Ali Rachidi, Mostafa El Yassa, Driss Mammass . AMHCD: A Database for Amazigh Handwritten Character Recognition Research. International Journal of Computer Applications. 27, 4 (August 2011), 44-48. DOI=10.5120/3286-4475
@article{ 10.5120/3286-4475,
author = { Youssef Es Saady,Ali Rachidi,Mostafa El Yassa,Driss Mammass },
title = { AMHCD: A Database for Amazigh Handwritten Character Recognition Research },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
year = { 2011 },
volume = { 27 },
number = { 4 },
pages = { 44-48 },
doi = { 10.5120/3286-4475 },
publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
}
%0 Journal Article
%D 2011
%A Youssef Es Saady
%A Ali Rachidi
%A Mostafa El Yassa
%A Driss Mammass
%T AMHCD: A Database for Amazigh Handwritten Character Recognition Research%T
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%V 27
%N 4
%P 44-48
%R 10.5120/3286-4475
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract
In this paper, we describe the first version of a database that contains handwritten Amazigh characters (AMHCD). As present the database consists of 25,740 isolated and labeled Amazigh handwritten characters produced by 60 writers. This database has been developed at the IRF-SIC Laboratory of the university Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco. It is designed for training and testing recognition systems for handwritten Amazigh characters. This database is available for researches and academic uses.
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