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Topic 1 - Introduction. Department of Physics and Astronomy. DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING Course 3624. Professor Bob Warwick. Why is DIP relevant?.
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Topic 1 - Introduction Department of Physics and Astronomy DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING Course 3624 Professor Bob Warwick
Why is DIP relevant? • The analysis of data in the form of images is an increasingly important and relevant topic in many areas of science including medicine, remote sensing, astronomy etc.. • Image capture, manipulation & transmission is also a key component of many modern technologies. • Digital images are now a common feature of modern life eg the internet, telephones, home photography
Applications of DIP • Telecommunications (Internet, video phones) • Broadcasting (digital TV) • Surveillance (security systems, law enforcement) • Medical Imaging • Machine vision (guidance, control, robotics....) • Remote Sensing of the Earth • Space Exploration • Astronomy • etc..
The Origins of DIP JPL – Planetary Montage
DIP Examples - VII Visualising 2-d functions as images
About This Course • This course serves as a primerto the techniques of digital image processing (DIP) and their implementation. • It looks at the principles and theory on which DIP techniques are based – it is NOT a practical course in the subject. • Course slides are available from my web page at: http://www.star.le.ac.uk/~rsw Other resources: Course Handouts, Example Questions etc.. Gonzalez & Woods “DIP” Addison Wesley 621.38GON Niblack “An Introduction to DIP” Prentice Hall 621.36NIB Course: Opt 372 Fourier Transforms