19.4.2 Image Database -- Overall Systems

Blue Lava Technologies,
2005. Vendor, Image Query.
HTML Version. Organizing personal image collections. The Kindfishproduct.

IQBase,
2005. Vendor, Image Query. Vendor, Image Analysis.
WWW Version. A Media Cybernetics product. A product to organize and query image data. Also Image-Pro Plus image analysis software package. The corporate owner also has high performance camera products.

iBase,
2006. Vendor, Image Query.
WWW Version. For image database systems. Organization and retrieval, and hosting.

LTU Technologies,
1999. Vendor, Image Query.
WWW Version. For searching larges sets of data, e.g. for particular person.

Ojos Inc.,
2007 Vendor, Image Query.
WWW Version. The Riya platform for visual search.

Modista,
2009. Vendor, Image Query.
WWW Version. Applied to e-commerce, select other items that are similar. First case is shoes.

Like,
2009. Vendor, Image Query.
WWW Version. Shopping search for similar styles.

Google Labs Similar Images,
2009. Vendor, Image Query.
WWW Version. Not so much a vendor as an example. Not all images that are returned have the similar image option.

IM2GPS: Estimating Geographic Information from a Single Image,
2008 Image Query.
WWW Version. CMU project to geo locate the landmark using previously tagged photos in public online databases.

OculusAI Technologies,
2008. Vendor, Image Query.
WWW Version. Image validation to determine inappropriate content.

Chang, S.K., Yan, C.W., Dimitroff, D.C., and Arndt, T.,
An Intelligent Image Database System,
SE(14), No. 5, May 1988, pp. xx. BibRef 8805

Turtur, A., Prampolini, F., Fantini, M., Guarda, R., and Imperato, M.A.,
IDB: an image database system,
IBMRD(35), No. 1/2, pp. 88-96, January /March 1991. BibRef 0001

Dal Degan, N., Lancini, R., Migliorati, P., Pozzi, S.,
Still images retrieval from a remote database: The system Imagine,
SP:IC(5), No. 3, May 1993, pp. 219-234.
WWW Version. 0001
Video communications; image retrieval; image database; hypermedia links BibRef

Walch, M.A.[Mark A.], Pawlicki, J.A.[John A.],
Image recognition system,
US_Patent5,267,332, 11/30/1993.
HTML Version. Compare descriptors with reference images. BibRef 9311

Chen, H.C., Schatz, B., Ng, T., Martinez, J., Kirchhoff, A., Lin, C.T.,
A Parallel Computing Approach to Creating Engineering Concept Spaces for Semantic Retrieval: The Illinois Digital Library Initiative Project,
PAMI(18), No. 8, August 1996, pp. 771-782.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 9609
Not a vision paper, but a digital library is the basis for much of the image database work. BibRef

Grosky, W.I., and Mehrotra, R.,
Image Database Management,
Computer(22), No. 12, December 1989. Survey, Database. Database, Survey. Special issue. Some database papers mixed with general vision system papers. BibRef 8912

Pizano, A., Klinger, A., and Cardenas, A.F.,
Specification of Spatial Integrity Constraints in Pictorial Database,
Computer(22), No. 12, December 1989, pp. 59-71. BibRef 8912

Azzarelli, L., Chimenti, M., Salvetti, O., Bruenig, H., Niemann, H.,
Interactive Processing and Archiving of Images,
IVC(8), No. 3, August 1990, pp. 241-250.
WWW Version. BibRef 9008

Mason, D.C., Oddy, C., Rye, A.J., Bell, S.B.M., Illingworth, M., Preedy, K., Angelikaki, C., and Pearson, E.,
Spatial Database Manager for a Multi-Source Image Understanding System,
IVC(11), No. 1, January-February 1993, pp. 25-34.
WWW Version. BibRef 9301

del Bimbo, A., Vicario, E., Zingoni, D.,
Symbolic Description and Visual Querying of Image Sequences Using Spatiotemporal Logic,
KnowData(7), No. 4, August 1995, pp. 609-622. BibRef 9508

del Bimbo, A., Vicario, E., Zingoni, D.,
A Spatial Logic for Symbolic Descriptions of Image Contents,
JVLC(5), No. 4, 1994, pp. xx. BibRef 9400

del Bimbo, A., Campani, M., Nesi, P.,
A Three-Dimensional Iconic Environment for Image Database Querying,
SE(19), No. 10, October 1993, pp. xx. BibRef 9310

Flickner, M.D., Sawhney, H.S., Niblack, C.W., Ashley, J., Huang, Q., Dom, B., Gorkani, M., Hafner, J., Lee, D., Petkovic, D., Steele, D., Yanker, P.C.,
Query by Image and Video Content: The QBIC System,
Computer(28), No. 9, September 1995, pp. 23-32.
IEEE DOI Link Color Indexing. Find images in a database based on color, shape (of the central object in the scene), texture (simple texture measures) and sketches. BibRef 9509

Faloutsos, C., Barber, R.J., Flickner, M.D., Hafner, J., Niblack, C.W., Equitz, W.R.,
Efficient and Effective Querying by Image Content,
JIIS(3), No. 3-4, July 1994, pp. 231-262.
Springer DOI Link BibRef 9407

Agrawal, R.[Rakesh], Equitz, W.R.[William Robinson], Faloutsos, C.[Christos],
Myron Dale Flickner,
Swami, A.N.[Arun Narasimha],
Method for high-dimensionality indexing in a multi-media database,
US_Patent5,647,058, July 8, 1997,
HTML Version. BibRef 9707

Faloutsos, C., Flickner, M.D., Niblack, C.W., Petkovic, D., Equitz, W.R., Barber, R.J.,
Efficient and Effective Querying by Image Content -- Report,
IBMResearch Report 9453, Almaden Research, August 1993. Same as above, with slightly different authors. BibRef 9308

Barber, R.J.[Ronald J.], Beitel, B.J.[Bradley J.], Equitz, W.R.[William R.], Flickner, M.D.[Myron Dale], Niblack, C.W.[Carlton W.], Petkovic, D.[Dragutin], Work, T.R.[Thomas R.], Yanker, P.C.[Peter C.],
Image query system and method,
US_Patent5,751,286, May 12, 1998.
HTML Version. BibRef 9805
Earlier: A1, A2, A3, A5, A6, A7, A8: US_Patent5,579,471, November 26, 1996.
HTML Version. The basic IBM patents on QBIC. Color and Texture. BibRef

Lee, D., Barber, R.J., Niblack, C.W., Flickner, M.D., Hafner, J., Petkovic, D.,
Indexing for Complex Queries on a Query-by-Content Image Database,
ICPR94(A:142-146).
IEEE DOI Link BibRef 9400
And:
Query by image content using multiple objects and multiple features: user interface issues,
ICIP94(II: 76-80).
IEEE DOI Link 9411
BibRef

Niblack, C.W., Barber, R.J., Equitz, W.R., Flickner, M.D., Glasman, D., Petkovic, D., and Yanker, P.C.,
The QBIC Project: Querying Image by Content Using Color, Texture, and Shape,
SPIE(1908), February 1993, pp. 173-187. BibRef 9302

Ashley, J.[Jon], Barber, R.J.[Ron J.], Flickner, M.D.[Myron D.], Hafner, J.L.[James L.], Lee, D.[Dennis], Niblack, C.W.[C. Wayne], Petkovic, D.[Dragutin],
Automatic and Semiautomatic Methods for Image Annotation and Retrieval in Query by Image Content (QBIC),
SPIE(2420), 1995, pp. 24-35. BibRef 9500

Smith, T.R.,
A Digital Library for Geographically Referenced Materials,
Computer(29), No. 5, May 1996, pp. 54-&. 9605
BibRef

Huang, P.W., Jean, Y.R.,
Design of Large Intelligent Image Database-Systems,
IJIS(11), No. 6, June 1996, pp. 347-365. 9606
BibRef

Pentland, A.P., Picard, R.W., and Sclaroff, S.,
Photobook: Content-Based Manipulation of Image Databases,
IJCV(18), No. 3, June 1996, pp. 233-254.
Springer DOI Link 9608
BibRef
Earlier:
Photobook: Tools for Content-Based Manipulation of Image Databases,
Vismod-255, 1993.
HTML Version. and
Postscript Version. BibRef
And: SPIE(2368), 1994, pp. 37-50. BibRef
And: SPIE(2185), Storage and Retrieval for Image Databases, 1994, pp. 34-47. Photobook. BibRef

Samet, H., Soffer, A.,
Marco: Map Retrieval by Content,
PAMI(18), No. 8, August 1996, pp. 783-798.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 9609
Cartography. BibRef

Soffer, A., Samet, H.,
Pictorial Queries by Image Similarity,
ICPR96(III: 114-119).
IEEE DOI Link 9608
(Univ. of Maryland, USA) BibRef

Hjaltason, G.R.[Gisli R.], Samet, H.[Hanan],
Properties of embedding methods for similarity searching in metric spaces,
PAMI(25), No. 5, May 2003, pp. 530-549.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0304
BibRef
Earlier:
Contractive embedding Methods for Similarity Searching in Metric Spaces,
UMD--TR4102, February 2000.
WWW Version.
WWW Version. Embed the data in a vector space so that the distance in the embedding space approximates the actual distance. SparseMap, FastMap and MetricMap embedding. BibRef

Hjaltason, G.R.[Gísli R.], Samet, H.[Hanan],
Improved Search Heuristics for the SA-Tree,
PRL(24), No. 15, November 2003, pp. 2785-2795.
WWW Version. 0308
BibRef

Hjaltason, G.R.[Gisli R.], Samet, H.[Hanan], Ray, M.[Manjit], Weiss, I.[Isaac],
Using Spatial Sorting and Ranking in Model-Based Object Recognition,
ICPR98(Vol II: 1347-1349).
IEEE DOI Link 9808
BibRef

Hjaltason, G.R.[Gisli R.], Samet, H.[Hanan],
Distance Browsing in Spatial Databases,
UMD--TR3919, July 1998 Incremental approach to get a set of nearest neighbors without recomputing prior members in the set.
WWW Version.
WWW Version. BibRef 9807

Hjaltason, G.R.[Gisli R.], Samet, H.[Hanan],
Speeding Up Construction of Quadtrees for Spatial Indexing,
UMD--TR4033, July 1999. Spatial Indexing.
WWW Version.
WWW Version. BibRef 9907

Samet, H., Soffer, A.,
Integrating Images into a Relational Database System,
UMD-CS-TR-3371, October 1994.
WWW Version.
WWW Version. BibRef 9410

Yasuda, Y., Yasuno, T., Katayama, F., Toida, T., Sakata, H.,
Image Database System Featuring Graceful Oblivion,
IEICE(E79-B), No. 8, August 1996, pp. 1015-1022. 9609
BibRef

Chien, S.A., Mortensen, H.B.,
Automating Image-Processing for Scientific-Data Analysis of a Large Image Database,
PAMI(18), No. 8, August 1996, pp. 854-859.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 9609
BibRef

Forsyth, D.A., Malik, J., Fleck, M.M., Greenspan, H., Leung, T., Belongie, S., Carson, C., Bregler, C.,
Finding Pictures of Objects in Large Collections of Images,
ORCV96(335) 9611
BibRef

Pun, T., Squire, D.M.,
Statistical Structuring of Pictorial Databases for Content-Based Image Retrieval-Systems,
PRL(17), No. 12, October 25 1996, pp. 1299-1310. 9612
BibRef

Squire, D.M.,
Learning a Similarity Based Distance Measure for Image Database Organization from Human Partitionings of an Image Set,
WACV98(88-93).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 9809
BibRef

Squire, D.M.[David M.], and Pun, T.[Thierry],
A Comparison of Human and Machine Assessments of Image Similarity for the Organization of Image Databases,
SCIA97(xx-yy) 9705

HTML Version. BibRef

Wong, S.T.C., Huang, H.K.,
A Hospital Integrated Framework for Multimodality Image Base Management,
SMC-A(26), No. 4, July 1996, pp. 455-469.
IEEE Top Reference. 9607
BibRef

Fayyad, U.M., Djorgovski, S.G., Weir, N.,
From Digitized Images to Online Catalogs: Data Mining a Sky Survey,
AIMag(17), No. 2, Summer 1996, pp. 51-66. 9607
Use basic image analysis techniques to classify images of stars. BibRef

Pau, L.F.,
A Picture and Text Query and Archiving System,
PRL(4), 1986, pp. 477-480. BibRef 8600

Zhang, Q.L., Chang, S.K., Yau, S.S.T.,
A Unified Approach to Iconic Indexing, Retrieval, and Maintenance of Spatial Relationships in Image Databases,
JVCIR(7), No. 4, December 1996, pp. 307-324. 9704
BibRef

Khan, J.I.,
Intermediate Annotationless Dynamical Object-Index-Based Query in Large Image Archives with Holographic Representation,
JVCIR(7), No. 4, December 1996, pp. 378-394. 9704
BibRef

Forsyth, D.A.[David A.], Malik, J.[Jitendra], and Wilensky, R.[Robert],
Searching for Digital Pictures,
SciAmer(276), No. 6, June 1997, pp. XX. BibRef 9706

Malik, J., Forsyth, D.A., Fleck, M.M., Greenspan, H., Leung, T., Carson, C., Belongie, S., Bregler, C.,
Finding Objects in Image Databases by Grouping,
ICIP96(II: 761-764).
IEEE DOI Link 9610
See also Finding Pictures of Objects in Large Collections of Images. BibRef

Cohen, H.A.,
Retrieval and Browsing of Images Using Image Thumbnails,
JVCIR(8), No. 2, June 1997, pp. 226-234. 9710
BibRef

Gupta, A.[Amarnath], Santini, S.[Simone], Jain, R.C.[Ramesh C.],
In Search of Information in Visual Media,
CACM(40), No. 12, December 1997, pp. 34-42. 9712
General discussion. How to display the database search results. BibRef

Santini, S.[Simone], Jain, R.C.[Ramesh C.],
Image databases are not databases with images,
CIAP97(II: 38-45).
WWW Version. 9709
BibRef

Santini, S.[Simone], Jain, R.C.[Ramesh C.],
Similarity Is a Geometer,
MultToolApp(5), No. 3, November 1997, pp. 277-306. 9712

WWW Version. BibRef
And:
Do Images Mean Anything?,
ICIP97(I: 564-567).
IEEE DOI Link BibRef
And:
Visual Navigation in Perceptual Databases,
Visual97(xx). See also Similarity Measures. BibRef

Jain, R.C.[Ramesh C.], Hicks, T.R.[Terry Randolph], Bailey, A.A.[Asquith A.], McKinley, R.B.[Ryan B.], Kuramura, D.Y.[Don Yamato], Katkere, A.L.[Arun L.],
Multi-perspective viewer for content-based interactivity,
US_Patent6,144,375, Nov 7, 2000
WWW Version. BibRef 0011

Jiang, J.,
An Image Compression and Indexing System Using Neural Networks,
JVCIR(8), No. 2, June 1997, pp. 135-145. 9710
BibRef

Amato, G., Mainetto, G., Savino, P.,
An Approach to a Content Based Retrieval of Multimedia Data,
MultToolApp(7), No. 1-2, July 1998, pp. 9-36. 9807
BibRef

Baral, C., Gonzalez, G., Son, T.,
Conceptual Modeling and Querying in Multimedia Databases,
MultToolApp(7), No. 1-2, July 1998, pp. 37-66. 9807
BibRef

Huang, C.L., Huang, D.H.,
A Content-Based Image Retrieval-System,
IVC(16), No. 3, March 16 1998, pp. 149-163.
WWW Version. 9804
BibRef

Hayashi, T., Hagiwara, M.,
Image Query by Impression Words: The IQI System,
Consumer(44), No. 2, May 1998, pp. 347-352. 9807
BibRef

Lewis, P.H., Kuan, J., Perry, S., Dobie, M., Davis, H.C., Hall, W.,
Content-Based Navigation from Images,
JEI(7), No. 2, April 1998, pp. 275-281. 9807
BibRef

Lewis, P.H., Wilkins, R.J., Griffiths, S.R., Davis, H.C., Hall, W.,
Content based navigation in an open hypermedia environment,
IVC(16), No. 12-13, 24 August 1998, pp. 921-929.
WWW Version. BibRef 9808

Castelli, V., Bergman, L.D., Kontoyiannis, I., Li, C.S., Robinson, J.T., and Turek, J.J.,
Progressive search and retrieval in large image archives,
IBMRD(42), No. 2, 1998, pp. 253-268. BibRef 9800

Paquet, E.[Eric], Rioux, M.[Marc],
Nefertiti: a query by content system for three-dimensional model and image databases management,
IVC(17), No. 2, February 1999, pp. 157-166.
WWW Version. BibRef 9902
Earlier:
Nefertetti: A Query by Content Software for 3D Database Management,
3DIM97(13 - Applications) 9702
BibRef

Berman, A.P.[Andrew P.], Shapiro, L.G.[Linda G.],
A Flexible Image Database System for Content-Based Retrieval,
CVIU(75), No. 1/2, July-August 1999, pp. 175-195.
WWW Version. BibRef 9907
Earlier: ICPR98(Vol I: 894-898).
IEEE DOI Link 9808
BibRef

Abate, A.F., Nappi, M., Tortora, G., Tucci, M.,
IME: an image management environment with content-based access,
IVC(17), No. 13, 1 November 1999, pp. 967-980.
WWW Version. 9911
BibRef

Zhu, B., Ramsey, M., Chen, H.,
Creating a Large-Scale Content-Based Airphoto Image Digital Library,
IP(9), No. 1, January 2000, pp. 163-167.
IEEE DOI Link 0001
BibRef

Chen, J.Y., Bouman, C.A., Dalton, J.C.,
Hierarchical Browsing and Search of Large Image Databases,
IP(9), No. 3, March 2000, pp. 442-455.
IEEE DOI Link 0003
BibRef

Huang, Q., Puri, A., Liu, Z.,
Multimedia Search and Retrieval: New Concepts, System Implementation, and Application,
CirSysVideo(10), No. 5, August 2000, pp. 679-692.
IEEE Top Reference. 0008
BibRef

Cox, I.J.[Ingemar J.], Miller, M.L.[Matt L.], Minka, T.P.[Thomas P.], Papathomas, T.V.,
The Bayesian Image Retrieval System, PicHunter: Theory, Implementation, and Psychophysical Experiments,
IP(9), No. 1, January 2000, pp. 20-37.
IEEE DOI Link 0001
BibRef
And: Corrections: IP(9), No. 3, March 2000, pp. 524-524.
IEEE DOI Link 0003
BibRef

Cox, I.J.[Ingemar J.], Miller, M.L.[Matt L.], Minka, T.P.[Thomas P.], Yianilos, P.N.[Peter N.],
An Optimized Interaction Strategy for Bayesian Reference Feedback,
CVPR98(553-558).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 9800

Cox, I.J.[Ingemar J.], Ghosh, J.[Joumana], Miller, M.L.[Matt L.], Papathomas, T.V.[Thomas V.], Yianilos, P.N.[Peter N.],
Hidden Annotation in Content Based Image Retrieval,
CBAIVL97(76).
IEEE DOI Link 9706
BibRef

Cox, I.J.[Ingemar J.], Miller, M.L.[Matt L.], Omohundro, S.M.[Stephen M.], Yianilos, P.N.[Peter N.],
Multimedia database retrieval system which maintains a posterior probability distribution that each item in the database is a target of a search,
US_Patent5,696,964, December 9,1997.
HTML Version. BibRef 0012

Cox, I.J., Miller, M.L., Omohundro, S.M., Yianilos, P.N.,
PicHunter: Bayesian relevance feedback for image retrieval,
ICPR96(III: 361-369).
IEEE DOI Link 9608
(NEC Res. Institute Inc., USA) BibRef

Lasserre, J.A.[Julia A.], Bishop, C.M.[Christopher M.], Minka, T.P.[Thomas P.],
Principled Hybrids of Generative and Discriminative Models,
CVPR06(I: 87-94).
IEEE DOI Link 0606
BibRef

Adami, N., Bugatti, A., Leonardi, R., Migliorati, P., Rossi, L.A.,
The ToCAI Description Scheme for Indexing and Retrieval of Multimedia Documents,
MultToolApp(14), No. 2, June 2001, pp. 153-173. 0106
BibRef

Adami, N., Bugatti, A., Corghi, A., Leonardi, R., Migliorati, P., Rossi, L.A., Saraceno, C.,
ToCAI: A framework for indexing and retrieval of multimedia documents,
CIAP99(1027-1032).
IEEE DOI Link 9909
BibRef

Lieberman, H.[Henry], Rosenzweig, E.[Elizabeth], Singh, P.[Push],
Aria: An Agent for Annotating and Retreiving Images,
Computer(34), No. 7, July 2001, pp. 57-62. Not an automated system, but the annotation and retrieval side of a query system. A system for manual annotation. BibRef 0107

Abdel-Mottaleb, M.S.[Mohammed S.], Desai, R.P.[Ranjit P.],
Image retrieval system,
US_Patent6,163,622, Dec 19, 2000
WWW Version. BibRef 0012

Han, K.[Ke],
Automatic knowledge database generation for classifying objects and systems therefor,
US_Patent6,104,835, Aug 15, 2000
WWW Version. BibRef 0008

Han, K.[Ke],
Ring dilation and erosion techniques for digital image processing,
US_Patent6,148,114, Nov 14, 2000
WWW Version. BibRef 0011

Nagasaka, A.[Akio], Miyatake, T.[Takafumi], Ueda, H.[Hirotada], Tanaka, K.[Kazuaki],
Associated image retrieving apparatus and method,
US_Patent6,195,497, Feb 27, 2001
WWW Version. BibRef 0102

Wang, J.Z.[James Z.], Li, J.[Jia], Wiederhold, G.[Gio],
SIMPLIcity: Semantics-Sensitive Integrated Matching for Picture LIbraries,
PAMI(23), No. 9, September 2001, pp. 947-963.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference.
WWW Version. 0110
Semantics classification. Wavelet based feature extraction. integrated region matchine and segmentation. Represent images by set of regions, corresponding roughly to objects. BibRef

Li, J.[Jia], Wang, J.Z.[James Z.],
Studying Digital Imagery of Ancient Paintings by Mixtures of Stochastic Models,
IP(13), No. 3, March 2004, pp. 340-353.
IEEE DOI Link 0404
BibRef

Fournier, J.[Jérôme], Cord, M.[Matthieu], Philipp-Foliguet, S.[Sylvie],
RETIN: A Content-Based Image Indexing and Retrieval System,
PAA(4), No. 2/3 2001, pp. 153-173.
HTML Version. 0202
BibRef
Earlier:
Back-propagation Algorithm for Relevance Feedback in Image Retrieval,
ICIP01(I: 686-689).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0108
BibRef

Peinel, G.[Gertraud], Rose, T.[Thomas],
Graphical Information Portals: The Application of Smart Maps in GeoNet4D,
GeoInfo(5), No. 4, December 2001, pp. 327-344.
WWW Version. 0509
BibRef

Holowczak, R.D., Artigas, F.J., Chun, S.A.[Soon Ae], Cho, J.S.[June-Suh], Stone, H.S.,
An experimental study on content-based image classification for satellite image databases,
GeoRS(40), No. 6, June 2002, pp. 1338-1347.
IEEE Top Reference. 0208
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Karvonen, J., Simila, M.,
A wavelet transform coder supporting browsing and transmission of sea ice SAR imagery,
GeoRS(40), No. 11, November 2002, pp. 2464-2485.
IEEE Top Reference. 0301
BibRef

Bojinski, S., Schaepman, M., Schläpfer, D., Itten, K.,
SPECCHIO: a Web-accessible database for the administration and storage of heterogeneous spectral data,
PandRS(57), No. 3, December 2002, pp. 204-211.
WWW Version. 0307
BibRef

Pigeau, A., Gelgon, M.,
Organizing a personal image collection with statistical model-based ICL clustering on spatio-temporal camera phone meta-data,
JVCIR(15), No. 3, September 2004, pp. 425-445.
WWW Version. 0711
BibRef
Earlier:
Incremental statistical geo-temporal structuring of a personal camera phone image collection,
ICPR04(III: 878-881).
IEEE DOI Link 0409
Image retrieval; Mobile applications; Spatio-temporal meta-data; Statistical clustering; Mixture modelling BibRef

Yanai, K.[Keiji], Shindo, M.[Masaya], Noshita, K.[Kohei],
A fast image-gathering system from the World-Wide Web using a PC cluster,
IVC(22), No. 1, January 2004, pp. 59-71.
WWW Version. 0401
Retrieve images based on the query from the web. Use general web search and keywords to get relevant image. No index of possible images. BibRef

Yanai, K.[Keiji],
Image Collector II: A System to Gather a Large Number of Images from the Web,
IEICE(E88-D), No. 10, October 2005, pp. 2432-2436.
WWW Version. 0510
BibRef

Yaegashi, K.[Keita], Yanai, K.[Keiji],
Can Geotags Help Image Recognition?,
PSIVT09(361-373).
Springer DOI Link 0901
BibRef
Earlier:
Web video retrieval based on the Earth Mover's Distance by integrating color, motion and sound,
ICIP08(89-92).
IEEE DOI Link 0810
BibRef

Lewis, P.H., Martinez, K., Abas, F.S., Fauzi, M.F.A., Chan, S.C.Y., Addis, M.J., Boniface, M.J., Grimwood, P., Stevenson, A., Lahanier, C., Stevenson, J.,
An Integrated Content and Metadata Based Retrieval System for Art,
IP(13), No. 3, March 2004, pp. 302-313.
IEEE DOI Link 0404
BibRef

Seaborn, M.[Matthew], Hepplewhite, L.[Lee], Stonham, T.J.[T. John],
Fuzzy colour category map for the measurement of colour similarity and dissimilarity,
PR(38), No. 2, February 2005, pp. 165-177.
WWW Version. 0411
BibRef
Earlier:
Fuzzy Colour Category Map for Content Based Image Retrieval,
BMVC99(Image Matching and Retrieval).
PDF Version. BibRef

Hadjieleftheriou, M.[Marios], Hoel, E.[Erik], Tsotras, V.J.[Vassilis J.],
SaIL: A Spatial Index Library for Efficient Application Integration,
GeoInfo(9), No. 4, December 2005, pp. 367-389.
Springer DOI Link 0602
BibRef

Seadragon,
2008.
WWW Version. The Seadragon system was acquired by Microsoft Live Labs. The goal is rapid exploration of large image databases.

Photosynth,
2008.
WWW Version. Code, Mosaic. Vendor, Database. The Photosynth system builds on the Seadragon system but is primarily the University of Washington work on synthesis of scenes Assembles multiple images into a single whole, not exactly mosaicing. Available for download. See also Multi-View Stereo for Community Photo Collections. See also Microsoft Research.

MacIntyre, J.[Jeffrey],
Microsoft's Shiny New Toy: Photosynth is Dazzling, but What Is it for?,
Technology ReviewMarch/April 2008, pp. 76-80.
WWW Version. Survey of the Photosynth and Seadragon work at Microsoft Live Labs. photosynth-produce BibRef 0803

Poulet, F.[Francois],
Full-view: A Visual Data-mining Environment,
IJIG(2), No. 1, January 2002, pp. 127-143. 0201
BibRef

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