ABSTRACT
Digital image analysis is a key factor in solving any imaging problem. Acquisition of a sample image database and examination of these images for the application is the first step in the development of an imaging solution. Image analysis involves manipulating the image data to determine exactly the information required to develop the computer imaging system. The solution to the problem may require the use of existing hardware, software, or may require the development of new algorithms and system designs. The image analysis process helps to define the requirements for the system being developed. This analysis is typically a part of a larger process, is iterative in nature, and allows us to answer application-specific questions such as: How much spatial and brightness resolution is needed? Will existing methods solve the problem? Is color or multispectral information needed? Do we need to transform the image data into the frequency domain? Do we need to segment the image to find object information? What are the important features in the images? Is the hardware fast enough for the application?
