Analyzing Image Data

We are in the age of information, where every movement will generate data in a variety of formats, such as text, images, geospatial data, and videos. Smartphones have reached rural areas of the world and people are capturing activities, especially in images and videos, and sharing them on social media platforms. This is how lots of big chunks of data are generated and most of the data is in image and video formats. Industry and research institutes want to analyze image and video datasets to generate value and make automated solutions to reduce costs. Image processing and computer vision are fields that explore and develop image- and video-based solutions. There are lots of opportunities for research, innovation, and start-ups in the area of computer vision. In this chapter, we focus on the basics of image processing to build your fundamental knowledge in the...