| Zoo/PhytoImage 4 is an « open source » software based on R and ImageJ. It processes numerical images of plankton particles digitized using a FlowCAM, a flat-bed scanner, microor macrophotos, etc. The general concept consists in the individual outlining of particles on the pictures, followed by their measurements (so-called « attributes ») such the size, the shape, transparency, textures, etc. These attributes are then used by a classification tool to automatically predict the taxonomic group the particles belong to. The classifier is obtained after a learning stage using a machine learning algorithm and a training set of pre-identified particles. The algorithm learns to recognize the taxonomic group from the set of attributes measured on the picture. The... |
