Hello, You should use ImageJ to binarize the picture and then extract features (measurements) for each blob (individual). Save results as a text file and import it in R (read.table). There you have plenty of packages to analyze and classify your data. Things to try range from classical lda, to learning vector quantization or neural nets (bundle VR), support vector machine (package e1071) bagging (package ipred) and random forest (package randomForest), among others.
Otherwise, I work on a similar subject: I study methods for (semi)-automatic recognition of plancton based on the analysis of digitized pictures. A reference: Grosjean, Ph., M. Picheral, C. Warembourg & G. Gorsky, 2004. Enumeration, measurement and identification of net zooplankton samples using the ZOOSCAN digital imaging system. ICES J. Mar. Sci., 61:518-525. If you are interested, contact me on my private email box. Best, Philippe Grosjean ..............................................<°}))><........ ) ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( ( Prof. Philippe Grosjean ) ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( ( Numerical Ecology of Aquatic Systems ) ) ) ) ) Mons-Hainaut University, Pentagone ( ( ( ( ( Academie Universitaire Wallonie-Bruxelles ) ) ) ) ) 8, av du Champ de Mars, 7000 Mons, Belgium ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ) phone: + 32.65.37.34.97, fax: + 32.65.37.33.12 ( ( ( ( ( email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( ( SciViews coordinator (http://www.sciviews.org) ) ) ) ) ) .............................................................. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Angel Lopez > Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [R] image recognition in R > > I have some images of bugs (insects) with many bugs in each image. > I want to count the number of bugs and to have an estimate of > the area of each one. > I've tried searching for an R package to do so with no > success. Is this a task that I should pursue doing in R or > should I restrict myself to specific image analysis software > (e.g. ImageJ)?. > > The reason I consider R would be a good choice is because > then It would probably be possible to use R statistical power > to do pattern recognition on each bug's image to try to > identify each bug (Family, genus or species). > Is anybody working in this direction? > Thanks, > Angel > > ______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > > ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
