annala@neuro.usc.edu (A J Annala) (11/12/88)
Would anyone out there in netland be interested in starting, organizing, managing, or participating in either a new newsgroup dedicated to the distribution and evaluation of image processing software for scientific imaging applications? I have had a very hard time finding pd software for image processing ... some individual astronomers and astronomical observatory groups were very helpful ... but I would like to see if it is possible to stimulate the development of a more readily available source of already packaged software for anonymous ftp ... and extremely rapid exchange of information on algorithms not already implelemted in software. Thanks, AJ Annala, USC Neural, Informational & Behavioral Science Program
ners001@vmsa.technion.ac.il (11/17/88)
----- In article <13397@oberon.USC.EDU>, annala@neuro.usc.edu.BITNET writes: > Would anyone out there in netland be interested in starting, organizing, > managing, or participating in either a new newsgroup dedicated to the > distribution and evaluation of image processing software for scientific > imaging applications? ----- a very good and long overdue idea. While it is not clear whether Image Processing is a small specific area of application in the world of Computer Graphics or just the opposite, I do believe that there is a wide range of topics which are not of great interest to both groups. While I do have some interest in computer graphics, I don't like to wade through all the TIFF->GIF->PostScript garbage trying to find somebody out there who might spread some light on the subjects which are more particular to scientific imaging applications. /* Are there still people out there who are interested in Image Restoration, Computed Tomography, Real-Time Imaging Hardware and general purpose image processing software packages - or is everbody spending their time trying to build *standard* translation packages for all the *standard* image formats that seem to pop up each time it rains? */ I would definitely like to participate in a newsgroup that would deal specifically with subjects pertaining to Scientific Imaging Applications. This might also be a forum for discussion on Imaging Hardware/Software, peripherals, as well as specific application areas such as: Computer Vision, Computed Tomography, Image Restoration, and Feature Extraction/Classification. ( There is a possibility that such a group already exists but our installation does not receive it. If so Please inform me of its existence.) If there is a demand for such a group I wouldn't mind starting, organizing or managing it (if I knew how). Anybody out there have any opinions or suggestions ??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benjamin Cohen ners001@vmsa.technion.ac.il ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
steve@umigw.MIAMI.EDU (steve emmerson) (11/17/88)
I wanted to mail this instead of post it, but it bounced (the network made me do it! :-) In article <164@vmsa.technion.ac.il> ners001@vmsa.technion.ac.il writes (on the subject of an image processing/analysis newgroup or mailing-list): > >If there is a demand for such a group I wouldn't mind starting, organizing >or managing it (if I knew how). > >Anybody out there have any opinions or suggestions ??? The group I'm with does satellite remote-sensing oceanography; consequently, I'd be interested in an image processing/analysis newsgroup or mailing- list. As to how to set it up: I'd check out "news.announce.<something>" (where <something> might be "newusers"). I think there's something there from John Quartermain on how to establish a mailing list. -- Steve Emmerson Inet: steve@umigw.miami.edu [128.116.10.1] SPAN: miami::emmerson (host 3074::) emmerson%miami.span@star.stanford.edu UUCP: ...!ncar!umigw!steve emmerson%miami.span@vlsi.jpl.nasa.gov "Computers are like God in the Old Testament: lots of rules and no mercy" -- Steve Emmerson Inet: steve@umigw.miami.edu [128.116.10.1] SPAN: miami::emmerson (host 3074::) emmerson%miami.span@star.stanford.edu UUCP: ...!ncar!umigw!steve emmerson%miami.span@vlsi.jpl.nasa.gov "Computers are like God in the Old Testament: lots of rules and no mercy"
prathuri@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Chandrasekhar .P) (11/18/88)
We do need a group for image processing and anlysis forum that would discuss about computer vision, robot vision and the like fields. As far as I know, till now, there is only one comp.graphics group to such a big field as scientific image studies. Why don't we call a new group comp.vision that includes all related areas? Hope all important people would come forward, to make this possible. chandra s prathuri csp@mars
usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (11/18/88)
In article <Nov.17.22.13.52.1988.16101@elbereth.rutgers.edu> prathuri@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Chandrasekhar .P) writes: >We do need a group for image processing and anlysis forum that would >discuss about computer vision, robot vision and the like fields. As >far as I know, till now, there is only one comp.graphics group to such >a big field as scientific image studies. Why don't we call a new >group comp.vision that includes all related areas? Hope all important >people would come forward, to make this possible. Actually there is an Internet mailing list (vision-list) for we vision people. It is gatewayed to USENET (as comp.ai.vision), but not very many sites seem to get it. Check with your upstream feeds to see if it can be sent to you. Alternatively, you can subscribe by sending a message to vision-list-request@ads.com . The traffic on vision-list is quite low (1 digest per week or so). If there's enough interest in an unmoderated group, maybe one should be created. I think Phil Kahn (the vision-list moderator) should be brought into the discussion if this idea is going to be pursued. -- -- Patrick Flynn, Dept. of Computer Science, Michigan State University flynn@cpsvax.cps.msu.edu flynn@eecae.UUCP FLYNN@MSUEGR.BITNET "First we break 'em in half.... then we mash 'em to a pulp."
tombre@crin.crin.fr (Karl Tombre) (11/19/88)
Yes I also support such a newsgroup, for the same reason : I am not interested in computer graphics but am very interested in image processing... and it is difficult to wade through comp.graphics for finding the one or two transactions on ip. -- --- Karl Tombre @ CRIN / INRIA Lorraine EMAIL : tombre@crin.crin.fr - POST : BP 239, 54506 VANDOEUVRE CEDEX, France
shuang@caip.rutgers.edu (Shuang Chen) (11/19/88)
Maybe we need to create a comp.vision group and change comp.ai.vision to comp.vision.digest. Any way I think it is necessary to have a comp.vision group. Shuang