VISITO Tuscany: landmark recognition for cultural heritage

Amato G., Falchi F., Bolettieri P.

Cultural heritage  Image recognition  Landmarks  Machine learning  Content Analysis and Indexing 

VISITO Tuscany (VIsual Support to Interactive TOurism in Tuscany) is a research project which investigates techniques for producing an interactive guide, accessible via smartphone, for tourists visiting cities of art. The system applies image analysis and content recognition techniques to recognize photographed monuments. The user just has to take a picture of a tourist landmark to obtain pertinent information on his or her smartphone.

Source: ERCIM news 86 (2011): 22–23.

Publisher: ERCIM., Le Chesnay