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license: apache-2.0 |
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task_categories: |
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- text-to-image |
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- image-to-text |
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language: |
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- th |
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tags: |
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- handwriting-recognition |
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- ocr |
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pretty_name: Thai Handwriting Dataset |
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size_categories: |
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- 10K<n<100K |
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maintainer: Kobkrit Viriyayudhakorn (kobkrit@iapp.co.th) |
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dataset_info: |
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features: |
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- name: image |
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dtype: image |
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- name: text |
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dtype: string |
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- name: label_file |
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dtype: string |
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# Thai Handwriting Dataset |
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This dataset combines two major Thai handwriting datasets: |
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1. BEST 2019 Thai Handwriting Recognition dataset (train-0000.parquet) |
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2. Thai Handwritten Free Dataset by Wang (train-0001.parquet onwards) |
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## Maintainer |
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kobkrit@iapp.co.th |
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## Dataset Description |
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### BEST 2019 Dataset |
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Contains handwritten Thai text images along with their ground truth transcriptions. The images have been processed and standardized for machine learning tasks. |
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### Wang Dataset |
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- Exclusively focuses on handwritten sentences in Thai language |
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- Contains 4,920 unique sentences covering various topics and themes |
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- Created from contributions by 2,026 users, ensuring diverse handwriting styles |
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- Encompasses various linguistic patterns, vocabulary, and sentence structures |
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## Dataset Structure |
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The dataset is provided in parquet file format with the following columns: |
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- `image`: Image data (Image type) |
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- `text`: Ground truth transcription of the handwritten text (String) |
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- `label_file`: Source label file name (String) |
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## Usage |
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This dataset is ideal for: |
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- Handwriting recognition |
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- Optical character recognition (OCR) |
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- Natural language processing (NLP) |
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- Language generation |
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Researchers, developers, and enthusiasts can utilize this dataset to: |
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- Develop and benchmark algorithms |
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- Train machine learning models |
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- Explore innovative techniques in Thai language analysis and handwriting recognition |
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## Original Datasets |
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1. BEST 2019 Thai Handwriting Recognition competition: |
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https://thailang.nectec.or.th/best/best2019-handwrittenrecognition-trainingset/ |
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2. Thai Handwritten Free Dataset by Wang: Data Market |
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https://www.wang.in.th/dataset/64abb3e951752d79380663c2 |
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