Automatic recognition and counting of raw water cyanobacteria from reservoirs in the Curitiba region
Abstract
Cyanobacteria are organisms that can occur in reservoirs and springs. Some species can produce harmful toxins by contact or ingestion and may even cause death. The law requires periodic analyzes of water intended for the use of the population to monitor and control their quality. The process of identification and counting of cyanobacteria cells is costly and manual. Artificial intelligence is active in problem solving, and convolutional neural networks are the state of the art in recognition of images and objects. It is proposed to develop an automatic method for identification and counting cyanobacteria cells. Tests have demonstrated the feasibility of the proposal as well as pointed improvements to be made.
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