AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS USING COLOR-BASED AND SHAPE-BASED DESCRIPTORS Siti N. A. Hassan, Nadiah S. A. Rahman, Zaw Zaw Htikeand Shoon Lei Win Faculty of Engineering, IIUM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ABSTRACT Entomology has been deeply rooted in various cultures since prehistoric times for the purpose of agriculture. Nowadays, many scientists are interested in the field of biodiversity in order to maintain the diversity of species within our ecosystem. Out of 1.3 million known species on this earth, insects account for more than two thirds of these known species. Since 400 million years ago, there have been various kinds of interactions between humans and insects. There have been several attempts to create a method to perform insect identification accurately. Great knowledge and experience on entomology are required for accurate insect identification. Automation of insect identification is required because there is a shortage of skil...
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