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Google researching image search computers that can identify 50,000 landmarks

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Computing | by Samuel Axon | Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:47PM | 0 comments

Google revealed new image recognition research at a conference this week. The technology isn't a usable product yet, but if it becomes one it could greatly improve Google's image search. The system relies on GPS-tagged photos and tour guide web pages to cluster together and compare countless images of notable landmarks, studying them from every angle. With that information, it can crawl through the pixels of new images and identify said landmarks.

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