tech4humans/signature-detection

Dataset: Signature Detection

This dataset was developed to train models for handwritten signature detection in various types of documents. It combines data from two public datasets (Tobacco800 and signatures-xc8up) with processing and unification performed in Roboflow.

Dataset Components

1. Tobacco800:

   • Subset of the Complex Document Image Processing (CDIP) Test Collection.
   • Contains scanned images of documents related to the tobacco industry, created by the Illinois Institute of Technology.

2. signatures-xc8up:

   • Part of Roboflow 100, an Intel initiative.
   • Includes 368 annotated images for handwritten signature detection.

Both were unified to provide a robust and diverse foundation for object detection tasks.

Dataset Details

• Dataset Split:

  • Training: 1,980 images (70%)
  • Validation: 420 images (15%)
  • Testing: 419 images (15%)

• Format: COCO JSON

• License: Apache 2.0

Preprocessing and Augmentations

• Preprocessing:

  • Auto-Orientation: Applied
  • Resizing: 640x640 pixels

• Applied Augmentations:

  • 90° Rotation: Clockwise, counterclockwise, and upside down
  • Rotation: Between -10° and +10°
  • Shearing: ±4° Horizontal, ±3° Vertical
  • Brightness: Between -8% and +8%
  • Exposure: Between -13% and +13%
  • Blur: Up to 1.1 pixels
  • Noise: Up to 0.97% of pixels

These steps were implemented to enhance the model's robustness and generalization ability.

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Model

This dataset was used as the foundation for training the model tech4humans/yolov8s-signature-detector, designed to identify handwritten signatures in documents with high precision.

For more details about the model, including metrics, architecture, and usage instructions, visit the Model Card.

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How to Use with the Datasets Library

This dataset is available on the Hugging Face Hub and can be loaded directly using the datasets library.

Installing the Library

pip install datasets

Loading the Dataset

from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("samuellimabraz/signature-detection")

# Visualyze the first sample
print(dataset["train"][0])

Use Case Example

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.patches as patches
import random
from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("samuellimabraz/signature-detection")

# Randomly select a sample from the test set
sample = dataset["test"][random.randint(0, len(dataset["test"]))]

image = sample["image"]
bboxes = sample["objects"]["bbox"]

fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, figsize=(8, 8))
ax.imshow(image)

for bbox in bboxes:
    x, y, width, height = bbox
    rect = patches.Rectangle(
        (x, y), width, height, linewidth=2, edgecolor="red", facecolor="none"
    )
    ax.add_patch(rect)

plt.axis("off")
plt.show()

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License

The dataset is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. You are free to use, modify, and distribute the dataset as long as you comply with the license terms.

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Contact and Information

For more information, questions, and contributions, please contact [email protected].

📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: www.tech4.ai
💼 LinkedIn: Tech4Humans

Author

Samuel Lima AI Research Engineer

Responsibilities in this Project 🔬 Model development and training 📊 Dataset analysis and processing ⚙️ Hyperparameter optimization and performance evaluation 📝 Technical documentation and model card

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