Special datasets for training learning algorithms (Conference Presentation)

Successful performance of machine learning approaches for object classification requires training with data sets that are good representations of actual field data. Most open source image databases, while large in size, are not representative of the type of scenes encountered by Army ground missions. The CCDC Army Research Laboratory hosts datasets, some collected recently, and some a few years ago that focus on Army scenarios and are thus an appropriate source of training data for defense applications. This paper presents examples of several of these datasets along with conditions of their availability to external research collaborators.