CS Unplugged: Field guide: Computer Vision
An online resource for teaching Computer Science to students, this chapter focusses on Computer Vision. This chapter covers the impact on computer vision as a result of increases in computer power, decrease in the size of computers and progressively more advanced algorithms.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8K03
Investigate how digital systems represent text, image and audio data using integers
AC9TDI10K03
Investigate simple data compression techniques
AC9TDI10P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories, possible future impact and opportunities for enterprise
AC9TDI10P11
Select and use emerging digital tools and advanced features to create and communicate interactive content for a diverse audience
AC9TDI8P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Artificial Intelligence |
| Keywords | Algorithms, Computer Vision, Computer power, Applications, Processing images, Apps, Smartphones, Digital cameras, Edge detection |
| Organisation | University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Copyright | University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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