Objective Image informatics is a key technology for realising the information society. It comprises both image synthesis (computer graphics) and image analysis (image processing). The common way to describe images and shapes is by means of pixels (for image analysis) and triangles (for image synthesis). These descriptions have their inherent shortcomings. Due to technological developments (Moore's Law) the geometrical models are becoming so large that these shortcomings become inadmissible. Therefore we aim at a significant enhancement of traditional shape description methods based on a semantically higher-level geometric description language. Image informatics is a key technology for realising the information society. It comprises both image synthesis (computer graphics) and image analysis (image processing). The common way to describe images and shapes is by means of pixels (for image analysis) and triangles (for image synthesis). These descriptions have their inherent shortcomings. Due to technological developments (Moore's Law) the geometrical models are becoming so large that these shortcomings become inadmissible. Therefore we aim at a significant enhancement of traditional shape description methods based on a semantically higher-level geometric description language.DESCRIPTION OF WORKMathematical conceptions of homotopy and Morse theory might be useful to overcome the barriers of existing shape description techniques. Preliminary investigations carried out by e.g. T. Kunii in Japan show promising results. We will bring together a number of competent European researchers, we will consult Kunii and get early results (working demonstrators) to assure industrial interest. On basis of the results obtained in this twelve month project, it will be decided whether these new and novel techniques merit a full scale project. Fields of science social scienceslaw Programme(s) FP5-IST - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on a "User-friendly information society, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.2.-6.1.1 - FET O: Open domain Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme ACM - Preparatory, accompanying and support measures Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN EU contribution No data Address RAPENBURG 70 2300 RA LEIDEN Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS France EU contribution No data Address BOULEVARD SAINT-MICHEL 60 75272 PARIS 6 See on map Total cost No data ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES MINES DE SAINT-ETIENNE France EU contribution No data Address 158, COURS FAURIEL 42023 SAINT-ETIENNE See on map Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BRAUNSCHWEIG - INSTITUT FUER COMPUTERGRAPHIK Germany EU contribution No data Address REBENRING 18 38106 BRAUNSCHWEIG See on map Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN Netherlands EU contribution No data Address DEN DOLECH 2 5600 MB EINDHOVEN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT Netherlands EU contribution No data Address HEIDELBERGLAAN 8 3584 CS UTRECHT See on map Total cost No data