Competition on Chart Data Extraction
The 2019 competition on chart data extraction has concluded. Visit here for details.
Automatically extracting data from charts is a key step in understanding the intent behind a chart which could lead to a better understanding of the document itself. We have organized a competition composed of a series of 6 sub-tasks for chart data extraction, which when put together as a pipeline go from an input chart image to a CSV file representing the data used to create the chart.
Our competition is called CHART-INFO: a Competition for HArversting Raw Tables from INFOgraphics. It is composed of a series of 6 sub-tasks for chart data extraction, which when put together as a pipeline go from an input chart image to a CSV file representing the data used to create the chart. Entrants in the competition were free to participate in any number of sub-tasks, which are evaluated in isolation, such that solving previous sub-tasks is not necessary. Additionally, we also evaluate methods that perform the whole chart data extraction pipeline from the chart image without receiving intermediate inputs. We have organized this conference in collaboration with Adobe Research and received promising participation for the first edition of such a competition.