kahua-ml/experimento3-industrial-text-detection

Experimento-3 - Industrial Machinery Text Detection Dataset

Dataset Description

This dataset contains 4,237 images of industrial machinery nameplates with detailed text field annotations for OCR and information extraction tasks. The dataset focuses on extracting key information from equipment nameplates including manufacturer, model, serial numbers, and dates.

Dataset Summary

• Task: Industrial text detection and OCR
• Domain: Industrial machinery and equipment
• Images: 4,237 total images
• Annotations: Bounding boxes for text fields with 8 categories
• Source: Roboflow Universe - Experimento-3

Dataset Structure

Splits

Split	Images
Train	3,456
Valid	470
Test	311

Categories

The dataset includes 8 text field categories commonly found on industrial equipment nameplates:

ID	Category	Description
0	tipos-pl	Equipment type (unused in annotations)
1	FABRICANTE	Manufacturer name
2	FECHA	Date information
3	MODEL	Model designation
4	MODELO	Model designation (Spanish)
5	NUMERO DE SERIE	Serial number (full text)
6	SN	Serial number (abbreviated)
7	YEAR	Year information

Data Fields

Each example contains:

• image_id: Unique image identifier
• image: PIL Image of the machinery nameplate
• width: Image width in pixels
• height: Image height in pixels
• objects: Dictionary containing:
  • bbox: List of bounding boxes in [x, y, width, height] format (COCO format)
  • category_id: List of category IDs (0-7)
  • category: List of category names
  • area: List of bounding box areas
  • iscrowd: List of crowd flags (typically 0)

Use Cases

This dataset is ideal for:

1. Industrial OCR Systems: Extracting text from machinery nameplates
2. Equipment Inventory Management: Automated data collection from equipment
3. Maintenance Planning: Identifying equipment details for service schedules
4. Asset Tracking: Digital cataloging of industrial equipment
5. Computer Vision Research: Multi-language text detection in industrial settings

Data Collection

The images were collected from various industrial machinery and equipment, focusing on nameplates and identification tags. The dataset includes equipment from multiple manufacturers and spans different time periods, providing diverse examples for robust model training.

Licensing & Attribution

Please refer to the original Roboflow dataset for licensing information. When using this dataset, please cite:

@misc{
    experimento-3_dataset,
    title = { Experimento-3 Dataset },
    type = { Open Source Dataset },
    author = { Marcos Feria },
    howpublished = { \url{ https://universe.roboflow.com/marcos-feria/experimento-3 } },
    url = { https://universe.roboflow.com/marcos-feria/experimento-3 },
    journal = { Roboflow Universe },
    publisher = { Roboflow },
    year = { 2023 },
    note = { visited on 2025-01-25 },
}

Loading the Dataset

from datasets import load_dataset

# Load the full dataset
dataset = load_dataset("kahua-ml/experimento3-industrial-text-detection")

# Load specific split
train_dataset = load_dataset("kahua-ml/experimento3-industrial-text-detection", split="train")

# Example usage
example = dataset["train"][0]
image = example["image"]
bboxes = example["objects"]["bbox"]
categories = example["objects"]["category"]

Dataset Statistics

• Average annotations per image: ~6.2 text fields
• Most common categories: FABRICANTE, SN, NUMERO DE SERIE
• Image resolution: Primarily 544x416 pixels
• Languages: Mixed Spanish/English text fields

Applications

This dataset has been successfully used for:

• Training YOLO models for industrial text detection
• Fine-tuning vision transformers for equipment OCR
• Developing maintenance automation systems
• Creating inventory management solutions

Contact

For questions about this dataset, please refer to the original Roboflow project or create an issue in this repository.