Aqualitas Database (full release)

Aqualitas database (full release) corresponding to 100 diatom taxa with about 100 specimens/taxon. The images have been taken with a 60X, NA=0.85 objective using oblique illumination. If you use this database please cite the following publications: [1] Bueno, G. et al, “Automated Diatom Classification (Part A): Handcrafted feature approaches", Applied Sciences, 7, 753, pp. 1-22 (2017) doi: 10.3390/app7080753[2] Pedraza, A. et al, “Automated Diatom Classification (Part B): A Deep Learning Approach" Applied Sciences, 7, 460, pp. 1-25 (2017) doi: 10.3390/app7050460 NOTE: For calibrating the images, use the attached image ruler. The distance between the large ticks is 100um. Acknowledgements This work was supported by the Spanish Government under the Aqualitas project (CTM2014-51907) during the period 2015-2019.