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.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the Spanish Government under the Aqualitas project (CTM2014-51907) during the period 2015-2019.