Implementation of Preprocessing Techniques for Precise Classification of Ancient Kannada Epigraphs

Authors

  • L. S. Anusha Department of ECE, RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, India | Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
  • Abhay Anandrao Deshpande Department of ECE, RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, India | Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
Volume: 15 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 23592-23598 | June 2025 | https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.10996

Abstract

The Dravidian language Kannada is most spoken in the state of Karnataka, and due to its extensive library of epigraphs, including old manuscripts and inscriptions, it is regarded as a repository of knowledge. To make this knowledge more accessible, efforts are underway to digitize documents for optimized usage and storage using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). However, often these epigraphs are in poor condition, and the quality of the image being fed to the OCR model may not be good enough to achieve high accuracy of recognition and classification. Preprocessing techniques are used to improve dataset quality. Preprocessing methods, including binarization, smoothing, edge detection, and segmentation, help to increase the model's interpretability, decrease overfitting, and train it more quickly and with fewer resources. When applied to epigraphs, these preprocessing approaches significantly increase image quality and minimize noise, making it easier to identify and digitize the text.

Keywords:

data preprocessing, binarization, edge detection, segmentation, smoothing

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Anusha, L.S. and Deshpande, A.A. 2025. Implementation of Preprocessing Techniques for Precise Classification of Ancient Kannada Epigraphs. Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research. 15, 3 (Jun. 2025), 23592–23598. DOI:https://doi.org/10.48084/etasr.10996.

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