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* We need a tool that makes it easy to edit the taxonomy and translate it. | * We need a tool that makes it easy to edit the taxonomy and translate it. | ||
* The code that handles taxonomies is coded in Perl, but the taxonomy editor could be coded in any language (e.g. python, nodejs, php etc.) | * The code that handles taxonomies is coded in Perl, but the taxonomy editor could be coded in any language (e.g. python, nodejs, php etc.) | ||
== Very ambitious projects == | |||
=== Next generation open source barcode reader === | |||
The leading open source barcode reader (Zxing) is in maintenance mode, and it is now lagging behing closed source solutions such as Scandit. While the quality of smartphone cameras and processing power has dramatically increased, the ability to quickly and accurately scan barcodes is still not adequate in many real life situations (e.g. scanning barcodes on food packages that are not completely flat). | |||
A new open source barcode reader that uses today's cameras and processors would not only benefit Open Food Facts, but also thousands of other applications that currently using Zxing. | |||
Potential features: | |||
* using machine learning instead of standard computer vision methods | |||
* continuous scanning in all directions (instead of having to align a red line with the barcode) | |||
* using OCR on the printed digits to enhance the accuracy of recognitions | |||