Panoptic Segmentation

What is Panoptic Segmentation?

The unification of semantic and instance segmentation. It assigns a unique label to every pixel, covering both countable 'things' (cars) and amorphous 'stuff' (sky).

Where did the term "Panoptic Segmentation" come from?

The 'holy grail' of scene understanding.

How is "Panoptic Segmentation" used today?

Provides the most complete scene description.

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