AI engineering glossary · Computer vision
What is bounding box?
Bounding box (also called BBox): A rectangle that tightly encloses an object, described either by two corners (x1, y1, x2, y2) or by a centre plus width and height. It is the standard output format of detectors.
Bounding box: an example
A box (50, 40, 150, 240) encloses an object 100 pixels wide and 200 pixels tall.
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Where you learn it
Bounding box is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.