Abstract Preview

Establishes the specification of the application program interface (API), called the Programmer's Imaging Kernel System (PIKS). PIKS is intended to provide a rich set of both low-level and high-level services on image and image-derived data objects. These services can be used as building blocks for a broad range of common imaging applications. Lists are included containing a summary of technological capabilities provided by PIKS and not provided by PIKS. It should be noted that PIKS functionality may be useful as a pre-processor or co-processor for many of the technologies in the "Not provided by PIKS" list.


General information

  • Status :  Published
    Publication date : 1994-09
  • Edition : 1
    Number of pages : 865
  • Technical Committee
    :
    ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24
    Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation
  • ICS :
    35.140
    Computer graphics

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