Panoptic segmentation has recently unified semantic and instance segmentation, previously addressed separately, thus taking a step further towards creating more comprehensive efficient perception systems. In this letter, we present Panoster, novel proposal-free panoptic method for LiDAR point clouds. Unlike previous approaches relying on several steps to group pixels or points into objects, Pan...

Point of interest (POI) data serves as a valuable source semantic information for places and has many geospatial applications in real estate, transportation, urban planning. With the availability different sources, POI conflation technique enriching quality coverage by merging from multiple sources. This study proposes novel end-to-end framework consisting six steps, starting with procurement, ...

A growing number of learners join HE institutions through degree apprenticeships with a strong emphasis on both on-the-job and off-the-job training, apprentices sharing time between lecture theatres the workplace. In addition to meeting requirements, completion requires passing work-based end-point assessment (EPA). EPAs often include capstone project that is equivalent or dissertation plays cr...