This chapter deals with content-based image retrieval in special purpose image databases. As image data is amassed ever more effortlessly, building efficient systems for searching and browsing of image databases becomes increasingly urgent. We provide an overview of the current state-of-the art by taking a tour along the entire

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Huiskes, M., & Pauwels, E. (2005). Indexing, learning and content-based retrieval for special purpose image databases. In Image and Video Retrieval (pp. 639–649). Springer.