dataset of natural scene images

SYPHAX dataset was collected from Tunisia in “Sfax” city, the second largest Tunisian city after the capital. A total of 2008 images were gathered through manual collection one by one, with each image energizing text detection challenges in nature according to real existing complexity of 15 different routes (downtown, Nasryia, Sidi Mansour, Sakiet Ezziet, Sakiet Eddayer, Mahdia road, Tunis main road, Chehia, Taniour, Lafran, Elayn, Gremda, Manzel Chaker, Matar route, Gabes road) along with ring roads, intersections and roundabouts.