Botanicum: a Telegram Bot for Tree Classification

Abstract

The article presents Botanicum - a telegram bot for tree classification based on the image of a leaf. In this work, we used our previously developed classification model which underlies the bot. Botanicum can identify 20 different tree species typical for Russian flora. The process of user interaction includes a simple chat and a short instruction on how to take a photo. After image verification, the bot either outputs error description or the classification results. We managed to increase the classification accuracy to 97,8% by outputting top results instead of one single option.

Keywords

• telegram bot
• tree recognition
• leaf image classification