Map pattern recognition is an important research direction in mapping automation now. Recognizing map information automatically from scanning map by computer carves out a new way for map digital.

地图模式识别是目前制图自动化的一个重点研究方向，利用计算机从扫描地形图上识别和提取地图信息为地图数字化开辟了新的途径。

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Right now a teacher must score the map by hand, but Stevens is close to finishing a piece of pattern-recognition software that electronically scores those maps.

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