Printed Arabic Script Recognition: A Survey

Optical character recognition (OCR) is essential in various real-world applications, such as digitizing learning resources to assist visually impaired people and transforming printed resources into electronic media. However, the development of OCR for printed Arabic script is a challenging task. These challenges are due to the specific characteristics of Arabic script. Therefore, different methods have been proposed for developing Arabic OCR systems, and this paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of these methods. This paper also discusses relevant issues of printed Arabic OCR including the challenges of printed Arabic script and performance evaluation. It concludes with a discussion of the current status of printed Arabic OCR, analyzing the remaining problems in the field of printed Arabic OCR and providing several directions for future research.

@article{Alghamdi2018,
  title     = {Printed Arabic Script Recognition: A Survey},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {9},
  number    = {9},
  year      = {2018},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {Mansoor Alghamdi and William Teahan},
  doi       = {10.14569/IJACSA.2018.090953},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2018.090953}
}