The official Open Images test set which can be downloaded here does not seem to be included in the data available for the challenge. It would seem that it contains images which are different from the challenge test set.\nCan it be used? Should it be considered external data?
", "messages": [ { "id": "595656", "postDate": "08/09/2019 14:04:47", "content": "The official Open Images test set which can be downloaded here does not seem to be included in the data available for the challenge. It would seem that it contains images which are different from the challenge test set.\nCan it be used? Should it be considered external data?
", "rawMarkdown": "The official Open Images test set which can be downloaded [here](https://storage.googleapis.com/openimages/web/download.html) does not seem to be included in the data available for the challenge. It would seem that it contains images which are different from the challenge test set.\nCan it be used? Should it be considered external data?", "votes": null }, { "id": "598046", "postDate": "08/13/2019 03:34:19", "content": "In the rules section 7.C one can read:
\n\n\nC. External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your models and Submissions. However, you will (i) ensure the External Data is available to use by all participants of the competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants and (ii) post such access to the External Data for the participants to the official competition forum prior to the Entry Deadline.\n\nthus I understand that any publicly accessible dataset is fair game for training/tuning your models.
Thank you very much for your reply.\nThe question originated from the fact that the Open Images test data is, as a matter of fact, linked on together with the competition data...\nGiven your answer I will make sure that, if I use it, I post it in the official external data discussion thread.
", "rawMarkdown": "Thank you very much for your reply.\nThe question originated from the fact that the Open Images test data is, as a matter of fact, linked on together with the competition data...\nGiven your answer I will make sure that, if I use it, I post it in the official external data discussion thread.", "votes": null } ], "comments": [ { "id": 598046, "author_name": "benenson", "author_url": "", "post_date": "08/13/2019 03:34:19", "content": "In the rules section 7.C one can read:
\n\n\nC. External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your models and Submissions. However, you will (i) ensure the External Data is available to use by all participants of the competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants and (ii) post such access to the External Data for the participants to the official competition forum prior to the Entry Deadline.\n\nthus I understand that any publicly accessible dataset is fair game for training/tuning your models.
Thank you very much for your reply.\nThe question originated from the fact that the Open Images test data is, as a matter of fact, linked on together with the competition data...\nGiven your answer I will make sure that, if I use it, I post it in the official external data discussion thread.
", "votes": null, "replies": [] } ] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "595656": "The official Open Images test set which can be downloaded [here](https://storage.googleapis.com/openimages/web/download.html) does not seem to be included in the data available for the challenge. It would seem that it contains images which are different from the challenge test set.\nCan it be used? Should it be considered external data?", "598046": "In [the rules](https://www.kaggle.com/c/open-images-2019-instance-segmentation/rules) section 7.C one can read:\n\n```\nC. External Data. You may use data other than the Competition Data (“External Data”) to develop and test your models and Submissions. However, you will (i) ensure the External Data is available to use by all participants of the competition for purposes of the competition at no cost to the other participants and (ii) post such access to the External Data for the participants to the official competition forum prior to the Entry Deadline.\n```\nthus I understand that any publicly accessible dataset is fair game for training/tuning your models.", "598199": "Thank you very much for your reply.\nThe question originated from the fact that the Open Images test data is, as a matter of fact, linked on together with the competition data...\nGiven your answer I will make sure that, if I use it, I post it in the official external data discussion thread." }, "source": "meta" }