CodeCrafters---Automated-Data-Extraction-with-OCR

Project Overview

This C++ application automates data extraction from scanned images, incorporating image processing, OCR, and csv integration.

Features

• Image Processing:
  • Load, preprocess, and enhance images.
• OCR (Tesseract):
  • Extract text from processed images.
• csv Integration:
  • Generate and populate csv spreadsheets.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio
• Tesseract Setup Guide.md
• Ensure CSV reader (i.e. Excel) is set to delimeter ";"

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/CodeCrafters.git

2. Open the project in Visual Studio.

3. Build and run the application.

4. Follow the Tesseract Guide Setup

Usage

1. Load images into the application.
2. Perform image processing.
3. Run OCR for text extraction.
4. Generate and populate csv files.

GitHub Operations

• Cloning:

  git clone https://github.com/C201finalProject/CodeCrafters---Automated-Data-Extraction-with-OCR.git

• Repository Forking:

  • Navigate to the project repository on GitHub.
  • Click on "Fork" in the top-right corner.

• Committing:

  git add .
  git commit -m "Description of changes made"
  git push origin main

• Pull Requests:

  • Create a new branch:

    git checkout -b feature-branch

  • Make changes, commit, and push.
  • Open a pull request on GitHub.

• Code Reviews:

  • Collaborate on code changes through pull requests.
  • Use the "Review Changes" feature on GitHub.

• Access Control:

  • Manage repository access in the "Settings" tab.

• Notifications:

  • Subscribe to notifications for updates on the repository.