Introduction

Welcome to the ✨Document Understanding eBook.🧙✨ - a comprehensive resource for understanding the world of software used in the Document Understanding field. If you’ve ever wondered how machines can understand and analyze complex documents, then I hope this will be a good resource for you.

This book is not meant to be read front to back like a textbook. There are a variety of topic guides, which can be read in any order. There is also a handy search button 🔍 at the top of the page, which can be used to find the keyword or topic you want to know more about.

Each topic guide is generally organized as follows:

• ✅ Overview - The big-picture perspective of the technology and why it’s important.

  • 📜 History - Highlights some of the key milestones in development of the technology.

  • 🧠 How it Works - Provides both a high-level and low-level description of the technology.

• 💾 Software

  • ⚙️ Engines - If applicable, talks about the engines that enable the technology.

  • 📦 Packages - Software implementations that can be used in various programming languages.

  • 💻 Graphical User Interfaces - User tools that enable the technology.

• 📔 Notebooks - Collection of interactive scripts demonstrating the technology.

• 🗄️ Datasets - Training and testing sets.

• 📑 Papers - Selection of papers and research.

• 📊 Benchmarks - Current cutting edge benchmarks.

• 🗃️ Resources - Addition resources and links.