Making better use of the scientific literature: large-scale automatic retrieval of data from published figures http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/?p=7073 #opendata #openscience
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Yeah, retrieving these numbers is often the only record of the underlying data that'll ever be preserved. I've been waiting for some optical recog/machine learning people to come past and make our dreams come true for YEARS.
Maybe you could approach John Arnold to try to convince him to fund such a project? He's doing great pro-science funding. https://www.wired.com/2017/01/john-arnold-waging-war-on-bad-science/ …
