MetImage: uma metodologia para desenvolvimento de software para o processamento e análise de imagens

Abstract

The development of image processing and analysis software is a complex task by using mathematical methods to solve problems, by needing multidisciplinary team and demanding high degree of software developed quality. Therefore, is very important to utilize a methodology that organizes and improves the process of development of this type of software. The existence of a methodology is pointed out as one of the first steps toward the management and improvement the process software development. Therefore, this work presents a specific methodology for the development of image processing and analysis software, called, in this work, MetImage. The goal of this methodology is to improve the deficiencies detected in existing methodologies, such as the excessive resources, bureaucracy, exaggerated control and the documentation gap, in same specific cases. The methodology proposal was implanted in the context of a research group. The main results obtained were the specification of the team activities, the inclusion of the stage of learning on the necessary mathematical methods for the implementation of the functionalities and the standardization of code. Moreover, the documentation generated can be use as a support for the agreement between specialists of the different areas that make part of the research group.