F.A.Q. - ICDAR2017 Robust Reading Challenge on COCO-Text

General

Can I use my data or other public datasets as well as your provided COCO-Text datasets for training?

Yes, you are free to use other data besides COCO-Text.
 

Can I use a pre-trained model for initialisation?

Yes, pre-trained models can be used.
 

Can I apply my collected dictionaries for word correction?

Yes, you can apply your own dictionaries.