Initial upload of images, labels, and README

README.md

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-license: mit
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+# TLPD: Taiwan License Plate Dataset
+
+----
+license: mit
+----
+
+TLPD is a dataset containing over 3,000 images of vehicles with annotated license plates. Each image is labeled using the [LabelMe](https://github.com/wkentaro/labelme) format, with polygon annotations describing the boundary of each license plate.
+
+This dataset is designed for tasks such as license plate detection, polygon segmentation, and scene text detection.
+
+## 📁 Dataset Structure
+
+All data are located under the `dataset/` directory:
+
+```
+dataset/
+├── 0001.jpg
+├── 0001.json
+├── 0002.jpg
+├── 0002.json
+├── ...
+```
+
+Each `.jpg` image is paired with a `.json` file of the same name containing the polygon annotation.
+
+## 🏷️ Annotation Format (LabelMe)
+
+Each `.json` file includes:
+
+- `"imagePath"`: the name of the image
+- `"shapes"[0]["label"]`: `"carplate"`
+- `"shapes"[0]["points"]`: polygon points in the format `[[x1, y1], [x2, y2], ...]`
+- `"imageHeight"`, `"imageWidth"`: image dimensions
+
+### Example JSON snippet:
+
+```json
+{
+  "imagePath": "0001.jpg",
+  "shapes": [
+    {
+      "label": "carplate",
+      "points": [
+        [5.0, 8.0],
+        [117.0, 12.0],
+        [115.0, 52.0],
+        [3.0, 48.0]
+      ],
+      "shape_type": "polygon"
+    }
+  ],
+  "imageHeight": 60,
+  "imageWidth": 121
+}
+```
+
+## 💻 How to Use
+
+To load this dataset using the Hugging Face 🤗 `datasets` library:
+
+```python
+from datasets import load_dataset
+
+ds = load_dataset("evan6007/TLPD", data_dir="dataset", trust_remote_code=True)
+sample = ds["train"][0]
+
+image = sample["image"]  # PIL image
+label = sample["label"]  # "carplate"
+points = sample["points"]  # [[x1, y1], ..., [x4, y4]]
+```
+
+> Note: This dataset requires a custom loading script. Be sure to set `trust_remote_code=True`.
+
+## 🧑‍🔬 Intended Use
+
+- Object Detection (license plate)
+- Polygon segmentation
+- Scene text analysis
+- Few-shot detection tasks
+
+## 🪪 License
+
+This dataset is licensed under the **MIT License**. You are free to use, share, and modify it for both academic and commercial purposes, with attribution.
+
+## ✍️ Citation
+
+```
+@misc{TLPD2025,
+  title={Taiwan License Plate Dataset},
+  author={Hoi Lee , Chao-Hsiang Hsiao},
+  year={2025},
+  howpublished={\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/evan6007/TLPD}}
+}
+```