Panoptic Segmentation Explained

We all know a single image may convey a message more effectively than a lot of written words. But what consists of an image? When it comes to image segmentation, a common answer might be "things" and "stuff". The concept of things and stuff is used when describing image segmentation methods such as instance and semantic segmentation. Instance segmentation is the identification of countable objects, while semantic segmentation is the identification of regions of texture.