GOSPA and T-GOSPA quasi-metrics for evaluation of multi-object tracking algorithms

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Main Authors: García-Fernández, Ángel F., Gu, Jinhao, Svensson, Lennart, Xia, Yuxuan, Krejčí, Jan, Kost, Oliver, Straka, Ondřej
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Published: 2025
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author García-Fernández, Ángel F.
Gu, Jinhao
Svensson, Lennart
Xia, Yuxuan
Krejčí, Jan
Kost, Oliver
Straka, Ondřej
author_facet García-Fernández, Ángel F.
Gu, Jinhao
Svensson, Lennart
Xia, Yuxuan
Krejčí, Jan
Kost, Oliver
Straka, Ondřej
contents This paper introduces two quasi-metrics for performance assessment of multi-object tracking (MOT) algorithms. One quasi-metric is an extension of the generalised optimal subpattern assignment (GOSPA) metric and measures the discrepancy between sets of objects. The other quasi-metric is an extension of the trajectory GOSPA (T-GOSPA) metric and measures the discrepancy between sets of trajectories. Similar to the GOSPA-based metrics, these quasi-metrics include costs for localisation error for properly detected objects, the number of false objects and the number of missed objects. The T-GOSPA quasi-metric also includes a track switching cost. Differently from the GOSPA and T-GOSPA metrics, the proposed quasi-metrics have the flexibility of penalising missed and false objects with different costs, and the localisation costs are not required to be symmetric. We also explain how to obtain similarity score functions based on these quasi-metrics. The performance of several Bayesian MOT algorithms is assessed with the T-GOSPA quasi-metric via simulations.
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spellingShingle GOSPA and T-GOSPA quasi-metrics for evaluation of multi-object tracking algorithms
García-Fernández, Ángel F.
Gu, Jinhao
Svensson, Lennart
Xia, Yuxuan
Krejčí, Jan
Kost, Oliver
Straka, Ondřej
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Statistics Theory
This paper introduces two quasi-metrics for performance assessment of multi-object tracking (MOT) algorithms. One quasi-metric is an extension of the generalised optimal subpattern assignment (GOSPA) metric and measures the discrepancy between sets of objects. The other quasi-metric is an extension of the trajectory GOSPA (T-GOSPA) metric and measures the discrepancy between sets of trajectories. Similar to the GOSPA-based metrics, these quasi-metrics include costs for localisation error for properly detected objects, the number of false objects and the number of missed objects. The T-GOSPA quasi-metric also includes a track switching cost. Differently from the GOSPA and T-GOSPA metrics, the proposed quasi-metrics have the flexibility of penalising missed and false objects with different costs, and the localisation costs are not required to be symmetric. We also explain how to obtain similarity score functions based on these quasi-metrics. The performance of several Bayesian MOT algorithms is assessed with the T-GOSPA quasi-metric via simulations.
title GOSPA and T-GOSPA quasi-metrics for evaluation of multi-object tracking algorithms
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Statistics Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13706