From Label Error Detection to Correction: A Modular Framework and Benchmark for Object Detection Datasets

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06556v1
• Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:03:05 GMT
• Title: From Label Error Detection to Correction: A Modular Framework and Benchmark for Object Detection Datasets
• Authors: Sarina Penquitt, Jonathan Klees, Rinor Cakaj, Daniel Kondermann, Matthias Rottmann, Lars Schmarje,
• Abstract summary: We introduce a semi-automated framework for label-error correction called REC$checkmark$D (Rechecked)<n>We show that current label error detection methods, when combined with our correction framework, can recover hundreds of errors in the time it would take a human to annotate bounding boxes from scratch.<n>This validated set will be released as a new real-world benchmark for label error detection and correction.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Object detection has advanced rapidly in recent years, driven by increasingly large and diverse datasets. However, label errors, defined as missing labels, incorrect classification or inaccurate localization, often compromise the quality of these datasets. This can have a significant impact on the outcomes of training and benchmark evaluations. Although several methods now exist for detecting label errors in object detection datasets, they are typically validated only on synthetic benchmarks or limited manual inspection. How to correct such errors systemically and at scale therefore remains an open problem. We introduce a semi-automated framework for label-error correction called REC$\checkmark$D (Rechecked). Building on existing detectors, the framework pairs their error proposals with lightweight, crowd-sourced microtasks. These tasks enable multiple annotators to independently verify each candidate bounding box, and their responses are aggregated to estimate ambiguity and improve label quality. To demonstrate the effectiveness of REC$\checkmark$D, we apply it to the class pedestrian in the KITTI dataset. Our crowdsourced review yields high-quality corrected annotations, which indicate a rate of at least 24% of missing and inaccurate annotations in original annotations. This validated set will be released as a new real-world benchmark for label error detection and correction. We show that current label error detection methods, when combined with our correction framework, can recover hundreds of errors in the time it would take a human to annotate bounding boxes from scratch. However, even the best methods still miss up to 66% of the true errors and with low quality labels introduce more errors than they find. This highlights the urgent need for further research, now enabled by our released benchmark.

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