Explore intelligent image and video analysis with Amazon Rekognition

Discover how Amazon Rekognition uses AI-powered computer vision to analyse images and videos, making it easier to identify objects, people, text, and activities for a wide range of business applications.

Apply computer vision to real-world AWS applications

Explore Amazon Rekognition’s core features, practical use cases, and AWS integrations, including AWS Lambda and the Rekognition API, to understand how intelligent image analysis can automate workflows and support real-world computer vision solutions.

You’ll access learning content and practical activities online through Amazon Web Services (AWS), alongside your FutureLearn course experience, giving you direct access to AWS learning as you progress.

Syllabus

Week 1
Amazon Rekognition Getting Started
- Amazon Rekognition Getting Started
  In this activity, you will identify the purpose, benefits, use cases, and pricing of Amazon Rekognition. You will also learn how to use the service and recognize the core image and video analysis problems it solves.

When would you like to start?

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Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Identify the purpose of Amazon Rekognition.
Recognize problems Amazon Rekognition can solve.
Select the benefits of Amazon Rekognition.
Recognize key characteristics about Amazon Rekognition pricing.
Identify typical use cases for Amazon Rekognition.
Recognize how to use Amazon Rekognition.

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for developers, architects, and data scientists

Who developed the course?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive cloud, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and scale more efficiently.

What's included?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:

Unlimited access to this course

Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes

A PDF Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you’re eligible

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